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{{short description|Indian cricket player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Vijay Manjrekar
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Vijay Laxman Manjrekar
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|09|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in [[Maharashtra]], India)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1983|10|18|1931|09|26|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Madras]] (now Chennai), [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm offbreak
| role = [[Batsman (cricket)|Batsman]]
| family = [[Sanjay Manjrekar]] (son)<br />[[Dattaram Hindlekar]] (uncle)
| international = true
| country = India
| internationalspan = 1951–1965
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 59
| testdebutdate = 30 December
| testdebutyear = 1951
| lasttestdate = 27 February
| lasttestagainst = New Zealand
| lasttestyear = 1965
| club1 = [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]
| year1 = 1949–1956
| club2 = [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]]
| year2 = 1953–1954
| club3 = [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]]
| year3 = 1957
| club4 = [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]]
| year4 = 1957
| club5 = [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]
| year5 = 1959–1966
| club6 = [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]
| year6 = {{nowrap|1966–1970}}
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 55
| runs1 = 3,208
| bat avg1 = 39.12
| 100s/50s1 = 7/15
| top score1 = 189[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 204
| wickets1 = 1
| bowl avg1 = 44.00
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 1/16
| catches/stumpings1= 19/2
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 198
| runs2 = 12,832
| bat avg2 = 49.92
| 100s/50s2 = 38/56
| top score2 = 283
| deliveries2 = 1,411
| wickets2 = 20
| bowl avg2 = 32.85
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/21
| catches/stumpings2= 72/6
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30936.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 8 June
| year = 2019
}}

'''Vijay Laxman Manjrekar''' {{audio|Vijay_Manjrekar.ogg|pronunciation}} (26 September 1931 – 18 October 1983) was an [[Indian cricket team|Indian cricketer]] who played 55 [[Test cricket|Tests]]. He represented several teams (Andhra, Bengal, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh) in his first-class career. A small man, he was a fine cutter and hooker of the ball. He is the father of [[Sanjay Manjrekar]].

== Career ==
Manjrekar's [[Test cricket|Test match]] debut came against [[England cricket team|England]] at [[Eden Gardens|Calcutta]] in 1951, making a composed 48. He scored his first Test hundred in June 1952 against England at [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]] making 133. It was his first Test in England and he was just 20 at the time. When he came in to bat his side was in trouble at 3/42 and faced a formidable lineup of bowlers in [[Fred Trueman]], [[Alec Bedser]] and [[Jim Laker]].

Manjrekar was part of the squad of India's [[Indian cricket team in the West Indies in 1952–53|tour of the Caribbean in 1952–53]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ramchand |first1=Gulabrai |author-link1=Gulabrai Ramchand |title=Sailing by banana boat to face the Three Ws {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23009905 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 August 2020 |language=en |date=20 April 2006}}</ref> Manjrekar finished the tour with three [[Century (cricket)|centuries]], the most for India, with one coming off in the Fifth and final Test of the series against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web |title=India in West Indies Jan/Apr 1953 - Statistical Highlights |url=http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1950S/1952-53/IND_IN_WI/IND_IN_WI_JAN-APR1953_STATS.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 August 2020}}</ref> Having been promoted up the [[Batting order (cricket)|order]] to number three, Manjrekar reached 50 in 140 minutes. His next 50 runs came in 80 minutes. He put on a 237-run stand with opener [[Pankaj Roy]] for the second wicket, both playing attacking cricket, before the former was [[Catch (cricket)|caught]] in the [[Slip (cricket)|slips]] while playing a [[Batting (cricket)#Cut|cut]] at 118. His innings included 15 [[Boundary (cricket)|fours]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Manjrekar Also Hits Century |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OcY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6953%2C1848134 |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=4 April 1953 |page=4}}</ref> The match ended in a draw resulting in the West Indies winning the Test series 1–0. Manjrekar finished 256 runs at 36.28.<ref>{{cite news |title=Youngsters Corner Glory in Tests |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PcY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6884%2C2092922 |newspaper=The Indian Express |issue=8 April 1953 |page=5}}</ref> Overall, he was India's second best batsman in the tour in terms of numbers: he made 681 runs at 56.75.<ref>{{cite news |title=Umrigar And Gupte Averages |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QMY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6692%2C2241859 |newspaper=The Indian Express |issue=11 April 1953 |page=3}}</ref> Reviewing his performance in the Test series, ''[[the Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Manjrekar, who had established himself as India's No. 3 batsman, was at is best against fast bowling and when [[Frank King (West Indian cricketer)|King]] committed the indiscretion of bowling bumpers at him he rarely failed to hook them neatly to the boundary."<ref>{{cite news |title=Future Of Indian Cricket Bright |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PsY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=gEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6658%2C2142755 |newspaper=The Indian Express |issue=9 April 1953 |page=6}}</ref> In the next series, a [[Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1954–55|tour to Pakistan in 1954–55]], Manjrekar averaged 44.83 and made 269 runs in five Tests.<ref>{{cite web |title=Records / India in Pakistan Test Series 1954/55 / Most Runs |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=105;type=series |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 August 2020}}</ref> In a tour that included other first-class games, he averaged 62.36 overall and made three centuries.<ref>{{Cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Events/2/India_in_Pakistan_1954-55/f_Indians_Batting|name=FIRST-CLASS BATTING AND FIELDING FOR INDIANS, INDIA IN PAKISTAN 1954/55}}</ref>

Manjrekar put on 222 with [[Vijay Hazare]] in an innings that suggested he would be a force to be reckoned with in the future. He would however fail to fulfill his early promise and faced problems with his weight and footwork. He would eventually finish with a Test [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 39, a disappointment for a man capable of averaging well into the 40s. His finest series came against England in India 1961–62 when he made 586 runs at an average of 83.71. This included the highest score of his seven centuries, with 189 at [[Feroz Shah Kotla|Delhi]]. Another notable performance was in 1964–65 where his innings of 59 and 39 helped India to a Test victory over [[Australia cricket team|Australia]]. He scored a century in his final Test innings, coming against [[New Zealand cricket team|New Zealand]] at [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Madras]] in February 1965.

He held the record (subsequently beaten by [[Jonathan Trott]]) for the most Test [[Run (cricket)|runs]] scored (3,208) without hitting a single [[Boundary (cricket)|six]].<ref name="Walmsley">{{cite book|last=Walmsley|first=Keith|title=Mosts Without in Test Cricket|year=2003|publisher=Keith Walmsley Publishing Pty Ltd|location=Reading, England |isbn=0947540067|pages=457}}.</ref> He was among the four victims (others being [[Pankaj Roy]], [[Dattajirao Gaekwad]] and [[Madhav Mantri]]) in India's miserable 0/4 start in the second innings of the Headingley Test of 1952 with Trueman playing havoc.

Manjrekar was also an occasional [[Off spin|offspinner]] and occasional [[wicketkeeper]].

He played for six teams in the Ranji Trophy, representing [[Mumbai cricket team|Bombay]], [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]], [[Uttar Pradesh cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]], [[Andhra Pradesh cricket team|Andhra Pradesh]], and [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]]. He had a prolific career in the tournament, scoring 3,734 runs at an average of 57.44.

He died aged 52 in Madras on 18 October 1983.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=30936}}

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