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{{short description|Indian cricketer and coach}} | {{short description|Indian cricketer and coach (1930–1963)}} | ||
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{{Infobox cricketer | {{Infobox cricketer | ||
| name = Shyamal Sinha | | name = Shyamal Sinha | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| fullname = | | fullname = | ||
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| birth_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[British India]] | | birth_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1963|6|7|1930|7|10}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1963|6|7|1930|7|10}} | ||
| death_place = Patna | | death_place = Patna, Bihar, India | ||
| batting = | | batting = | ||
| bowling = | | bowling = | ||
| role = Bowler | |||
| family = | | family = | ||
| club1 = [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]] | | club1 = [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]] | ||
| year1 = | | year1 = 1951–52 to 1962–63 | ||
| columns = 1 | | columns = 1 | ||
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | | column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]] | ||
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| tenfor1 = 0 | | tenfor1 = 0 | ||
| best bowling1 = 4/82 | | best bowling1 = 4/82 | ||
| catches/stumpings1= 6/ | | catches/stumpings1= 6/– | ||
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/41/41037/41037.html Cricket Archive | | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/41/41037/41037.html Cricket Archive | ||
| date = 21 January | | date = 21 January | ||
| year = 2015 | | year = 2015 | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Shyamal Sinha''', also known as '''Shyamlal Sinha''', (10 July 1930 – 7 June 1963) was an Indian [[first-class cricket]]er and cricket coach. | '''Shyamal Sinha''', also known as '''Shyamlal Sinha''', (10 July 1930 – 7 June 1963) was an Indian [[first-class cricket]]er and cricket coach. | ||
Sinha played regularly for [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]] from | Sinha played regularly for [[Bihar cricket team|Bihar]] from 1951–52 to 1962–63 as a bowler. His best figures were 4 for 82 off 29 overs against [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] in 1958–59.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23316.html| title = Bengal v Bihar 1958-59| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 21 January 2015}}</ref> His highest score was 34 not out at number nine, the second-top score of the innings, in a close victory over [[Orissa cricket team|Orissa]] in 1960–61.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24542.html| title = Bihar v Orissa 1960-61| publisher = CricketArchive| accessdate = 21 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
While teaching at his alma mater, [[Patna University]], in the 1950s, he and some of his colleagues, including [[Sujit Mukherjee]], began informally coaching local boys and promoting cricket in [[Patna]]. Sinha was appointed state cricket coach by the [[Bihar]] government, a position he held until his early death.<ref>[[Sujit Mukherjee]], ''Autobiography of an Unknown Cricketer'', Ravi Dayal, Delhi, 1996, pp. 62-63.</ref> The cricket competition among Bihar schools has since been held for the Shyamal Sinha Memorial Trophy.<ref>Mukherjee, | While teaching at his alma mater, [[Patna University]], in the 1950s, he and some of his colleagues, including [[Sujit Mukherjee]], began informally coaching local boys and promoting cricket in [[Patna]]. Later, Sinha was appointed state cricket coach by the [[Bihar]] government, a position he held until his early death in June 1963.<ref>[[Sujit Mukherjee]], ''Autobiography of an Unknown Cricketer'', Ravi Dayal, Delhi, 1996, pp. 62-63.</ref> The cricket competition among Bihar schools has since been held for the Shyamal Sinha Memorial Trophy.<ref>Mukherjee, pp. 65-66.</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Born | 10 July 1930 Patna, Bihar, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 June 1963 (aged 32) Patna, Bihar, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–52 to 1962–63 | Bihar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shyamal Sinha, also known as Shyamlal Sinha, (10 July 1930 – 7 June 1963) was an Indian first-class cricketer and cricket coach.
Sinha played regularly for Bihar from 1951–52 to 1962–63 as a bowler. His best figures were 4 for 82 off 29 overs against Bengal in 1958–59.[1] His highest score was 34 not out at number nine, the second-top score of the innings, in a close victory over Orissa in 1960–61.[2]
While teaching at his alma mater, Patna University, in the 1950s, he and some of his colleagues, including Sujit Mukherjee, began informally coaching local boys and promoting cricket in Patna. Later, Sinha was appointed state cricket coach by the Bihar government, a position he held until his early death in June 1963.[3] The cricket competition among Bihar schools has since been held for the Shyamal Sinha Memorial Trophy.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Bengal v Bihar 1958-59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Bihar v Orissa 1960-61". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ Sujit Mukherjee, Autobiography of an Unknown Cricketer, Ravi Dayal, Delhi, 1996, pp. 62-63.
- ↑ Mukherjee, pp. 65-66.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Shyamlal Sinha at CricketArchive
- Shyamal Sinha at ESPNcricinfo