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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm medium | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 10 | 150 |
| Runs scored | 859 | 13470 |
| Batting average | 47. The Indian cricket team is an international Cricket team representing India. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any In the sport of Cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace bowlers and spin bowlers Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 72 | 71. 64 |
| 100s/50s | 3/3 | 45/52 |
| Top score | 154 | 359* |
| Balls bowled | 54 | 5087 |
| Wickets | - | 65 |
| Bowling average | - | 32. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 12 |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | 1 |
| 10 wickets in match | - | - |
| Best bowling | - | 5/73 |
| Catches/stumpings | 7/- | 115/- |
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Test debut: 15 December 1933 |
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Vijaysingh Madhavji Merchant pronunciation (October 12, 1911 - October 27, 1987) was an Indian cricketer. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries His batting average in first-class cricket was an extraordinary 71. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by 64, putting him second only to Don Bradman of Australia. Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. In India's domestic Ranji Trophy matches, he fared even better, averaging 98. The Ranji Trophy is a domestic First-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides equivalent to the County Championship 75 in 47 innings.
Merchant played in ten Test matches, and made his highest score of 154 in the last against England at Delhi in 1951-52. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. A shoulder injury incurred while fielding in that game forced him to retire. Five years earlier, he had scored 128 runs against England at The Oval.
Merchant was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1937. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their Vijay Merchant is the oldest Indian player to score test century (154 at an age of 40 years 21 days from India vs England match in 1951-52).
His brother, Uday, also played first-class cricket.