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Sharad Jagannath Diwadkar (11 January 1936, Bombay - 1 March 2005, Mumbai) was a Bombay cricketer. He was an off-spinning all-rounder who played 82 first class matches between 1957-58 and 1973-74.

Sharad Diwadkar

Personal information
Full name	Sharad Jagannath Diwadkar
Born	(1936-01-11)11 January 1936 Bombay, British India
Died	1 March 2005(2005-03-01) (aged 69) Mumbai, India
Nickname	Jimmy
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1957-58 to 1973-74	Bombay
1963-64 to 1973-74	State Bank of India
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 82 Runs scored 1803 Batting average 24.04 100s/50s 1/10 Top score 177 Balls bowled 14,242 Wickets 211 Bowling average 26.17 5 wickets in innings 11 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 6/19 Catches/stumpings 54/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 July 2017

Diwadkar's best match bowling figures were 11 for 146 (5 for 74 and 6 for 72), when he helped State Bank of India recover from a first-innings deficit to win the final of the 1966-67 Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament over Indian Starlets by 16 runs.[1] His best innings figures were 6 for 19, off 20 overs, when Bombay beat Saurashtra by an innings in the 1965-66 Ranji Trophy.[2] He made his highest score of 177 in the Ranji Trophy final of 1963-64, when Bombay defeated Rajasthan.[3]

References

External links

• Cricinfo Profile
• Cricketarchive Profile
• Makarand Waingankar, "This Jimmy couldn't play for India"

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