Lall Singh

India

Full name Lall Singh

Born December 16, 1909, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

Died November 19, 1985, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (aged 75 years 338 days)

Major teams India, Hindus, Southern Punjab

Batting style Right-hand bat

Explore Lall Singh's performance

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	6s	Ct	St
Tests	1	2	0	44	29	22.00	0	0	0	1	0
First-class	32	51	6	1123	107*	24.95	1	5		23	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	32		80	59	1	1/9		59.00	4.42	80.0		0	0

Career statistics

Only Test	England v India at Lord's, Jun 25-28, 1932 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span	1931/32 - 1935/36

Profile

Lall Singh's chief claim to fame is that he was the first outstanding Indian fieldsman. On the tour of England in 1932 he stood out in a team in which the fielding was below average with some spectacular work in the field. An extraordinary quick mover, it was said that "he glided over the ground like a snake". In his only Test - the first ever that the country played against England at Lord's in 1932 - he scored 15 and 29 and held one catch. It was his brilliant anticipation, pick up and throw which ran out Frank Woolley in the first innings. In the second innings, with the game virtually lost, he and Amar Singh, in a thrilling counter attack, added 74 runs in 40 minutes for the eighth wicket. Singh had a short first-class career and then moved to Kuala Lumpur where he did much to foster talent and encourage the game.
Partab Ramchand

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