SK Girdhari was a genuine allrounder, a right-hand bat and offspinner, whose best performances with the bat came later in his career and with the ball, earlier. He made his debut in 1940-41 and in 1944-45 for Western India he hit his maiden hundred (149) and followed by taking 8 for 60 later in the season. In 1947-48, by now with Kathiawar, he took 8 for 55, his career best, against Gujarat, finishing with match figures of 11 for 84. In 1956-57 he scored 149 and took 7 for 157 for Assam, and in his next match a season later scored a career-best 229. He moved to England in 1960, playing as a professional with Netherfield in the Lancashire Leagues where his allround performance of 112 not out and 9 for 51 against Kendal in 1961 remains a club record.
Martin Williamson

SK Girdhari Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	Ct	St
FC	48	81	15	2436	229*	36.90	4	9	41	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	5w	10w
FC	48	9239	3997	196	8/55	20.39	2.59	47.1	14	2

Recent Matches of SK Girdhari

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
East Zone vs C'wealth XI	33 & 26	7/92 & 0/13	07-Jan-1950	Jamshedpur	FC
vs C'wealth XI	17* & 41	1/35	24-Dec-1949	Eden Gardens	FC
Western Ind vs Bombay	0	1/93	30-Dec-1944	Brabourne	FC
Western Ind vs Gujarat	44 & 149	1/19 & 5/23	15-Dec-1944	Ahmedabad	FC
Sind vs Western Ind	13	4/82 & 3/63	28-Dec-1943	Rajkot	FC

Debut/Last Matches of SK Girdhari

FC Matches

Span

1940/41 - 1959/60