Full Name

Ramesh Chand Saxena

Born

September 20, 1944, Delhi

Died

August 16, 2011, Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, (aged 66y 330d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

RELATIONS

V Saxena

(son)

Wisden Overview
A teenage prodigy, Ramesh Saxena was a middle-order batsman who combined style with technical expertise. A stalwart for Delhi for many years, Saxena made 113 not out on his debut in the Ranji Trophy against Southern Punjab in 1960-61 when he was only 16. Saxena toured England with the Indian team in 1967 as a reserve middle-order batsman and scored 238 runs (23.80) in first-class games. He played his only Test, against England at Headingley, scoring 9 in the first-innings when he opened and then 16 dropping down no No. 7 in the second. He also toured Australia and New Zealand in 1967-68 with modest success. He was also an occasional legbreak bowler and a sound cover fielder. He later served as secretary of the Bihar Jharkhand Cricket Association, before his death at the age of 66.

Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test120251612.508629.06003000
FC149231298155202*40.37--1742--650
List A660714111.83--00--00
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test1112110---5.50-000
FC149-1716933334/24-28.273.2652.0-00
List A6-1210---0.50-000
Umpire & Referee
FormatMatReferee
FC44
Ramesh Saxena portrait
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Test
Debut/Last Matches - Player
Test Matches
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FC Matches
Span
1960/61 - 1981/82
List A Matches
Span
1973/74 - 1980/81
Photos
The 1967 India squad touring England. (Standing, from left): V Subramanya, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar, Sadanand Mohol, Subrata Guha, S Venkataraghavan, Farokh Engineer, Ajit Wadekar, Ramesh Saxena, Hanumant Singh, Bishan Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna. (Front row) M Chinnaswamy (treasurer), Rusi Surti, Chandu Borde, Nawab of Pataudi (captain), Keki Tarapore (manager), Budhi Kunderan and Dilip Sardesai