Farokh Engineer

India

Full name Farokh Maneksha Engineer

Born February 25, 1938, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra

Current age 82 years 163 days

Major teams India, Lancashire, Mumbai

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Legbreak

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Other Referee, Commentator

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	46	87	3	2611	121	31.08			2	16		2	66	16
ODIs	5	4	1	114	54*	38.00	195	58.46	0	1	13	0	3	1
First-class	335	510	55	13436	192	29.52			13	69			704	120
List A	160	150	21	3008	93	23.31			0	12			159	31

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	335		132	117	1	1/40		117.00	5.31	132.0		0	0
List A	160	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	India v England at Kanpur, Dec 1-6, 1961 scorecard
Last Test	India v West Indies at Mumbai, Jan 23-29, 1975 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	England v India at Leeds, Jul 13, 1974 scorecard
Last ODI	India v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 14, 1975 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span	1958/59 - 1976
List A span	1968 - 1976

Profile

A flamboyant batsman and an agile wicketkeeper, Farokh Engineer was one of the best of his trade, as shown by his selection as the first-choice keeper for the Rest of the World XI series in England and Australia in the early 1970s. Engineer was solidly built, yet had remarkably sharp reflexes - an essential requirement for keeping to the legendary spin quartet of Bedi, Prasanna, Chandrasekhar and Venkataraghavan. His finest moment as a batsman came against West Indies at Madras in 1966-67 when he plundered 94 before lunch on the first day - against Hall, Griffith, Sobers and Gibbs. Engineer eventually made England his home, and served Lancashire with distinction. His chiselled features and rugged good looks made him an obvious successor to Keith Miller and Denis Compton as a Brylcreem model.
H Natarajan

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