Umesh Kulkarni (cricketer)
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Full name | Umesh Narayan Kulkarni | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Alibagh, British India | 7 March 1942|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 6.5[1] in (1.69 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 117) | 23 December 1967 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 22 February 1968 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2022 |
Umesh Narayan Kulkarni cricketer who played four Test matches for India in 1967–68 on the tour to Australia and New Zealand.
(born 7 March 1942) is a former IndianA left-arm fast-medium bowler, Kulkarni played domestic cricket in India, mostly for Bombay, from 1963–64 to 1969–70. His best first-class figures were 4 for 43 for India against Ceylon in 1964–65.[2] He was selected for the 1967–68 tour to Australia and New Zealand despite having taken only four wickets in four matches in the 1966–67 season in India.[3] He played in four of the eight Tests on the tour, taking five wickets.[4]
After the tour, injuries ended Kulkarni's playing career. He later worked for the Tata Group.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mukherjee, Abhishek. "Umesh Kulkarni: Unexpected selection before disappearance for good". Cricket Country. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "India v Ceylon, Ahmedabad 1964-65". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Umesh Kulkarni". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ Wisden 1969, pp. 839, 853.
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