Michael Dalvi
Michael Dalvi (born 18 May 1945, Bombay, Maharashtra) is a former Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1966 to 1982.
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| Full name | Michael Dalvi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1945 Bombay, Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1966-67 | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967-68 to 1976-77 | Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977-78 to 1981-82 | Bengal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 23 July 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Life and career
Dalvi is the son of Brigadier John Dalvi[1] and was educated at the all-boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun.
A right-handed batsman who usually batted at number three, Dalvi made his first-class debut in 1966-67 while studying at Delhi University. In his fifth game that season he made 158, his first century, and 45 for Delhi against Services in the Ranji Trophy, top-scoring in each innings.[2]
He moved south in 1967 to play for Madras. After moderate seasons in 1967-68 and 1968-69 he was more successful in 1969-70, with 347 runs at an average of 49.57,[3] including 134 and 21 not out in the victory over Andhra, again top-scoring in each innings, in the first match of the season.[4] He was selected to play for an Indian Board President's XI against the touring New Zealanders and for South Zone against the touring Australians.
In 1970-71 he hit 108 for Tamil Nadu in the Gopalan Trophy match against Ceylon.[5] He began the 1974-75 season with 19 and 108 against Hyderabad[6] and 121 against Karnataka,[7] and a few weeks later scored 179 against Sri Lanka,[8] which is the highest score in the Gopalan Trophy by a Tamil Nadu batsman. He scored 112 and 79 not out in South Zone's victory over Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy in 1975-76.[9]
After a moderate season in 1976-77 he moved to Bengal, where he played for five seasons with a top score of 151 against Assam in 1977-78 in his first innings for his new team.[10] He also played several times for East Zone, scoring 112 against the touring West Indians in 1978-79.[11] He retired after the 1981-82 season.
He runs a resort on his estate near Dehradun.[12]
References
- https://www.outlookindia.com/outlooktraveller/explore/story/46796/the-wondrous-pleasures-of-off-roading-in-uttarakhand
- Delhi v Services 1966-67
- Michael Dalvi batting by season
- Andhra v Madras 1969-70
- Tamil Nadu v Ceylon 1970-71
- Hyderabad v Tamil Nadu 1974-75
- Tamil Nadu v Karnataka 1974-75
- Tamil Nadu v Sri Lanka 1974-75
- South Zone v Central Zone 1975-76
- Bengal v Assam 1977-78
- East Zone v West Indians 1978-79
- Vishranti resorts history Retrieved 23 July 2014.