Rusi Surti

Rusi Framroze (pronunciation  25 May 1936 – 13 January 2013)[2] was an Indian cricketer who played in 26 Tests from 1960 to 1969. He was a left arm medium pace and left arm spin bowler, and a lower order batsman. Surti was also a popular professional for Haslingden in the Lancashire League in 1959.

Rusi Surti
Personal information
Full nameRusi Framroze Surti
Born(1936-05-25)25 May 1936
Surat, Gujarat, India
Died13 January 2013(2013-01-13) (aged 76)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NicknamePoor man's Sobers[1]
BattingLeft-hand bat
BowlingLeft-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut2 December 1960 v Pakistan
Last Test4 November 1969 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956–1967Gujarat
1960–1961Rajasthan
1968–1972Queensland
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 26 160
Runs scored 1263 8066
Batting average 28.70 30.90
100s/50s 0/9 6/53
Top score 99 246*
Balls bowled 3870 19,515
Wickets 42 284
Bowling average 46.71 37.07
5 wickets in innings 1 10
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/74 5/42
Catches/stumpings 26/- 122/-
Source: CricketArchive, 13 January 2013

After an uneventful Test debut against Pakistan at Bombay, Surti impressed in his second Test match with an innings of 64 at New Delhi. He had been promoted up the order to number 3. India toured the West Indies in 1962 and Surti made 246 runs in the series. In 1967/68 they toured Australia and New Zealand, and after various first class fixtures and the Tests he made 967 runs at 37.19 and took 42 wickets. In the Tests he made 688 runs at an average of 45.50 with 22 wickets. At Auckland he was dismissed for his highest Test score of 99. He was the first Indian player to score a fifty and take five wickets in the same Test match against Australia.

In the Ranji Trophy he played for Rajasthan and Gujarat, with his highest score being 246 not out for Rajasthan against Uttar Pradesh in 1959/60. Surti later played for Queensland in the Sheffield Shield, Australia's domestic first-class competition.

References
  1. "Former Test cricketer Rusi Surti dead". The Hindu. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  2. "Former India allrounder Surti dies at 76". ESPNcricinfo. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
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