Shantha Rangaswamy

Shantha Rangaswamy, (born 1 January 1954) is an Indian cricketer. She played Women's Test cricket for India in 16 matches from 1976 to 1991, captaining the side in 8 matches in 1976-77 and four in 1983–84. India recorded its first-ever test win in November 1976 against West Indies under Shantha's captaincy at the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium in Patna.[1][2][3] She also played in 19 Women's One-day Internationals from 1981-82 to 1986, captaining the side in 16 matches from 1981-82 to 1983–84.

Shantha Rangaswamy

Rangaswamy receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award for Women from BCCI
Personal information
Full name	Shantha Rangaswamy
Born	(1954-01-01) 1 January 1954 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	All Rounder
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 10)	31 October 1976 v West Indies
Last Test	26 January 1991 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 19)	10 January 1982 v Australia
Last ODI	27 July 1987 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI Matches 16 19 Runs scored 750 287 Batting average 32.60 15.10 100s/50s 1/6 0/1 Top score 108 50 Balls bowled 1,555 902 Wickets 21 12 Bowling average 31.61 29.41 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 4/42 3/25 Catches/stumpings 10/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 January 2013

In this Indian name, the name Rangaswamy is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Shantha.

Career Statistics

A right-handed batter, she scored 750 runs at a batting average of 32.6 in her 16 Test matches, with one century (108), which was the first century by Indian Women Cricketer against New Zealand on 8 January 1977 at Carisbrook, Dunedin.[4] She also took 21 wickets bowling right arm medium pace at a bowling average of 31.61, including a best analysis of 4–42 against England.[5]

In 19 ODIs, she scored 287 runs at 15.1, and took 12 wickets at 29.41. She recorded her best batting and bowling performances in ODIs at the Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand in 1982, scoring her only ODI fifty (out for 50) against New Zealand,[6] and taking 3–25 against an International XI.[7] She is 1st Indian Woman Cricketer who made Century in Test Match (Vs New Zealand at Dunedin ) for India.

In October 2019, she became the first Indian female cricketer to represent the Indian Cricketers' Association and the BCCI Apex Council.[8]

Personal life

Shantha was born to C. V. Rangaswamy and Rajalakshmi. She is the third born child and has six sisters.

Rangaswamy won Arjuna award in 1976. She is now a cricket writer and is an executive (General Manager) at Canara Bank (Bangalore Region).

She is the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Women from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[9]

Awards and recognitions

Year	Award	Notes
1976	Arjuna Award	First woman recipient of the Arjuna Award
2017	India Lifetime Achievement Award for Women

References

Notes

1. "One more game, and it can change India's fortunes: Mithali Raj".
2. "The history of Indian women's cricket".
3. "1978 Patna scorecard".
4. "Only test: New Zealand Women vs. Indian Women at Dunedin, 8–11 Jan 1977". Crincinfo.com. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
5. "1st Test: England Women vs. Indian Women at Collingham Cricket Club, 26–30 June 1986". Crincinfo.com. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
6. "3rd Match: England vs. India at Auckland, 12 Jan 1982". Crincinfo.com. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
7. "30th Match: India vs. International XI at Christchurch, 6 Feb 1982". Crincinfo.com. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
8. "Never imagined a female cricketer will be part of male-dominated BCCI: Shantha". The Hindu. PTI. 11 October 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 29 October 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
9. "India is ready for Women's IPL, says Shantha Rangaswamy – CricTracker". CricTracker. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.

Further reading

• Ugra, Sharda (8 March 2017). "'No one can take the pride away from us'". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

External links

• Profile from CricketArchive
• Player profile from Cricinfo