Swaranjit Singh

Swaranjit Singh (born 18 July 1932) is a former Indian first-class cricketer.

Swaranjit Singh

Personal information
Born	(1932-07-18) 18 July 1932 Amritsar, Punjab, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1950-51 to 1958-59	Eastern Punjab
1951-52 to 1958-59	North Zone
1954 to 1956	Cambridge University
1956 to 1958	Warwickshire
1959-60 to 1961-62	Bengal
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 88 Runs scored 3,709 Batting average 27.07 100s/50s 4/19 Top score 145 Balls bowled 13,525 Wickets 183 Bowling average 29.89 5 wickets in innings 7 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 6/20 Catches/stumpings 33/0
Source: CricketArchive

Singh was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Eastern Punjab and Bengal in India as well as Cambridge University and Warwickshire in England between 1950 and 1962.[1]

Swaranjit Singh was educated at Khalsa College, Amritsar and Punjab University before going to England to study at Christ's College, Cambridge.[2] While he was a student at Christ's College in the 1950s, he married a fellow student from Germany. Manmohan Singh, who later became Prime Minister of India, attended their wedding. Swaranjit and his wife Irmengard, who converted to Sikhism, settled in Amritsar.[3][4]

References

1. "Swaranjit Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
2. Wisden 1957, p. 294.
3. Rataul, Dharmendra. "Women from West move heart and home to Holy City". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
4. Roy, Amit. "Cambridge sights on city". Telegraph India. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

External links

• Swaranjit Singh at ESPNcricinfo