Profile details
- Born
- 12 Oct 1911
- Birthplace
- Mumbai
- State listed
- Maharashtra
- Country
- India
- Plays
- Right-hand
- Position
- Bowler
- Sport
- Cricket
- Discipline
- Team
- Category
- Men
- Status
- Active
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Honours & Awards
- ▸Wisden Cricketer of the Year
Statistics
About
Vijay Singh Madhavji Merchant , (born Vijay Madhavji Thackersey; 12 October 1911 – 27 October 1987) was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first-class cricket for Bombay cricket team as well as 10 Test matches for India between 1929 and 1951. 64 is the second highest first-class average in history, behind only that of Don Bradman.
Biography adapted from Vijay Merchant on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.
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