Amar Singh (cricketer)

Amar Singh
India (IND)
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling type Right-arm fast-medium
Tests First-class
Matches 7 92
Runs scored 292 3344
Batting average 22.46 24.23
100s/50s -/1 5/18
Top score 51 140*
Balls bowled 2182 23689
Wickets 28 506
Bowling average 30.64 18.35
5 wickets in innings 2 42
10 wickets in match - 14
Best bowling 7/86 8/23
Catches/stumpings 3/- 77/-

Test debut: 25 June, 1932
Last Test: 15 August, 1936
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Ladhabhai Nakum Amar Singh (b. December 4 1910 in Rajkot, Gujarat — d. May 21, 1940 in Jamnagar, Gujarat) was an Indian Test cricketer.

A right-arm fast-medium bowler and effective lower-order batsman, Amar Singh played in seven Tests for India before World War II. He took 28 wickets in these matches.

Amar Singh played first-class cricket over a nine year period; in 92 first-class matches he took 508 wickets at the outstanding bowling average of 18.35. He also scored five centuries as a batsman.

Amar Singh along with Mohammad Nissar formed part of a duo of fast bowlers for India who were among the best of their time. Amar Singh was also the first Indian to score a Test match 50, which he scored in India's first Test Match played against England at Lords in 1932.

In domestic cricket he was the first Indian to complete the all-rounders double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.


He died of pneumonia in 1940.