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Full name Farokh Maneksha Engineer
Born February 25, 1938, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra
Current age 70 years 231 days
Major teams India,Lancashire,Mumbai
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Referee, Commentator
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
46
87
3
2611
121
31.08
2
16
2
66
16
ODIs
5
4
1
114
54*
38.00
195
58.46
0
1
13
0
3
1
First-class
335
510
55
13436
192
29.52
13
69
704
120
List A
160
150
21
3008
93
23.31
0
12
159
31
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
46
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
335
132
117
1
1/40
117.00
5.31
132.0
0
0
List A
160
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
Test debut
India v England at Kanpur, Dec 1-6, 1961 scorecard
Last Test
India v West Indies at Mumbai, Jan 23-29, 1975 scorecard
India v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 14, 1975 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1958/59 - 1976
List A span
1968 - 1976
Profile
A flamboyant batsman and an agile wicketkeeper, Farokh Engineer was one of the best of his trade, as shown by his selection as the first-choice keeper for the Rest of the World XI series in England and Australia in the early 1970s. Engineer was solidly built, yet had remarkably sharp reflexes - an essential requirement for keeping to the legendary spin quartet of Bedi, Prasanna, Chandrasekhar and Venkataraghavan. His finest moment as a batsman came against West Indies at Madras in 1966-67 when he plundered 94 before lunch on the first day - against Hall, Griffith, Sobers and Gibbs. Engineer eventually made England his home, and served Lancashire with distinction. His chiselled features and rugged good looks made him an obvious successor to Keith Miller and Denis Compton as a Brylcreem model. H Natarajan
