B. B. Nimbalkar
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Bhausaheb Babasaheb Nimbalkar, Marathi(भाऊसाहेब बाबासाहेब निम्बालकर ) known as B. B. Nimbalkar (born 12 December 1919, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
) was an India
n cricket
er who made an Indian record of 443 not out in first-class cricket
. Despite an impressive batting average
of 56.72 in Ranji Trophy
matches, and his additional abilities as a wicket-keeper and a fast-medium bowler, Nimbalkar surprisingly never played Test cricket
during a first-class career that stretched from 1939/40 to 1964/65.
In 1948/49, playing for Maharashtra against Kathiawar
at Pune
, Nimbalkar made 443 not out, at the time second only to Don Bradman's 452 not out as the record first-class innings. He was unable to break the record because, with the total standing at 826 for 4 at the lunch interval, the Kathiawar side conceded the match; however Bradman sent a personal note to Nimbalkar saying that he considered Nimbalkar's innings better than his own.
Nimbalkar's score remains the highest by a cricketer not to have played in a Test.
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
) was an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n cricket
Cricket
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er who made an Indian record of 443 not out in first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
. Despite an impressive batting average
Batting average
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of 56.72 in Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
matches, and his additional abilities as a wicket-keeper and a fast-medium bowler, Nimbalkar surprisingly never played Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
during a first-class career that stretched from 1939/40 to 1964/65.
In 1948/49, playing for Maharashtra against Kathiawar
Kathiawar
Kathiawar or Kathiawad is a peninsula in western India, which is part of the Saurashtra region on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat state. It is bounded on the north by the great wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of Kutch, on the west and south by the Arabian Sea, and on...
at Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
, Nimbalkar made 443 not out, at the time second only to Don Bradman's 452 not out as the record first-class innings. He was unable to break the record because, with the total standing at 826 for 4 at the lunch interval, the Kathiawar side conceded the match; however Bradman sent a personal note to Nimbalkar saying that he considered Nimbalkar's innings better than his own.
Nimbalkar's score remains the highest by a cricketer not to have played in a Test.