Jenni Irani
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Jamshed Khudadad Irani (18 August 1923 – 25 February 1982) was a cricket
er who represented India
as a wicket-keeper
in Test cricket
.
Irani was born in Karachi
(present-day Pakistan
, in the Sind province of British India) and made his debut in first-class cricket
in 1937 at the age of 14, playing for Sind while still in school. He played his only two Test matches against Australia
in 1947/48. In the match against an Australian XI at Sydney
, he scored 43 batting at No.11 and added 97 runs with Gogumal Kishenchand
. However, he was the first Indian wicket-keeper to score a duck on debut (the only one until Ajay Ratra
in 2002) and was replaced after two matches by Khokhan Sen. Sen remained India's wicket-keeper for 5 years, and Irani never played for India again.
He studied in Bai Vibhaji Sopratiwala High School, and DJ Sind College in Karachi
, and also played for Bombay University. He worked for Habib Bank. He died in his home town, Karachi, by then in Pakistan
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who represented India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
as a wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
in 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...
.
Irani was born in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
(present-day Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, in the Sind province of British India) and made his debut 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...
in 1937 at the age of 14, playing for Sind while still in school. He played his only two Test matches against Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
in 1947/48. In the match against an Australian XI at Sydney
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
, he scored 43 batting at No.11 and added 97 runs with Gogumal Kishenchand
Gogumal Kishenchand
Gogumal Kishenchand Harisinghani was Indian Test cricketer.Kishenchand had a crouched stance but was a good driver and hooker, and an occasional leg break bowler....
. However, he was the first Indian wicket-keeper to score a duck on debut (the only one until Ajay Ratra
Ajay Ratra
Ajay Ratra is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper.Ratra was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore....
in 2002) and was replaced after two matches by Khokhan Sen. Sen remained India's wicket-keeper for 5 years, and Irani never played for India again.
He studied in Bai Vibhaji Sopratiwala High School, and DJ Sind College in Karachi
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, and also played for Bombay University. He worked for Habib Bank. He died in his home town, Karachi, by then in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
.