Ranga Sohoni
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Sriranga Wasudev 'Ranga' Sohoni (born 5 March 1918, Nimbahera
, Rajasthan
- died 19 May 1993, Thana
, Maharashtra
) was an Indian
Test cricket
er.
Sohoni toured England
in 1946 and Australia
in 1947/48 with the Indian team. He opened the bowling against England
is the two Tests that he played in the former tour, though he was hardly quick. At Old Trafford
the last wicket partnership of Dattaram Hindlekar
and Sohoni hung around for 13 minutes to avoid a defeat. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/17/f17000.html
Sohoni played for Bombay
, Maharashtra
, and Baroda
in the Ranji Trophy
. He was the captain in eleven matches and lead Bombay to the Ranji title in 1953/54. He played for the Bombay University side between 1939/39 and 1940/41 and captained them in the second of those years. He appeared in one unofficial Test.
His finest season in Ranji was 1940/41. Against Western India, he scored a career best 218* and put on 342* for the fourth wicket with Vijay Hazare
, then an Indian record for any wicket. In the last innings of the final against Madras
, he hit 104 on a crumbling wicket. He scored 655 runs in the Ranji season at an average of 131, and 808 in all first class matches with five hundreds.
Sohoni "was tall, fair skinned and light eyed" with "film star looks". He was offered a role in movies by V. Shantaram
.
He was a pro in Lancashire League with Lower House Club. He did B.A(Hons) and served in various government departments before retiring as a class I officer in the government of Maharashtra.
His death was due to a heart attack.
Nimbahera
Nimbahera is a city and a municipality in Chittorgarh district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.-Geography:Nimbahera is located at . It has an average elevation of 437 metres . Nimbahera has a population of approximately 278512 people....
, Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
- died 19 May 1993, Thana
Thane
Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...
, Maharashtra
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 Indian
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....
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...
er.
Sohoni toured England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1946 and Australia
Australia
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in 1947/48 with the Indian team. He opened the bowling against England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
is the two Tests that he played in the former tour, though he was hardly quick. At Old Trafford
Old Trafford (cricket)
Old Trafford is a cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester. It has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since its foundation in 1864, having been the ground of Manchester Cricket Club from 1857...
the last wicket partnership of Dattaram Hindlekar
Dattaram Hindlekar
Dattaram Dharmaji Hindlekar was a cricketer who kept wicket for India in Test cricket.Hindlekar toured England in 1936 and 1946 as India's first choice wicket keeper. He opened in the first Test at Lord's in 1936, but chipped a bone in his finger and suffered from blurred vision....
and Sohoni hung around for 13 minutes to avoid a defeat. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/f/17/f17000.html
Sohoni played for Bombay
Mumbai cricket team
The Mumbai cricket team is a cricket team representing the city of Mumbai in Indian domestic cricket. It is the most successful team in the Ranji Trophy, India's top domestic cricket competition, with 39 titles, the most recent being in 2009–10. The team's home ground is the Wankhede Stadium in...
, Maharashtra
Maharashtra cricket team
The Maharashtra cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Maharashtra in the city of Pune. It is in the Plate Group of the Ranji Trophy...
, and Baroda
Baroda cricket team
The Baroda cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Vadodara. The home ground of the team is the Moti Bagh Stadium on the palace grounds. The team is run by the Baroda Cricket Association. It has been one of the most successful teams in the Ranji Trophy in the new millennium...
in the 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...
. He was the captain in eleven matches and lead Bombay to the Ranji title in 1953/54. He played for the Bombay University side between 1939/39 and 1940/41 and captained them in the second of those years. He appeared in one unofficial Test.
His finest season in Ranji was 1940/41. Against Western India, he scored a career best 218* and put on 342* for the fourth wicket with Vijay Hazare
Vijay Hazare
Vijay Samuel Hazare was an Indian cricket player from the state of Maharashtra. He captained the Indian cricket team in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953...
, then an Indian record for any wicket. In the last innings of the final against Madras
Tamil Nadu cricket team
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Team ; , competes in the Super League of the Ranji Trophy, the top cricketing competition in India. The team finished as runners-up behind Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy in the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons establishing themselves as one of the strongest teams in the country...
, he hit 104 on a crumbling wicket. He scored 655 runs in the Ranji season at an average of 131, and 808 in all first class matches with five hundreds.
Sohoni "was tall, fair skinned and light eyed" with "film star looks". He was offered a role in movies by V. Shantaram
V. Shantaram
V. Shantaram is a renowned Indian filmmaker, film producer and actor. He is most known for his films like Dr...
.
He was a pro in Lancashire League with Lower House Club. He did B.A(Hons) and served in various government departments before retiring as a class I officer in the government of Maharashtra.
His death was due to a heart attack.