Michael Dalvi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Michael Dalvi

cricketer

Date of Birth: 18-May-1945

Place of Birth: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Michael Dalvi

  • Michael Dalvi (born 18 May 1945, Bombay, Maharashtra) is a former Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1966 to 1982.
  • He was educated at the all-boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun. A right-handed batsman who usually batted at number three, Dalvi made his first-class debut in 1966-67 while studying at Delhi University.
  • In his fifth game that season he made 158, his first century, and 45 for Delhi against Services in the Ranji Trophy, top-scoring in each innings.He moved south in 1967 to play for Madras.
  • After moderate seasons in 1967-68 and 1968-69 he was more successful in 1969-70, with 347 runs at an average of 49.57, including 134 and 21 not out in the victory over Andhra, again top-scoring in each innings, in the first match of the season.
  • He was selected to play for an Indian Board President's XI against the touring New Zealanders and for South Zone against the touring Australians. In 1970-71 he hit 108 for Tamil Nadu in the Gopalan Trophy match against Ceylon.
  • He began the 1974-75 season with 19 and 108 against Hyderabad and 121 against Karnataka, and a few weeks later scored 179 against Sri Lanka, which is the highest score in the Gopalan Trophy by a Tamil Nadu batsman.
  • He scored 112 and 79 not out in South Zone's victory over Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy in 1975-76.After a moderate season in 1976-77 he moved to Bengal, where he played for five seasons with a top score of 151 against Assam in 1977-78 in his first innings for his new team.
  • He also played several times for East Zone, scoring 112 against the touring West Indians in 1978-79.
  • He retired after the 1981-82 season. He runs a resort on his estate near Dehradun.

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