Bantoo Singh

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Bantoo Singh
Personal information
Born (1963-02-17) 17 February 1963 (age 61)
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsDilbaugh Singh (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985/86–1995/96Delhi
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 69 33
Runs scored 3,694 607
Batting average 45.04 30.35
100s/50s 11/18 0/5
Top score 214 96*
Balls bowled 315
Wickets 3
Bowling average 74.33
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/4
Catches/stumpings 41/– 6/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 December 2015

Bantoo Singh (born 17 February 1963), also spelled as Bantu Singh, is a former Indian first-class cricketer who played for Delhi cricket team from 1985/86 to 1995/96. In 2005, he became a selector for the Delhi District Cricket Association.

Life and career[edit]

Singh was born on 17 February 1963 in Delhi. His father Dilbaugh Singh[1] was the founder of Delhi Gymkhana Club and had also played first-class cricket for Jammu and Kashmir cricket team. He had also worked as a selector of Delhi.[2]

Singh played as a right-handed middle-order batsman, representing Delhi between the 1985/86 to 1995/96 seasons. He scored more than 3000 first-class runs and 11 hundreds including hundreds in two Ranji Trophy finals: 179 against Bengal in the 1988–89 Ranji Trophy final and 123 against Tamil Nadu in the 1991–92 Ranji Trophy final. He had also captained the team in a few matches and appeared for North Zone cricket team in Duleep Trophy. Although he had played his last first-class match in 1995/96, he announced his retirement only in November 2005.[3]

In August 2005, Delhi District Cricket Association appointed Singh as a member of the five-man Delhi selection panel.[4] He later became the chairman of Delhi under-19 selection panel.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dilbaugh Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Delhi Gymkhana Club founder Dilbagh Singh passes away". Economic Times. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Bantu Singh retires from first-class cricket". The Hindu. 27 November 2005. Archived from the original on 27 January 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Venkat Sunderam, Vivek Razdan the new selectors". The Hindu. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2015.[dead link]
  5. ^ "'Extra players' embarrassment for DDCA". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

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