Shantha Rangaswamy
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| Full name | Shantha Rangaswamy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1954 Madras, Tamil Nadu, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All Rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 31 October 1976 v West Indies women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 January 1991 v Australia women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut | 10 January 1982 v Australia women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 July 1987 v England women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shantha Rangaswamy, also known as Shanta Rangaswamy, (born 1 January 1954 in Madras) is an Indian cricketer. She played Women's Test cricket for India in 16 matches from 1976 to 1991, captaining the side in 8 matches in 1976-7 and four in 1983-4. She also played in 19 Women's One-day Internationals from 1981-2 to 1986, captaining the side in 16 matches from 1981-2 to 1983-4.
Career statistics
A right-handed batter, she scored 750 runs at a batting average of 32.6 in her 16 Test matches, with one century (108), which was the first century by Indian Women Cricketer against New Zealand on 08.01.1977 at Carisbrook, Dunedin.[1] She also took 21 wickets bowling right arm medium pace at a bowling average of 31.61, including a best analysis of 4-42 against England.[2]
In 19 ODIs, she scored 287 runs at 15.1, and took 12 wickets at 29.41. She recorded her best batting and bowling performances in ODIs at the Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand in 1982, scoring her only ODI fifty (out for 50) against New Zealand,[3] and taking 3-25 against an International XI.[4]She is 1st Indian Woman Cricketer who made Century in Test Match (Vs New Zealand at Dunedin )for India
Personal life
Shantha was born to C. V. Rangaswamy and Rajalakshmi. She is the third born child and has six sisters.
Rangaswamy won Arjuna award in 1976. She is now a cricket writer and is an executive (General Manager) at Canara Bank (Bangalore Region).
References
- ^ "Only test: New Zealand Women vs. Indian Women at Dunedin, 8-11 Jan 1977". Crincinfo.com. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "1st Test: England Women vs. Indian Women at Collingham Cricket Club, 26-30 June 1986". Crincinfo.com. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "3rd Match: England vs. India at Auckland, 12 Jan 1982". Crincinfo.com. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- ^ "30th Match: India vs. International XI at Christchurch, 6 Feb 1982". Crincinfo.com. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
- Profile from CricketArchive
- Player profile from Cricinfo
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