Dilip Doshi

Dilip Rasiklal Doshi (pronunciation; born 22 December 1947) is a former Indian cricketer from Bengal though his origin goes back to Gujarat. He played in 33 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals from 1979 to 1983.

Dilip Doshi
Personal information
Full name
Dilip Rasiklal Doshi
Born (1947-12-22) 22 December 1947
Rajkot, Rajkot State, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 146)11 September 1979 v Australia
Last Test14 September 1983 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 31)6 December 1980 v Australia
Last ODI17 December 1982 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1968/69–1984/85Bengal
1968/69–1984/85East Zone
1973–1978Nottinghamshire
1980–1981Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 33 15 238 59
Runs scored 129 9 1,442 95
Batting average 4.60 3.00 7.87 7.30
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 20 5* 44 19*
Balls bowled 9,322 792 58,712 3,084
Wickets 114 22 898 75
Bowling average 30.71 23.81 26.58 25.80
5 wickets in innings 6 0 43 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 6 0
Best bowling 6/102 4/30 7/29 5/24
Catches/stumpings 10/– 3/– 62/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 October 2016

Doshi is one of only four Test bowlers that played their first Test after the age of thirty, yet went on to take more than 100 wickets, the other three being Clarrie Grimmett, Saeed Ajmal and Ryan Harris.

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