Ladhabhai Nakum Amar Singh Lodha pronunciation (help·info) (4 December 1910 – 21 May 1940) was an Indian Test cricketer.
A right-arm fast-medium bowler and effective lower-order batsman, Amar Singh Lodha played in seven Tests for India before World War II. He took 28 wickets in these matches. He was the first Indian Fast bowler and All-rounder, and the first Indian to receive a Test cap. He also scored India's first half-century in Test cricket,...
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Ladhabhai Nakum Amar Singh Lodha pronunciation (help·info) (4 December 1910 – 21 May 1940) was an Indian Test cricketer.
A right-arm fast-medium bowler and effective lower-order batsman, Amar Singh Lodha played in seven Tests for India before World War II. He took 28 wickets in these matches. He was the first Indian Fast bowler and All-rounder, and the first Indian to receive a Test cap. He also scored India's first half-century in Test cricket, in India's first Test.
Amar Singh Lodha played first-class cricket over a nine year period; in 92 first-class matches he took 508 wickets at the bowling average of 18.35. He also scored five centuries as a batsman. In domestic cricket he was the first Indian to complete the all-rounder's double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.
Against England at Madras in 1933–34, Amar Singh Lodha scored 48 in the second essay after taking 7 for 86 off 44.4 overs in the visitors' first innings total of 335. At Lord's in 1936 he claimed 4/10...
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