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Maharaj Shri Ranvirsinhji (7 October 1919 – 4 April 1962), a member of the Jamnagar royal family, played first-class cricket in India from 1936 to 1952. He toured Australia with the Indian team in 1947-48 but did not play Test cricket. Ranvirsinhji made his first-class debut in 1936-37 at the age of 17, and played in the Nawanagar team that won the Ranji Trophy final a few months later, along with his brother Indravijaysinhji and their cousin Yadvendrasinhji.〔(Bengal v Nawanagar 1936-37 )〕 In 1937-38 he made his highest score, 53, opening the batting for Nawanagar in an innings victory over Sind.〔(Nawanagar v Sind 1937-38 )〕 He made 31 (top score) and 43 and took 6 for 84 when Nawanagar lost by an innings to Bombay in the Ranji Trophy in 1946-47.〔(Bombay v Nawanagar 1946-47 )〕 But overall, in three matches in 1946-47 he scored only 137 runs at an average of 27.40,〔(Ranvirsinhji batting by season )〕 and he was a surprise late inclusion in the Indian team that toured Australia in 1947-48.〔Sujit Mukherjee, ''Playing for India'', Orient Longman, New Delhi, 1988, p. 123.〕 In his first match of the tour, against New South Wales, he was injured when a ball from Ray Lindwall struck him on the knee.〔''The Courier-Mail'', 12 November 1947, p. 7.〕 Later on the tour he had trouble with his eyes, and a specialist in Melbourne had a pair of spectacles made for him.〔''Daily News'', 21 February 1948, p. 16.〕 He played only two first-class matches and was the only member of the 17-man team who did not play any of the Tests. After the tour he did not play first-class cricket until 1950-51, when he returned to play for two unsuccessful seasons with Services. His son Prahlad Singh played five matches for Saurashtra from 1958 to 1967.〔(Prahlad Singh at Cricket Archive )〕 ==Family tree== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ranvirsinhji」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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