Farokh Engineer
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Farokh Manecksha Engineer pronunciationⓘ (born 25 February 1938) is an Indian former cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper-batsman, usually an opening batsman, who represented India in 46 Test matches from 1961 to 1975. In first-class cricket, he played for Bombay from 1959/60 to 1974/75, for West Zone from 1961/62 to 1974/75, and for Lancashire County Cricket Club from 1968 to 1976. He was the first-choice wicket-keeper for the Rest of the World team which toured England in 1970 and Australia in 1971–72.
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Full name | Farokh Manecksha Engineer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1938-02-25) 25 February 1938 (age 86) Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper-batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 102) | 1 December 1961 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 23 January 1975 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 3) | 13 July 1974 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 14 June 1975 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1959/60–1974/75 | Bombay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1961/62–1974/75 | West Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1968–1976 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive (subscription required), 15 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Engineer is the last male member of the Parsi community to have played for India,[1] although Arzan Nagwaswalla was selected for the international squad in 2021.[2]