Vijay Manjrekar

Vijay Manjrekar
Personal information
Full name
Vijay Laxman Manjrekar
Born(1931-09-26)26 September 1931
Bombay (now Mumbai), Bombay Presidency, British India (now in Maharashtra, India)
Died18 October 1983(1983-10-18) (aged 52)
Madras (now Chennai), Tamil Nadu, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleBatsman
RelationsSanjay Manjrekar (son)
Dattaram Hindlekar (uncle)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 59)30 December 1951 v England
Last Test27 February 1965 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949–1956Mumbai
1953–1954Bengal
1957Andhra
1957Uttar Pradesh
1959–1966Rajasthan
1966–1970Maharashtra
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 55 198
Runs scored 3,208 12,832
Batting average 39.12 49.92
100s/50s 7/15 38/56
Top score 189* 283
Balls bowled 204 1,411
Wickets 1 20
Bowling average 44.00 32.85
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/16 4/21
Catches/stumpings 19/2 72/6
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 June 2019

Vijay Laxman Manjrekar pronunciation (26 September 1931 – 18 October 1983) was an Indian cricketer who played 55 Tests. He represented several teams (Andhra, Bengal, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh) in his first-class career. A small man, he was a fine cutter and hooker of the ball. He is the father of Sanjay Manjrekar.