Swaranjit Singh

Swaranjit Singh
Personal information
Born	18 July 1932 (age 91); Amritsar, Punjab, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
1950-51 to 1958-59	Eastern Punjab
1951-52 to 1958-59	North Zone
1954 to 1956	Cambridge University
1956 to 1958	Warwickshire
1959-60 to 1961-62	Bengal
Career statistics
Matches	88
Runs scored	3,709
Batting average	27.07
100s/50s	4/19
Top score	145
Balls bowled	13,525
Wickets	183
Bowling average	29.89
5 wickets in innings	7
10 wickets in match	1
Best bowling	6/20
Catches/stumpings	33/0
	Source: CricketArchive

Swaranjit Singh (born 18 July 1932) is a former Indian first-class cricketer.

Singh was a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Eastern Punjab and Bengal in India as well as Cambridge University and Warwickshire in England between 1950 and 1962.^[1]

Swaranjit Singh was educated at Khalsa College, Amritsar and Punjab University before going to England to study at Christ's College, Cambridge.^[2] While he was a student at Christ's College in the 1950s, he married a fellow student from Germany. Manmohan Singh, who later became Prime Minister of India, attended their wedding. Swaranjit and his wife Irmengard, who converted to Sikhism, settled in Amritsar.^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ "Swaranjit Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
^ Wisden 1957, p. 294.
^ Rataul, Dharmendra. "Women from West move heart and home to Holy City". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ Roy, Amit. "Cambridge sights on city". Telegraph India. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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