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Full name | Vasant Tapu Harji Chavda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1936 Tanganyika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | August 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium/ Left-arm orthodox spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967-1974 | East Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 19 August 1967 East Africa v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 18 January 1974 East Africa v MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CricketArchive, 22 August 2008 |
Vasant Tapu Harji Chavda, commonly known as Vasant Tapu (1936-1988), was a Tanzanian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium/ left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played for the Tanzania national cricket team from 1967 to 1974 [1] and also played first-class cricket for East Africa. [2]
Born in Tanganyika in 1936, [2] Vasant Tapu began to play international cricket in August 1967 with two matches against India. The first was for Tanzania in Dar es Salaam [3] and the second was a first-class match for East Africa in Kampala. [4] In the first-class match, he scored 55 in the East Africa first innings and took 5/72 in the Indian first innings, [5] his best batting and bowling performances in first-class cricket. [1]
He played in the East African Quadrangular tournament in 1969 and 1970, and again in 1971, 1972 and 1974 when it had become a triangular tournament. He also went on a tour of England with East Africa in 1972. His last match for Tanzania was against Zambia in August 1974, [3] and he had played his second and final first-class match earlier in the year, against the MCC in Nairobi. [4] He died in 1988. [1]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Vasant Tapu Harji Chavda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1936 Tanganyika | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | August 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium/ Left-arm orthodox spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967-1974 | East Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 19 August 1967 East Africa v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 18 January 1974 East Africa v MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
CricketArchive, 22 August 2008 |
Vasant Tapu Harji Chavda, commonly known as Vasant Tapu (1936-1988), was a Tanzanian cricketer. A left-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium/ left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played for the Tanzania national cricket team from 1967 to 1974 [1] and also played first-class cricket for East Africa. [2]
Born in Tanganyika in 1936, [2] Vasant Tapu began to play international cricket in August 1967 with two matches against India. The first was for Tanzania in Dar es Salaam [3] and the second was a first-class match for East Africa in Kampala. [4] In the first-class match, he scored 55 in the East Africa first innings and took 5/72 in the Indian first innings, [5] his best batting and bowling performances in first-class cricket. [1]
He played in the East African Quadrangular tournament in 1969 and 1970, and again in 1971, 1972 and 1974 when it had become a triangular tournament. He also went on a tour of England with East Africa in 1972. His last match for Tanzania was against Zambia in August 1974, [3] and he had played his second and final first-class match earlier in the year, against the MCC in Nairobi. [4] He died in 1988. [1]