Janardan Navle

Janardan Navle

Personal information
Full name	Janardan Gyanoba Navle
Born	(1902-12-07)7 December 1902 Fulgaon, Maharashtra, India
Died	Pune, Maharashtra, India
Batting style	Right-hand bat (RHB)
Bowling style	n/a
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Indian
Test debut (cap 6)	25 June 1932 v England
Last Test	15 December 1933 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 2 65 Runs scored 42 1,976 Batting average 13.00 19.18 100s/50s 0/0 0/9 Top score 13 96 Balls bowled - - Wickets - - Bowling average - - 5 wickets in innings - 0 10 wickets in match - 0 Best bowling - - Catches/stumpings 1 100/36
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Janardan Gyanoba Navle (pronounced Nuw-lay) (7 December 1902, Fulgaon, Maharashtra, India – 7 September 1979, Poona, now Pune) was an early Indian Test cricketer.

Career

The 1932 Indian Test Cricket team that toured England. Janardan Navle is seen standing last in the first row of the team Captained by Maharaja of Porbandar.

Navle faced the historic first delivery of India's first Test innings in 1932. He opened in both innings at Lord's in 1932 and also kept wickets. A small man, Wisden called him "a first-rate wicket-keeper, very quick in all that he did". He played for Indians against Arthur Gilligan's MCC team in 1926-27 and Jack Ryder's Australians nine years later. For many years he kept wickets for Hindus in the Bombay Quadrangular and Pentangular tournaments. He made his debut for Hindus at the age of 16.

Personal life

In his later life he worked as a security guard in a sugar mill and lived in a humble two room flat in Poona. He had his schooling at the Bhave School in Poona.

References

• Cricketarchive Profile
• Cricinfo Profile