Famous Cricketers No 73 - Sonny Ramadhin

147. International XI v New Zealand XI, Christchurch, March 16, 17, 19 (International XI won by eight wickets) c A.E.Dick b J.C.Alabaster 8 414-7d 24 3 68 2 J.R.Reid lbw 207 R.C.Motz b did not bat - 35-2 21 5 76 1 A.E.Dick b 241 148. International XI v New Zealand C.A. President’s XI, Auckland, March 22, 23, 24 (International XI won by two wickets) did not bat - 295-6d 30 8 98 4 W.R.Playle c R.Benaud 285 J.R.Reid b B.G.Hadlee c R.B.Simpson A.R.MacGibbon c R.Benaud not out 1 292-8 22 8 57 2 A.E.Dick b 301-8d D.D.Beard c T.W.Graveney 149. International XI v Cricket Club of India President’s XI, Bombay, March 31, April 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c Rajender Pal b S.P.Gupte 1 518 33 11 94 2 S.G.Adhikari c M.C.Cowdrey 472 A.L.Wadekar c R.Subba Row c K.M.Rungta b S.P.Gupte 7 253 14 2 46 0 214-6 150. International XI v Pakistan Cricket Board XI, Karachi, April 6, 7, 8, 9 (International XI won by nine wickets) did not bat - 420-5d 25.5 10 71 3 Alim-ud-Din b 310-8d Ijaz Butt c E.DeC.Weekes Mahmood Hussain c R. Subba Row did not bat - 152-1 30 13 54 2 Ijaz Butt b 259 Mahmood Hussain c H.J.Rhodes SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 6 7 2 24 8 4.80 - - 2 Career 150 150 45 934 44 8.89 - - 33 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Other matches (6 ball) 256.3 73 715 21 4-98 34.04 - - Career (6 ball) 5733.5 2070 } 13018 661 8-15 19.69 44 15 (8 ball) 494.6 70 1963/64 - E.W. Swanton’s XI Commonwealth Tour In the spring of 1964, Ramadhin participated in a tour of the Far East by a Commonwealth team organized by E.W.Swanton and led by A.C.D.Ingleby-Mackenzie, the captain of Hampshire. They played several games at places like Bangkok, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Singapore. Ramadhin performed in seven of these matches and captured 39 wickets (ave 10.69). The only first-class match was played at Calcutta in April against an Indian XI. The other West Indians, Seymour Nurse (106 & 135*) and Gary Sobers (123 & 7*) distinguished themselves, but Ramadhin did not. He scored 8 runs and took no wickets. But the Swanton XI emerged victorious. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 151. E.W. Swanton’s XI v An Indian XI, Calcutta, April 11, 12, 14, 15 (E.W.Swanton’s XI won by seven wickets) not out 8 321 25 8 60 0 348 did not bat - 243-3 - - - - 215-8d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 1 1 1 8 8* - - - - Career 151 151 46 942 44 8.97 - - 33 35