Nana Joshi
India
INTL CAREER: 1951 - 1960
Full Name
Padmanabh Govind Joshi
Born
October 27, 1926, Baroda, Gujarat
Died
January 08, 1987, Pune, Maharashtra, (aged 60y 73d)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
TEAMS
Throughout nearly all of the '50s, `Nana' Joshi and Naren Tamhane battled
it out for the stumper's slot in the Indian team. A flashy
wicketkeeper, Joshi on his day could be brilliant but also had lapses
of form. On his debut against against England in 1951-52 he had two
catches and two stumpings in the first innings, which was to remain his
best performance in a Test. He toured West Indies in 1953 and England
in 1959. At home he played against England in 1951-52, Pakistan in
1952-53 and 1960-61, West Indies in 1958-59 and Australia in 1959-60. A useful late order batsman who frequently opened the batting for his
state, Joshi and Ramakant Desai put on 149 runs for the ninth wicket
against Pakistan in 1960-61, still the Indian record for that
wicket. Joshi's score was 52 not out. Interestingly enough, this was
his last Test. In a first class career spanning almost two decades,
Joshi had 180 dismissals, 119 of them caught. He captained Maharashtra
for several years.
Partab Ramchand October 2004
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