Hari Gidwani
Personal information
Born (1953-10-23) 23 October 1953
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break googly
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972/73–1977/78Delhi
1978/79–1991/92Bihar
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 119 17
Runs scored 6,805 312
Batting average 42.53 18.35
100s/50s 15/32 0/1
Top score 229 88
Balls bowled 3,328 155
Wickets 29 2
Bowling average 40.82 67.50
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 2/6 1/13
Catches/stumpings 75/– 3/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 January 2016

Hari Gidwani (born 23 October 1953) is an Indian former first-class cricketer and selector. He played over 100 first-class matches mainly representing Delhi and Bihar.

Career

Gidwani played as a right-handed middle-order batsman, known to be "a dashing stroke player".[1] He appeared in 119 first-class matches in a career spanning 20 seasons from 1972/73 to 1991/92 and scored more than 6000 runs. He started his career with his home team Delhi, but switched to Bihar in 1978/79. He top-scored with 100 and 48 against the visiting Sri Lankan team in 1975/76,[2] but did not gain Indian team selection.[1] Gidwani scored centuries in five Ranji Trophy matches in succession during 1986–87 Ranji Trophy and 1987–88 Ranji Trophy.[3] His highest score of 229 came against Karnataka in the 1989–90 Ranji Trophy pre-quarterfinal in which he was also the captain.[4]

After retiring, Gidwani became a junior team selector. He worked as a member of the Delhi selection panel since the 1990s,[5][6] a position he holds as of October 2015.

Personal life

Gidwani studied at the Hindu College, University of Delhi.[7] He owns a sweet store in Old Delhi.[1][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The man with a sweet spot". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Indian Universities v Sri Lankans in 1975/76". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hari Gidwani". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bihar v Karnataka in 1989/90". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "A real asset". Sportstar. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Prabhakar set to be nominated as Delhi selector". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Once upon a very long time ago". The Hindu. 4 March 2001. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Everyone in the city is gearing up for Diwali". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
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