Ramesh Saxena

Ramesh Saxena

Cricket information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Legbreak
International information
National side	Indian
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 1 149 Runs scored 25 8155 Batting average 12.50 40.37 100s/50s -/- 17/42 Top score 16 202* Balls bowled 12 1716 Wickets - 33 Bowling average - 28.27 5 wickets in innings - - 10 wickets in match - - Best bowling - 4/24 Catches/stumpings -/- 65/-
Source: [1]

Ramesh Chand Saxena (20 September 1944, Delhi – 16 August 2011, Jamshedpur) was an Indian cricketer who played in one Test in 1967.

First-class career

Saxena made his first-class debut for Delhi vs Southern Punjab as a 16-year-old in the 1960/61 season, hitting an unbeaten 113 in his first first-class innings.

Test career

Saxena made his Test debut for India in a match against England in Leeds in 1967. England batted first and declared on 550/4, with Geoffrey Boycott scoring an unbeaten 246 and Saxena bowling 2 wicketless overs. He then opened with Farokh Engineer in India's innings, but was out for just 9 as India were bowled out for 164 and forced to follow on. India put in an improved performance in the second innings, posting 510, but Saxena, batting at 7, only contributed 16. England then knocked off the required runs to seal a 6 wicket victory.

External links

• Ramesh Saxena at Cricinfo
• Ramesh Saxena at Cricket Archive
• "Remembering Ramesh Saxena" by Clayton Murzello