Bhargav Modha
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Bhargav Ramesh Modha
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|10|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
| nickname =
| family =
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 1
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Leg break
| role =
| club1 = Cambridge UCCE
| year1 = 2007
| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 41
| bat avg1 = 13.66
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 27
| deliveries1 = 432
| wickets1 = 7
| bowl avg1 = 44.57
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 3/101
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| date = 3 September
| year = 2020
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/290410.html Cricinfo
}}
Bhargav Ramesh Modha (born 20 October 1985) is an Indian-born English former first-class cricketer.
Modha was born at Jamnagar in October 1985. Emigrating to England as a child, he was educated at Oakham School, where he was a part of the England and Wales Cricket Board's fast-track spin bowling programme in 2004 under Terry Jenner.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/2382605/Brighton-girls-follow-in-Connors-steps.html |title=Brighton girls follow in Connor's steps |first=Gareth A. |last=Davies |date=2004-07-08 |work=The Daily Telegraph |accessdate=2020-09-03 |url-access=subscription}} From Oakham he went up to Anglia Ruskin University,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/81/81184/81184.html |title=Player profile: Bhargav Modha |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-09-03 |url-access=subscription}} where he played first-class cricket for Cambridge UCCE in 2007, making three appearances against Northamptonshire, Derbyshire and Essex.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/81/81184/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Bhargav Modha |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-09-03 |url-access=subscription}}{{#tag:ref|Cambridge UCCE differed from Cambridge University Cricket Club in that it was open to students at Anglia Ruskin University, whereas Cambridge University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge.|group=notes}} Modha scored 41 runs in his three matches,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/81/81184/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bhargav Modha |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-09-03 |url-access=subscription}} in addition to taking 7 wickets with his leg break bowling.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/81/81184/f_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Bhargav Modha |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-09-03 |url-access=subscription}}
Notes and references
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=290410}}
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Category:Cricketers from Gujarat
Category:Indian emigrants to England
Category:People educated at Oakham School
Category:Alumni of Anglia Ruskin University
Category:Cambridge MCCU cricketers
Category:English people of Indian descent