Chandu Sarwate

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Chandu Sarwate

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Chandrasekhar Trimbak Sarwate

| birth_date = {{Birth date |1920|7|22}}

| birth_place = Sagar, Central Provinces, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|12|22|1920|7|22|df=yes}}

| death_place = Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = {{ubl|Right-arm off-break|Leg-break}}

| club1 = Central Provinces and Berar

| year1 = 1936

| club2 = Maharashtra

| year2 = 1940–1943

| club3 = Hindus

| year3 = 1941–1944

| club4 = Bombay

| year4 = 1943

| club5 = Holkar

| year5 = 1944–1958

| club6 = Madhya Bharat

| year6 = 1955–1956

| club7 = Madhya Pradesh

| year7 = {{nowrap|1958–1968}}

| club8 = Vidarbha

| year8 = 1968

| columns = 2

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 9

| runs1 = 208

| bat avg1 = 13.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 37

| deliveries1 = 658

| wickets1 = 3

| bowl avg1 = 124.66

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/16

| catches/stumpings1= 0/–

| column2 = First-class

| matches2 = 171

| runs2 = 7,430

| bat avg2 = 32.73

| 100s/50s2 = 14/38

| top score2 = 246

| deliveries2 = 27,533

| wickets2 = 494

| bowl avg2 = 23.54

| fivefor2 = 26

| tenfor2 = 3

| best bowling2 = 9/61

| catches/stumpings2= 91/–

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1946–1951

| country = India

| testcap = 34

| testdebutagainst = England

| testdebutdate = 20 July

| testdebutyear = 1946

| lasttestagainst = England

| lasttestdate = 14 December

| lasttestyear = 1951

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/33859.html ESPNcricinfo

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Chandrasekhar Trimbak Sarwate ({{audio|Chandu_Sarwate.ogg|pronunciation}}; 22 July 1920 – 23 December 2003) was an Indian cricketer and fingerprint expert.{{cite web |last1=Memon |first1=Ayaz |title=Cricketers with a day job |url=https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/xDCyRHM3jS6e3JMi2YYn5H/Cricketers-with-a-day-job.html |website=Livemint |access-date=18 December 2018 |date=28 December 2011}}{{cite web |title=Did you know? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/11/04/stories/2004110401970400.htm |access-date=18 December 2018 |website=The Hindu |date=4 November 2004}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} He was an all-rounder who played nine Test matches for India between 1946 and 1951 with no success — his Test batting average was only 13.00, and his Test bowling average was 124.66. He bowled slow leg breaks.

Career

Sarwate had a long career in first-class cricket, spanning 32 years, during which he represented Central Provinces and Berar, Maharashtra, Hindus, Bombay, Holkar, Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha.

Sarwate's most famous innings as a batsman came while playing for the touring Indian side against Surrey at the Oval in May 1946. Coming in to bat after his team was down 205/9, Shute Banerjee and he put on 249 for the last wicket, more runs than the first nine wickets put together. Both players went on to score centuries, and as of 2018, it remains the only such instance in first-class cricket.{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/304653.html |title=Tale of the tail |last=Williamson |first=Martin |date=4 August 2007 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 October 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149464.html |title=Sting in the tail |access-date=15 May 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=13 May 2005 }} Their 249-run stand remains the highest partnership in first-class cricket between number ten and eleven batsmen.{{cite web |title=First-class Matches / Highest Partnerships by Wicket |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/wi/content/records/283581.html |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018}} Sarwate remained unbeaten at 124. He returned figures of 5/54 with the ball before opening the second innings for the Indians. They went on to win the match by nine wickets.{{cite news |title=Surrey Escapes Innings Defeat Narrowly |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9qs-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=OEwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2687%2C2962392 |work=The Indian Express |date=14 May 1946 |page=11}}

Sarwate's highest first-class score was 246 for Holkar against Bengal in 1951, and his best bowling in an innings was 9 for 61 for Holkar against Mysore in 1946. His overall batting average in first-class cricket was 32.73, and his bowling average was 23.54.{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/33859.html |title=Chandu Sarwate |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 October 2018}}{{Cite news |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17578.html |title=Holkar v Mysore in 1945/46 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=17 October 2018|url-access=subscription}}{{Cite news |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19639.html |title=Bengal v Holkar in 1950/51 |work=CricketArchive |access-date=17 October 2018|url-access=subscription}}

Sarwate was a national selector for three years in the early 1980s, and was one of the selectors who picked the Indian team that won the World Cup in England in 1983. Besides being the secretary of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, he was also the chairman of its selection committee on number of occasions. Sarwate held degrees in arts and law and was a fingerprint expert by profession.{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/chandu-sarvate-passes-away/cid/1034572 |title=Chandu Sarvate passes away |date=24 December 2003 |work=The Telegraph |location=Kolkata|publisher=ABP Group|access-date=17 October 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/126092.html |title=Chandu Sarwate dies at 83 |date=24 December 2003 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 October 2018 |language=en}}