Sam Agarwal

{{Short description|Indian cricketer (born 1990)}}

{{Use British English|date=July 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Sam Agarwal

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = Samridh Sunil Agarwal

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|07|13}}

| birth_place = Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India

| heightft = 5

| heightinch = 11

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role =

| club1 = Oxford University

| year1 = 2010–2013

| club2 = Oxford MCCU

| year2 = 2010–2013

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 3 April

| debutyear1 = 2010

| debutfor1 = Oxford MCCU

| debutagainst1 = Northamptonshire

| lastdate1 = 2 July

| lastyear1 = 2013

| lastfor1 = Oxford University

| lastagainst1 = Cambridge University

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 13

| runs1 = 899

| bat avg1 = 49.94

| 100s/50s1 = 3/3

| top score1 = 313*

| deliveries1 = 2000

| wickets1 = 20

| bowl avg1 = 49.90

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/78

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| date = 6 September

| year = 2013

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/256/256799/256799.html CricketArchive

}}

Samridh Sunil "Sam" Agarwal (born 13 July 1990) is an Indian former cricketer who played for Oxford University and the associated Oxford MCCU. Born in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, he was educated at the all-boys Indian boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun before transferring to Millfield in Street, Somerset in England.

He made his debut in first-class cricket in 2010. He bats right handed and bowls right arm offbreaks.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/player/454685.html|title = Sam Agarwal profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos}} In the opening round of first-class fixtures in 2013, he took 3-26 and scored 108 against the county champions, Warwickshire County Cricket Club.{{cite web| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/engine/current/match/593319.html| title = Full Scorecard of Warwickshire vs Oxford MCCU 2013 - Score Report |publisher= ESPNcricinfo}} In the four-day varsity match at Cambridge during the 2013 season, Agarwal scored 313 not out from 312 balls, becoming the first player to record a triple century in inter-university matches, and breaking the record for the highest score by an Oxford player at first-class level.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/23165533 Sam Agarwal: Oxford student breaks Varsity batting record] – BBC Sport. Published 3 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

He played a number of games for the Surrey 2nd XI following his stint at Oxford but was not contracted to the county. He did not qualify as a domestic player in England so found opportunities limited and returned to India but did not pursue a cricket career.{{cite news |last1=Roller |first1=Matt |title=Life after cricket for Varsity hero Sam Agarwal |url=https://www.cherwell.org/2017/05/02/life-after-cricket-for-varsity-hero-sam-agarwal/ |access-date=6 October 2023 |work=Cherwell |date=2 May 2017}}