Narender Pal Singh

Narender Pal Singh
Personal information
Born (1973-09-10) 10 September 1973 (age 51)
Laksar, Uttarakhand, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993/94–2006/07Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 101 48
Runs scored 1,535 188
Batting average 14.48 14.46
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 74 29*
Balls bowled 18,237 2,393
Wickets 319 70
Bowling average 26.95 24.68
5 wickets in innings 16 0
10 wickets in match 2 n/a
Best bowling 7/24 4/31
Catches/stumpings 39/– 17/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 March 2016

Narender Pal Singh (born 10 September 1973), also known as N. P. Singh, is an Indian former first-class cricketer who represented Hyderabad for 14 seasons. He later worked as a selector for Hyderabad Cricket Association.

Life and career

Born in Laksar, Singh played as a right-arm medium-fast bowler for Hyderabad. He made his first-class debut for the team at the age of 20 in the 1993–94 Ranji Trophy. He appeared in 101 first-class matches and took 319 wickets at an average less than 27. He also claimed 70 wickets in 48 List A matches at 24.68. He was the four highest wicket-takers of the 1998–99 Ranji Trophy[1] and part of the Hyderabad team that finished runners-up in the 1999–00 Ranji Trophy. He played his last first-class match in December 2006,[2] finishing as one of the players with most appearances for Hyderabad (97 first-class appearances).

Singh became a selector for the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) soon after his retirement.[3] He also worked as the chairman of the senior team selection panel of HCA.[4] He was replaced in the selection panel in 2011,[5] after which he worked as a consultant for HCA's district and satellite academies.[6] He was once again named chairman of HCA's Ranji and under-25 selection panel ahead of the 2013–14 season.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Bowling in Ranji Trophy 1998/99 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Narender Singh". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. ^ Arsalan, Anam (31 December 2007). "Hyderabad cricket in transition mode". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. ^ Das, N Jagannath (19 December 2009). "Hyderabad demoted from Ranji Elite group". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Laxman, Ojha named in HCA governing council". ESPNcricinfo. 10 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  6. ^ "HCA to set up academy to train young players". The Times of India. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  7. ^ "HCA appoints selectors and coaches". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.