Dattu Phadkar
On scorecards: DG Phadkar
In-game rating: 82/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Dattu Phadkar played 31 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1947 to 1958. The first came against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, with scores of 51 and 2, and 3 wickets, and the last against West Indies at Eden Gardens in 1958.
The most productive decade was the 1950s: 675 runs at 26.0 in 23 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 123 from 284 balls against Australia at Adelaide Oval in 1948, in a defeat. The best bowling is 7 for 159 against West Indies at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 1949.
In all: 2 hundreds, 8 fifties, 3 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 35.3 across 16 Tests; away it was 30.9 across 14 Tests. The most runs came against West Indies: 441 runs at 31.5 in 9 Tests. Eden Gardens was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 227 runs at 37.8. India won 3 of the Tests Dattu Phadkar played and lost 10, with 18 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 31 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 284 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1948 | Lost |
| 115 | – | England | Eden Gardens | 1951 | Drawn |
| 74 | – | West Indies | Brabourne Stadium | 1948 | Drawn |
| 65 | – | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1953 | Drawn |
| 64 | – | England | Headingley | 1952 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/159 | 45.3 | West Indies | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1949 | Lost |
| 5/64 | 29.3 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 1953 | Lost |
| 5/72 | 32 | Pakistan | Eden Gardens | 1952 | Drawn |
| 4/74 | 29.2 | West Indies | Brabourne Stadium | 1949 | Drawn |
| 3/14 | 10 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1947 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 7/88 against West Indies (1953).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 9 | 441 | 31.50 | 0/2 | 23 | 35.39 |
| England | 8 | 311 | 25.92 | 1/2 | 10 | 45.70 |
| Australia | 5 | 318 | 45.43 | 1/3 | 8 | 43.25 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 105 | 35.00 | 0/1 | 15 | 27.13 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 54 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 43.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 16 | 600 | 35.29 | 1/3 | 34 | 39.62 |
| Away | 14 | 618 | 30.90 | 1/5 | 25 | 34.28 |
| Neutral | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 27.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 8 | 554 | 46.17 | 1/4 | 22 | 30.23 |
| 1950s | 23 | 675 | 25.96 | 1/4 | 40 | 40.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Gardens | 4 | 227 | 37.83 | 1/1 | 11 | 43.45 |
| Brabourne Stadium | 4 | 177 | 59.00 | 0/1 | 10 | 34.10 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 3 | 137 | 45.67 | 0/1 | 11 | 26.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 124 | 62.00 | 0/2 | 3 | 55.33 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 2 | 108 | 36.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 71.00 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2 | 49 | 16.33 | 0/0 | 1 | 115.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1947 at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v West Indies, 1958 at Eden Gardens
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