Gulabrai Ramchand
On scorecards: GS Ramchand
In-game rating: 78/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Gulabrai Ramchand played 33 Tests for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1952 to 1960. The first came against England at Headingley, with scores of 0 and 0, and 2 wickets, and the last against Australia at Eden Gardens in 1960.
The most productive decade was the 1950s: 1,124 runs at 26.1 in 30 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 109 against Australia at Brabourne Stadium in 1956. The best bowling is 6 for 49 against Pakistan at National Stadium in 1955.
In all: 2 hundreds, 5 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 27.5 across 19 Tests; away it was 20.3 across 13 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against West Indies: 399 runs at 26.6 in 8 Tests. Brabourne Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 4 Tests and 262 runs at 52.4. Gulabrai Ramchand captained India in 5 Tests, winning 1 and losing 2. India won 4 of the Tests Gulabrai Ramchand played and lost 10, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 33 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | – | Australia | Brabourne Stadium | 1956 | Drawn |
| 106* | – | New Zealand | Eden Gardens | 1955 | Drawn |
| 72 | – | New Zealand | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1955 | Drawn |
| 67* | – | West Indies | Brabourne Stadium | 1958 | Drawn |
| 62 | – | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1953 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/49 | 28 | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1955 | Drawn |
| 3/20 | 13 | Pakistan | Eden Gardens | 1952 | Drawn |
| 2/19 | 15 | Pakistan | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1955 | Drawn |
| 2/31 | 12 | West Indies | Brabourne Stadium | 1958 | Drawn |
| 2/33 | 15 | West Indies | Sabina Park | 1953 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 7/76 against Pakistan (1955).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 8 | 269 | 17.93 | 1/0 | 3 | 99.00 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 210 | 30.00 | 0/1 | 16 | 23.31 |
| West Indies | 8 | 399 | 26.60 | 0/3 | 13 | 49.92 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 234 | 58.50 | 1/1 | 5 | 55.20 |
| England | 4 | 68 | 9.71 | 0/0 | 4 | 76.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 19 | 716 | 27.54 | 2/2 | 19 | 52.32 |
| Away | 13 | 427 | 20.33 | 0/3 | 20 | 42.80 |
| Neutral | 1 | 37 | 37.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 24.50 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30 | 1,124 | 26.14 | 2/5 | 41 | 42.61 |
| 1960s | 3 | 56 | 11.20 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brabourne Stadium | 4 | 262 | 52.40 | 1/1 | 5 | 54.60 |
| Eden Gardens | 4 | 158 | 26.33 | 1/0 | 8 | 22.38 |
| Corporation Stadium | 4 | 115 | 16.43 | 0/0 | 1 | 107.00 |
| Arun Jaitley Stadium | 3 | 111 | 27.75 | 0/1 | 1 | 165.00 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 2 | 141 | 35.25 | 0/2 | 3 | 65.33 |
| Green Park | 2 | 33 | 8.25 | 0/0 | 2 | 78.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1952 at Headingley
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1960 at Eden Gardens
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