Eknath Solkar
69India · PACE · 1974 to 1976 · on scorecards: ED Solkar
BATTING
- Matches
- 7
- Innings
- 6
- Runs
- 27
- Average
- 4.5
- Strike rate
- 34.17
- High score
- 13
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 4
- Average
- 42.25
- Economy
- 4.02
- Strike rate
- 63
- Best figures
- 2/31
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 2 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Eknath Solkar played 7 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1974 to 1976. The first came against England at Headingley, with a score of 3 and 2 wickets, and the last against New Zealand at Eden Park in 1976.
The most runs came against New Zealand: 16 runs at 5.3 in 3 ODIs.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 7 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 10 | New Zealand | Old Trafford | 1975 | Lost |
| 8 | 34 | England | Lord's | 1975 | Lost |
| 3 | 9 | England | Headingley | 1974 | Lost |
| 2 | 5 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1976 | Lost |
| 1 | 4 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1976 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/31 | 11 | England | Headingley | 1974 | Lost |
| 2/46 | 7 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1976 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 0/0 | 2 | 40.00 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 16 | 5.33 | 0/0 | 2 | 44.50 |
| East Africa | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 5 | 14 | 2.80 | 0/0 | 4 | 38.25 |
| Neutral | 2 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headingley | 2 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 15.50 |
| Old Trafford | 1 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Eden Park | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 23.00 |
| Lancaster Park | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1974 at Headingley
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 1976 at Eden Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 18 March 1948
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 79
- Ducks
- 1
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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