Farokh Engineer

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Farokh Engineer
India
Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Legbreak
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	46	5
Runs scored	2611	114
Batting average	31.08	38.00
100s/50s	2/16	-/1
Top score	121	54*
Balls bowled	-	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	66/16	3/1
As of 4 February 2006 Source: [1]

Farokh Maneksha Engineer pronunciation (help·info) (born 25 February 1938 in Mumbai), is a former Indian cricketer of Parsi background who played 46 Tests for India and played first-class cricket for Mumbai in India and Lancashire in England. Engineer's active international career started in 1961 and continued to 1975, and he was India's first-choice wicket-keeper for most of that period. He was also a highly useful, stylish and very aggressive batsman.He is currently a match referee in the IPL

He studied in Podar College, Matunga.

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