Shah Nyalchand

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Shah Nyalchand India (IND)

Batting style	Left-hand bat (RHB)
Bowling type	Left-arm medium pace
	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	57
Runs scored	7	420
Batting average	7.00	7/63
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	6*	33
Balls bowled	387	14,419
Wickets	3	235
Bowling average	32.33	22.57
5 wickets in innings	-	15
10 wickets in match	-	6
Best bowling	3/97	7/32
Catches/stumpings	0	18
Test debut: 23 October 1952 Last Test: 23 October 1952 Source: [1]

Shah Nyalchand pronunciation (help·info) (born September 14, 1919, Dhrangadhra, Gujarat - died January 4, 1997, Junagadh, Gujarat) was an Indian Test cricketer.

Nyalchand was a left arm medium pace bowler who was particularly effective on matting wickets. His only Test match was against Pakistan at Lucknow] in 1952/53, which was one of the only two occasions that a matting wicket was used for a Test in India. He returned figures of 3 for 97. Frank Worrell once described Nyalchand as the 'king of matting wickets'.

Nyalchand played 24 seasons of Ranji Trophy, half of which were for Saurashtra. He captained Saurashtra for three seasons. His most successful season was 1961/62 when he took 27 wickets, including a split hat-trick against Maharashtra. During this purple patch, he took ten wickets in three consecutive matches across two seasons. Apart from the Test, he appeared for a few times for zonal sides against visiting teams. He toured East Africa with the Sundar Cricket Club of Mumbai in 1957.

Nyalchand was schooled in Sir Ajitsinhji High School in Dhrangdhara. He worked as a draughtsman with the Public Works Department of Gujarat government at Rajkot. He did cricket coaching for a time and was the recipient of an aid from the benefit fund of BCCI. His death was from a massive heart attack.