Buck Divecha

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Buck Divecha India (IND)

Batting style	Right-hand bat (RHB)
Bowling type	Right-arm fast medium, Right arm off-break
	Tests	First-class
Matches	5	61
Runs scored	60	1,424
Batting average	12.00	20.34
100s/50s	0/0	0/5
Top score	26	92
Balls bowled	1,044	12,782
Wickets	11	217
Bowling average	32.81	24.89
5 wickets in innings	-	9
10 wickets in match	-	0
Best bowling	3/102	8/74
Catches/stumpings	5	36
Test debut: 30 December 1951 Last Test: 28 November 1952 Source: [1]

Ramesh Vithaldas 'Buck' Divecha pronunciation (help·info) (born October 18, 1927, Kadakvadi, Maharashtra- died February 19, 2003, Mumbai, Maharashtra) is a former Indian Test cricketer.

Divecha was right arm bowler who did fast medium or off breaks, and a useful batsman.

In 1942 while studying in Wilson college, he was arrested in connection with the Quit India movement. No case was charged and he took no active part in politics after that.^[2] His father V. J. Divecha was a club cricketer, President of the Bombay Cricket Association and the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

While studying in Oxford, Divecha played four seasons of cricket for the university and earned blues in 1950 and 1951. He appeared for Northamptonshire against Australians in 1948 and played Minor Counties cricket for Oxfordshire.

Divecha toured England in 1952 and took 50 wickets. He took a hat-trick against Surrey [3] and a career best 8 for 74 against Glamorgan [4] in the next match. He played Tests against England in 1951/2 and 1952, and Pakistan in 1952/53 but achieved little.

Divecha's career in Indian domestic cricket was far shorter than that in England. He played one Ranji Trophy match for Bombay in 1951/52, one for Madhya Pradesh in 19554/55 and four for Saurashtra in 1962/63. In these six matches he took 22 wickets at 27.50. After the early retirement from cricket, he became a prominent golf player.

Divecha took an M.A. from Oxford. He was an executive with Burmah Shell and Mahindra & Mahindra. His death was after a prolonged illness. He suffered from Alzheimer's disease. ^[5].