Anshuman Pandey
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| Full name | Anshuman Vachaspati Pandey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 September 1975 Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off spin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 14 August 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Anshuman Vachaspati Pandey (born 26 September 1975) is a former Indian cricketer who played for Madhya Pradesh in 1996 and 1997. He is best known for accomplishing the rare feat of scoring a double century on his first-class debut.
Pandey was born in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh,[1] and made his state under-19 debut during the 1991–92 season, aged 16.[2] A right-handed opening batsman, he was selected to make his senior debut for Madhya Pradesh in January 1996, against Uttar Pradesh during the 1995–96 Ranji Trophy season.[3] On debut, Pandey opened the batting with Jai Yadav, and finished with 209 not out from a team total of 536/7 declared, with his innings lasting 545 balls and taking 676 minutes (over 11 hours) to complete.[4] He and his captain, Chandrakant Pandit (who scored 202), put on 328 runs for the third wicket, which as of August 2015[update] is the highest partnership for Madhya Pradesh against Uttar Pradesh.[5] Pandey became the third Indian (after Gundappa Viswanath and Amol Muzumdar) and tenth player overall to score a double century on his first-class debut, a feat which has since been accomplished by four more players (including two Indians).[6]
Despite his debut performance, Pandey would go on to play only five more first-class matches, two more during the 1995–96 season and then three the following season.[3] In the ten innings after his debut, he recorded only 95 runs at an average of 9.50,[1] with a best of 24 against Railways.[7] Pandey did also play twice in the Ranji one-day competition, scoring 46 against Railways in October 1996,[8] but he played no further matches for Madhya Pradesh after the 1996–97 season, finishing with an overall first-class batting average of 30.40.[1] Of the fourteen players to score a double century on their first-class debut, only Norman Callaway (one match) and Arthur Maynard (two matches) had shorter careers.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Anshuman Pandey – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Anshuman Pandey – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b First-class matches played by Anshuman Pandey – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Madhya Pradesh v Uttar Pradesh, Ranji Trophy 1995/96 (Central Zone)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Highest partnerships for Madhya Pradesh against Uttar Pradesh – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ a b Records / First-class matches / Batting records / Double hundred on debut – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ Railways v Madhya Pradesh, Ranji Trophy 1996/97 (Central Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ^ List A matches played by Anshuman Pandey – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 August 2015.