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Polly Umrigar

Middle-order batter · 1948 to 1962 · 59 internationals

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Test59 matches
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59Internationals
3,631Runs
12Hundreds
35Wickets
33Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test599483,63122342.22--12145--
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test59504,7252621,473356/746/7442.081.87135.00320
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test59101330330.3263 (3ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Polly Umrigar: Test stats

Test

59 matches · 1948-1962

3,631runs
Matches
59
Average
42.22
Strike rate
-
Hundreds
12
Highest
223
Fifties
14

35 wickets · bowling average 42.08

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test949450501948-12-091962-04-13Complete

Questions fans ask about Polly Umrigar

How many Test runs has Polly Umrigar scored?
Polly Umrigar has 3,631 runs in 94 Test innings from 59 matches at an average of 42.22. Highest score: 223.
What is Polly Umrigar's Test batting average?
Polly Umrigar's Test batting average is 42.22, from 3,631 runs and 94 innings.
How many Test wickets has Polly Umrigar taken?
Polly Umrigar has taken 35 wickets in Test from 59 matches at a bowling average of 42.08. Best innings: 6/74.
How many international centuries does Polly Umrigar have?
Polly Umrigar has 12 international hundreds: 12 in Test.
Which teams has Polly Umrigar played international cricket for?
Polly Umrigar is recorded for India in this publication.
When did Polly Umrigar play international cricket?
This career snapshot covers 1948 to 1962. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

59 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1962-04-13India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 123 runs
1962-04-04India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 7 wickets
1962-03-23India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 30 runs
1962-03-07India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 18 runs
1962-02-16India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 10 wickets
1962-01-10England v IndiaTestIndia won by 128 runs
1961-12-30England v IndiaTestIndia won by 187 runs
1961-12-13England v IndiaTestMatch drawn
1961-12-01England v IndiaTestMatch drawn
1961-02-08India v PakistanTestMatch drawn
1961-01-13India v PakistanTestMatch drawn
1960-12-30India v PakistanTestMatch drawn

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TEST CAREER · 1948 to 1962

Polly Umrigar in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

3,631Runs
42.22Average
-Strike rate
12Hundreds
14Fifties
223Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career599483,63122342.22--12145--
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career59504,7252621,473356/746/7442.081.87135.00320
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career59101330330.3263 (3ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings
01,0002,0003,0002k runs: 1958-11-282k3,631194819521955195819601962
Test runs by year
02004001948: 30 runs3019481949: 0 runs1950: 0 runs1951: 77 runs7719511952: 467 runs4671953: 560 runs5601954: 0 runs19541955: 543 runs5431956: 254 runs2541957: 0 runs19571958: 228 runs2281959: 391 runs3911960: 153 runs15319601961: 470 runs4701962: 458 runs4581962
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught46 · 48.9%
Bowled29 · 30.9%
LBW6 · 6.4%
Run out3 · 3.2%
Stumped2 · 2.1%
Not out8 · 8.5%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
333.0936 inns
45.002 inns
546.6445 inns
660.806 inns
7102.003 inns
830.001 inns
932.001 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns
Test wickets, innings by innings
09182725 wickets: 1961-12-302535194819521955195819601962
Test wickets by year
03691948: 0 wickets19481949: 0 wickets1950: 0 wickets1951: 0 wickets19511952: 0 wickets1953: 0 wickets1954: 0 wickets19541955: 8 wickets81956: 0 wickets1957: 0 wickets19571958: 2 wickets21959: 8 wickets81960: 4 wickets419601961: 4 wickets41962: 9 wickets91962
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
445runs
49.44average
-strike rate
350s
1100s
Last 10 bowling innings
11wickets
35.00average
1.65economy
127.09strike rate
5/107best

Test record by situation

complete career
Polly Umrigar: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
West Indies163031,372172*50.81--3100--
England17282770147*29.61--303-1
Pakistan1519291111753.58--520-1
Australia61102277820.63--012-0
New Zealand56135122370.20--110-0
All599483,63122342.22--12145--
Polly Umrigar: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
England11158764327722/46138.501.89438.0000
Pakistan10141,614102425146/7430.351.57115.2811
West Indies9121,48879547115/10749.722.20135.2701
Australia576212720384/2725.371.9677.6220
New Zealand22126112100/0N/A1.00N/A00
All59504,7252621,473356/7442.081.87135.0032
Polly Umrigar: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home365242,08222343.37--763--
Away224141,517172*41.00--582-2
Neutral110323232.00--000-0
All599483,63122342.22--12145--
Polly Umrigar: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home25342,727134910184/2750.552.00151.5030
Away11151,908120546176/7432.111.71112.2302
Neutral119081700/17N/A1.13N/A00
All59504,7252621,473356/7442.081.87135.0032
Polly Umrigar: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match313121,23822342.68--543-2
2nd innings of the match282821,231130*47.34--561--
3rd innings of the match25252830172*36.08--131-1
4th innings of the match1010233211841.50--110--
All599483,63122342.22--12145--
Polly Umrigar: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match13131,69893548125/10745.661.93141.5011
2nd innings of the match18181,59394447146/7431.921.68113.7811
3rd innings of the match13139544535432/64118.002.22318.0000
4th innings of the match664803012464/2720.661.5580.0010
All59504,7252621,473356/7442.081.87135.0032
Polly Umrigar: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 3253631,09222333.09--254--
No. 42201095.00--000-0
No. 5324531,959147*46.64--870--
No. 6561304172*60.80--111-0
No. 7331204130*102.00--110-0
No. 8110303030.00--000-0
No. 9110323232.00--000-0
All599483,63122342.22--12145--
Polly Umrigar: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won8112456130*50.66--210-1
Lost214221,154172*28.85--253--
Drawn304142,02122354.62--882-2
All599483,63122342.22--12145--
Polly Umrigar: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won355282913664/2722.661.5488.0010
Lost14191,989105684155/10745.602.06132.6011
Drawn20262,208128653146/7446.641.77157.7111
All59504,7252621,473356/7442.081.87135.0032
Polly Umrigar: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1948110303030.00--000-0
1951340773819.25--000-0
195211161467130*31.13--212-2
1953510156013062.22--240-2
1955912254322354.30--210-0
195647125479*42.33--020-0
19583612285745.60--020-0
1959815039111826.06--112--
196045015311530.60--101-0
1961561470147*94.00--300-0
19626121458172*41.63--130-0
All599483,63122342.22--12145--
Polly Umrigar: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1948119025100/51N/A3.40N/A00
1951337832300/3N/A1.76N/A00
1952223001600/1N/A3.20N/A00
1953111201400/14N/A7.00N/A00
1955678405720386/7425.371.45105.0001
195623240126800/17N/A1.70N/A00
195834336519221/6296.003.42168.0000
19596107593326084/2732.502.0594.8720
1960465763117544/7143.751.82144.0010
1961577204519942/4649.751.65180.0000
1962461,0447427295/10730.221.56116.0001
All59504,7252621,473356/7442.081.87135.0032
Polly Umrigar: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Eden Gardens712120444*18.54--000-0
Brabourne Stadium811040310236.63--121-1
MA Chidambaram Stadium7102490130*61.25--220--
Arun Jaitley Stadium78030611238.25--111-0
Green Park581409147*58.42--211-1
Queen's Park Oval481580172*82.85--240-2
Sabina Park36030411750.66--120-0
Headingley240853921.25--000-0
Kensington Oval240805620.00--010-0
Lord's24020145.00--001-0
Old Trafford24012711831.75--100140
All599483,63122342.22--12145--
Polly Umrigar: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Eden Gardens686963522132/4673.661.90232.0000
Green Park479064630894/2734.222.03100.6620
Brabourne Stadium56330715300/3N/A2.78N/A00
MA Chidambaram Stadium465643614522/6472.501.54282.0000
Arun Jaitley Stadium4520168244/4920.502.4450.2510
Queen's Park Oval346544021575/10730.711.9793.4201
Lord's233612300/0N/A3.83N/A00
All59504,7252621,473356/7442.081.87135.0032

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Hundreds 12

  1. 172*v West IndiesQueen's Park Oval · 1962-04-04
  2. 147*v EnglandGreen Park · 1961-12-01
  3. 112v PakistanArun Jaitley Stadium · 1961-02-08
  4. 117v PakistanMA Chidambaram Stadium · 1961-01-13
  5. 115v PakistanGreen Park · 1960-12-16
  6. 118v EnglandOld Trafford · 1959-07-23
  7. 223v New ZealandHyderabad (Deccan) · 1955-11-19
  8. 108v PakistanArbab Niaz Stadium · 1955-02-12
  9. 117v West IndiesSabina Park · 1953-03-28
  10. 130v West IndiesQueen's Park Oval · 1953-01-21
  11. 102v PakistanBrabourne Stadium · 1952-11-13
  12. 130*v EnglandMA Chidambaram Stadium · 1952-02-06

Five-wicket innings 2

  1. 5/107v West IndiesQueen's Park Oval · 1962-04-04
  2. 6/74v PakistanBahawalpur · 1955-01-15

Best Test performances

Polly Umrigar: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
223--260New ZealandHyderabad (Deccan)1955-11-19
172*---0West IndiesQueen's Park Oval1962-04-04
147*--160EnglandGreen Park1961-12-01
130*---0EnglandMA Chidambaram Stadium1952-02-06
130---2West IndiesQueen's Park Oval1953-01-21
118--130EnglandOld Trafford1959-07-23
117---0West IndiesSabina Park1953-03-28
117--140PakistanMA Chidambaram Stadium1961-01-13
115--110PakistanGreen Park1960-12-16
112---0PakistanArun Jaitley Stadium1961-02-08
Polly Umrigar: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
6/74348251.27PakistanBahawalpur1955-01-15
5/107336241.91West IndiesQueen's Park Oval1962-04-04
4/27150111.08AustraliaGreen Park1959-12-19
4/499313.16AustraliaArun Jaitley Stadium1959-12-12
4/71330231.29PakistanGreen Park1960-12-16
2/46180101.53EnglandEden Gardens1961-12-30
2/48294270.97West IndiesKensington Oval1962-03-23
2/6416262.37PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi1955-02-26
2/64318241.20PakistanMA Chidambaram Stadium1961-01-13
2/7721082.20West IndiesQueen's Park Oval1962-02-16

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1962-04-13West Indies32 & 60-Sabina ParkWest Indies won by 123 runs
1962-04-04West Indies56 & 172*5/107 & 0/17Queen's Park OvalWest Indies won by 7 wickets
1962-03-23West Indies8 & 102/48Kensington OvalWest Indies won by inns & 30 runs
1962-03-07West Indies50 & 32-Sabina ParkWest Indies won by inns & 18 runs
1962-02-16West Indies2 & 232/77Queen's Park OvalWest Indies won by 10 wickets
1962-01-10England2 & 110/11 & 0/12MA Chidambaram StadiumIndia won by 128 runs
1961-12-30England36 & 362/46Eden GardensIndia won by 187 runs
1961-12-13England220/3Arun Jaitley StadiumMatch drawn
1961-12-01England147*0/11 & 0/53Green ParkMatch drawn
1961-02-08Pakistan1120/14 & 0/8Arun Jaitley StadiumMatch drawn