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Tony Fernandes (cricketer)

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Tony Fernandes
Fernandes in Tasmania in 1973
Personal information
Full name
Anthony Longinus Fernandes
Born(1945-04-08)8 April 1945
Baroda, Baroda State, British India
Died19 December 2015(2015-12-19) (aged 70)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1962–63 to 1973–74Baroda
1966–67 to 1969–70West Zone
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 48
Runs scored 1526
Batting average 24.22
100s/50s 0/10
Top score 65*
Balls bowled 6043
Wickets 100
Bowling average 31.78
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/41
Catches/stumpings 19/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 January 2024

Anthony Longinus Fernandes (8 April 1945 – 19 December 2015) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket for Baroda and West Zone from 1962 to 1973.

Biography

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Fernandes was a tall all-rounder: a right-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm medium-fast swing bowler who usually opened the bowling.[1] His best bowling figures were 6 for 41 for Baroda against Maharashtra in the 1968–69 Ranji Trophy.[2] The highest of his 10 first-class fifties was 65 not out, also against Maharashtra, in 1971–72, when he also took 5 for 65 in Maharashtra's first innings.[3]

Fernandes was a member of the West Zone teams that won the Duleep Trophy in 1968–69 and 1969–70.[4] He and his brother Leslie, a wicketkeeper, combined to dismiss Sunil Gavaskar caught behind in a Ranji Trophy match in 1972–73.[5]

After his first-class playing career ended, Fernandes spent some time coaching in Tasmania.[6] He died in Mumbai in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Wisden 2016, p. 210.
  2. ^ "Baroda v Maharashtra 1968–69". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Maharashtra v Baroda 1971–72". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Tony Fernandes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Bombay v Baroda 1972–73". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Tony Fernandes, Indian all-rounder, coach of the Burnie Cricket Club". NLA. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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