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Champak Mehta
Personal information
Full name
Champaklal Narotamdas Mehta
Born1907 (1907)
Surat, British India
Died13 December 1981(1981-12-13) (aged 78–79)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBatsman, occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1929/30–1935/36Hindus
1933/34–1935/36Bombay
1934/35Gujarat
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 19
Runs scored 814
Batting average 26.25
100s/50s 0/5
Top score 96
Balls bowled 350
Wickets 7
Bowling average 46.71
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/19
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 April 2022

Champaklal Narotamdas Mehta (1907 – 13 December 1981) was an Indian cricketer who played for Bombay, Gujarat and Hindus in 1930s.[1]

Mehta was born in Surat and studied in the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai.[2] He made his debut in the Bombay Quadrangular in 1929 but the tournament was suspended for the next four seasons. In support of the non-cooperation movement, Vijay Merchant, L. P. Jai and Mehta refused to take part in the trials for the Indian tour to England in 1932.[2] He took part in the Test trials for the 1933-34 series.[2]

Mehta died of a heart attack in Bombay in 1981.[2]

References

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  1. ^ ESPNcricinfo profile
  2. ^ a b c d Obituary in Indian Cricket 1982, p. 563