Tony Fernandes (cricketer)
 Fernandes in Tasmania in 1973 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Anthony Longinus Fernandes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 April 1945 Baroda, Baroda State, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 December 2015 (aged 70) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–63 to 1973–74 | Baroda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–67 to 1969–70 | West Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Wisden 2016, p. 210.
- ^ "Baroda v Maharashtra 1968–69". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Maharashtra v Baroda 1971–72". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Tony Fernandes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Bombay v Baroda 1972–73". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Tony Fernandes, Indian all-rounder, coach of the Burnie Cricket Club". NLA. Retrieved 14 January 2024.