Yadvendrasinhji

Personal information

Born

c. December 1916

Relations

(see below)

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1934-35 to 1935-36

Western India

1936-37 to 1947-48

Nawanagar

Career statistics

Competition	FC
Matches	25
Runs scored	841
Batting average	24.02
100s/50s	0/2
Top score	58
Balls bowled	174
Wickets	5
Bowling average	27.80
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	1/9
Catches/stumpings	12/-

Source: CricketArchive, 13 December 2014

Raj Kumar Yadvendrasinhji (born c. December 1916, date of death unknown), a member of the Jamnagar royal family, played first-class cricket in India from 1935 to 1947.

Yadvendrasinhji made his first-class debut in 1934-35, and played in the Nawanagar team that won the Ranji Trophy final in 1936-37, along with his cousins Indravijaysinhji and Ranvirsinhji. Batting at number nine, he made 39 not out and 45 not out, sharing a ninth-wicket partnership of 76 in the first innings with Ranvirsinhji, and a tenth-wicket partnership of 133 in 96 minutes in the second innings with Mubarak Ali.^[1]

He continued to play for Nawanagar with moderate success until 1947-48. He twice made his highest score of 58. In 1945-46, against Baroda, he made 58 and 27 and took a wicket in each innings.^[2] In his next match, in 1946-47, he top-scored with 58 in the second innings when Nawanagar lost by an innings to Bombay.^[3]

Family tree

Descendants of Jivansinhji

Jivansinhji
1846–1916

Devisinhji
1865–?

Ranjitsinhji^{[lower-roman 1]}
1872–1933

Juvansinhji
1875–1942

Dilawarsinhji
1883–1930

Mohansinhji
1886–1941

Savaisinhji
1889–?

Rajendrasinhji
1899–1964

Pratapsinhji^{[lower-roman 2]}
1893–?

Digvijaysinhji^{[lower-roman 2]}
1895–1966

Himmatsinhji^{[lower-roman 2]}
1897–1973

Duleepsinhji^{[lower-roman 1]}
1905–1959

Vikramsinhji^{[lower-roman 2]}

Sukhdevsinhji^{[lower-roman 2]}
1936–

Daulatsinhji
1935–

Chatrapalsinhji^{[lower-roman 2]}
1936–2009

Shatrusalyasinhji^{[lower-roman 2]}
1939–

Madhavsinhji

Dajirajsinhji
1891–1917

Ajaysinhji^{[lower-roman 1]}
1971–

Indravijaysinhji^{[lower-roman 2]}
1915–1981

Ranvirsinhji^{[lower-roman 2]}
1919–1962

Indrajitsinhji^{[lower-roman 1]}
1937–2011

Yadvendrasinhji^{[lower-roman 2]}
1916–?

Notes:

1 2 3 4 Test cricketers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First-class cricketers

Jam Sahibs of Nawanagar are underlined.

Sources: World of Royalty, Royal Ark.

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