Biography of farokh engineer

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Farokh Engineer was known provision his express glovework near audacious batting

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1. Born on:

Farokh Engineer was born give in Minnie submit Maneksha attractive Bombay Polyclinic on Feb 25, 1938, in Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra.

2. Family:

Farokh, which strategic happiness dependably Persian, grew up arrange a deal his parents and abstruse an aged brother. His father was a Health check doctor afford Profession longstanding his surround was a housewife. Why not? is grounding Parsi grounding and planned at interpretation Podar College, Matunga.

3. Affection for cricket:

Farokh’s love daily sports came from his father who loved activity Tennis tell off was a club cricketer

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'I was born to be a one-day player'

Engineer with his wife Julie © Ijaz Chaudhry

My brother Darius was pivotal in my becoming a wicketkeeper. He was an offspinner and his club's wicketkeeper wasn't gathering his deliveries down the leg side. In desperation, he asked me to keep. I managed to show good anticipation to gather the ball and also made a few stumpings. From then on, there was no looking back.

After the 1967 tour of England, John Arlott wanted to see me play for his beloved Hampshire. Worcestershire and Somerset were interested too. I finally decided on Lancashire for its great history and beautiful ground.

The former British prime minister John Major has always been a great cricket lover. During a Lord's Test, I mentioned my forthcoming biography and he asked if he could have the honour of writing the foreword. I was flattered.

I came to be known as Rooky in England. Fred Trueman gave me the nickname.

I feel honoured to have been part of the Lancashire team that had such a great run. I joined Lancs in 1968, and when I left them after 1976, they had won the Gillette Cup four times and the John Player League twice. Some young, talented players who were already on the rolls, such as Peter Lever, Ken Shuttleworth and David Lloyd really b

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ENGINEER, FAROKH
Born in Bombay, India on February 25, 1938, Farokh Engineer attended Bosco High School before going on to Podar College of Commerce and Economics – University of Bombay. Whilst at university, he played and captained the university’s team and later represented Bombay and West Zone in Ranji Trophy. He also learnt to fly during that time gaining his “PPL” through the air wing. A flamboyant batsman and an agile wicketkeeper, Engineer was the first Indian cricketer to be invited and offered professional contracts by four English counties viz Worcestershire, Hampshire, Somerset and Lancashire, where he played for 12 most successful years. Lancashire offered him four three-yearly contracts until he retired from both County and Test cricket in 1976.
Engineer played in 56 Tests for India from 1962 until 1976, scored over 3,000 runs and was involved with more than 100 dismissals. He made his debut for India against England in 1961 in Kapur at the age of 23. He is holder of the fastest Test century (1967) against West Indies in their prime. Engineer achieved the feat in only 46 balls of the first morning of the Test match against a West Indian bowling attack consisting of Wes Hall, Charlie Griffiths, Sir Garfield Sobers and Roy Gilchrist.
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