Narayan Satham
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| Full name | Narayan Yashwantrao Satham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 July 1949 Dabhoi, Province of Bombay, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 February 2023 (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1967/68–1984/85 | Baroda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Narayan Yashwantrao Satham (12 July 1949 – 12 February 2023) was an Indian first-class cricketer who played for Baroda. He worked as an administrator and coach after his playing career.
Career
[edit]Satham was right-arm fast-medium bowler who made his first-class debut for Baroda at the age of 18 during the 1967–68 Ranji Trophy. He became part of Baroda's pace trio which included Cecil Williams and Anthony Fernandes.[1] In a career that lasted until the 1984/85 season, Satham appeared in 84 first-class matches in which he took 193 wickets at an average of 31.31. He was also a handy lower-order batsman with more than 3000 runs including four centuries. Satham represented West Zone in Duleep Trophy and against touring Sri Lankan and English teams.[2]
Satham worked in cricket administrative and coaching roles after retirement. After officiating as a match referee in domestic tournaments, he worked as the head coach of the Singapore national under-19 and senior teams for three years until 1999.[3] In 2001, Satham, along with Mohinder and Surinder Amarnath, trained cricketers in Tangier, Morocco, as part of a cricket development pact with the Moroccan Cricket Association.[4][5][6] In 2008, Satham, Williams, Anshuman Gaekwad and Nayan Mongia formed the Veteran Cricketers Association.[7] He then had two tenures as the chairman of cricket improvement committee (CIC) of the Baroda Cricket Association (BCA) and was a member of BCA managing committee until his resignation in 2018.[8] He also coached at the Sangramsinh Gaekwad Cricket Academy in Vadodara.[9]
Satham died on 12 February 2023, at the age of 73.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Murzello, Clayton (24 December 2015). "His name is Anthony Fernandes!". Mid Day. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Narayan Satham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Vengsarkar, Dilip (14 September 1999). "TV calls the tune!". Rediff. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Munro, Tony (9 November 2001). "Morocco: Seven teams take part in tournament in Tangier and Rabat as development work continues". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Kabbaj, Ouadia (13 July 2001). "Morocco: How Abdur Rahman Bukhatir is building cricket in Morocco from the ground up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Mitchell, Kevin (6 January 2002). "Morocco bound". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Cricket academy gets BCA affiliation". The Times of India. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Kotambi int'l stadium finally gets BCA nod". The Times of India. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Tere, Tushar (1 November 2017). "Cricket improvement committe (sic) head resigns". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Acharya, Shayan. "Former Baroda fast bowler Narayan Satham passes away". Retrieved 12 February 2023.
External links
[edit]- Narayan Satham at ESPNcricinfo
- Narayan Satham at CricketArchive (subscription required)