Buck Divecha

Buck Divecha

Buck Divecha in 1952
Cricket information
Batting style	Right-hand bat (RHB)
Bowling style	Right-arm fast medium, Right arm off-break
International information
National side	Indian
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 5 61 Runs scored 60 1,424 Batting average 12.00 20.34 100s/50s 0/0 0/5 Top score 26 92 Balls bowled 1,044 12,782 Wickets 11 217 Bowling average 32.81 24.89 5 wickets in innings - 9 10 wickets in match - 0 Best bowling 3/102 8/74 Catches/stumpings 5 36
Source: [1]

Ramesh Vithaldas 'Buck' Divecha  pronunciation  (18 October 1927 in Kadakvadi, Maharashtra – 19 February 2003 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is a former Indian Test cricketer.

Divecha was a right-arm bowler who bowled fast-medium or off-breaks, and a useful batsman.

In 1942 while studying in Wilson College he was arrested in connection with the Quit India movement. He was not charged, and he took no active part in politics after that. His father V.J. Divecha was a club cricketer, President of the Bombay Cricket Association and the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

While studying in Oxford, Divecha played four seasons of cricket for the university and earned blues in 1950 and 1951. He appeared for Northamptonshire against the Australians in 1948 and played Minor Counties cricket for Oxfordshire.

Divecha toured England in 1952 and took 50 wickets. He took a hat-trick against Surrey [3] and a career best 8 for 74 against Glamorgan [4] in the next match. He played Tests against England in 1951-52 and 1952, and Pakistan in 1952-53 but achieved little.