Hanumant Singh

Trivia

• Outside cricket, he was an executive for State Bank of India.
• He was also chairman of the National Cricket Academy, based in Bangalore, and a coach for Rajasthan.
• He was manager of the Indian team that toured the West Indies in 1983, and he served as an International Cricket Council match referee in 9 Tests and 54 ODIs from March 1995 to February 2002.
• In the Ranji Trophy final in 1966-67, he scored 109 and 213* against Bombay.
• He also captained Central Zone to its first victory in the Duleep Trophy in 1971-72.
• He was captain of Rajasthan in three Ranji Trophy finals, but lost each time.
• He also played at home against New Zealand in 1964-5 and against West Indies in 1966-7, and toured England in 1967.
• He made his Test debut in the 4th Test against England at Delhi in February 1964, scoring 105 and so becoming the fifth Indian to make a Test century on debut, emulating Lala Amarnath, Deepak Shodhan, AG Kripal Singh and Abbas Ali Baig.
• He played domestic first-class cricket for Madhya Bharat and then Rajasthan and Central Zone, and was known as "Chhotu" as a result of his short stature.
• He was later an International Cricket Council match referee in 9 Tests and 54 One Day Internationals from 1995 and 2002.