Narayan Satham

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.

Narayan Satham

Personal information
Full name	Narayan Yashwantrao Satham
Born	(1949-07-12)12 July 1949 Dabhoi, Province of Bombay, India
Died	12 February 2023(2023-02-12) (aged 73)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1967/68–1984/85	Baroda
Career statistics
Competition FC List A Matches 84 8 Runs scored 3,119 11 Batting average 28.61 3.66 100s/50s 4/12 0/0 Top score 197 8 Balls bowled 11,181 378 Wickets 193 5 Bowling average 31.31 50.20 5 wickets in innings 7 0 10 wickets in match 1 n/a Best bowling 8/65 3/33 Catches/stumpings 32/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 August 2019

Career

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]