Shankarrao Godambe

Shankarrao Ramachandra Godambe (1 March 1899 – 6 December 1969) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1920 to 1941.

Shankarrao Godambe

The 1932 Indian touring team in England. Godambe is standing third from right.
Personal information
Full name	Shankarrao Ramachandra Godambe
Born	(1899-03-01)1 March 1899 Bombay, British India
Died	6 December 1969(1969-12-06) (aged 70) Bombay, India
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1920/21–1941/42	Hindus
1934/35–1937/38	Gujarat
1939/40	Bombay
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 50 Runs scored 848 Batting average 16.30 100s/50s 0/4 Top score 62 Balls bowled 6,203 Wickets 103 Bowling average 22.86 5 wickets in innings 4 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 6/32 Catches/stumpings 49/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2018

Godambe was a medium-pace seam bowler and useful late-order batsman who had a long career for the Hindus in the Bombay Quadrangular. After doing well in the trial matches in 1931-32 he was selected to tour England with India's first Test touring team in 1932.^[1] However, he was unable to make the most of his infrequent opportunities on tour and did not play in the Test match.^[1]

He scored 62 (his highest score) and 51 not out when the Hindus beat the Europeans in the final of the 1925-26 Bombay Quadrangular.^[2] His best bowling figures were 6 for 32, after taking 4 for 42 in the first innings, to help the Hindus to victory over the Parsees in the 1929–30 final.^[3]