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About Shah Nyalchand
- Shah Nyalchand pronunciation (14 September 1915, Dhrangadhra, Gujarat – 3 January 1997, Junagadh, Gujarat) was an Indian Test cricketer. Nyalchand was a left arm medium pace bowler who was particularly effective on matting wickets.
- His only Test match was against Pakistan at Lucknow in 1952/53, which was one of only two occasions that a matting wicket was used for a Test in India.
- He returned figures of 3 for 97.
- Frank Worrell once described Nyalchand as the 'king of matting wickets'. Nyalchand played 24 seasons of Ranji Trophy, half of which were for Saurashtra.
- He captained Saurashtra for three seasons.
- His most successful season was 1961/62 when he took 27 wickets, including a split hat-trick against Maharashtra.
- During this purple patch, he took ten wickets in three consecutive matches across two seasons.
- Apart from the Test, he appeared for a few times for zonal sides against visiting teams.
- He toured East Africa with the Sundar Cricket Club of Bombay in 1957. Nyalchand was schooled in Sir Ajitsinhji High School in Dhrangdhara.
- He worked as a draughtsman with the Public Works Department of Gujarat government at Rajkot.
- He did cricket coaching for a time and was the recipient of an aid from the benefit fund of BCCI.
- His death was from a massive heart attack.
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