Ambar Roy

Ambar Roy

Personal information
Full name	Ambar Khirid Roy
Born	(1945-06-05)5 June 1945 Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died	19 September 1997(1997-09-19) (aged 52) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	Pankaj Roy (uncle) Pranab Roy (cousin)
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 121)	3 October 1969 v New Zealand
Last Test	12 December 1969 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 4 132 Runs scored 91 7,163 Batting average 13.00 43.15 100s/50s 0/0 18/32 Top score 48 197 Balls bowled – 1,952 Wickets – 29 Bowling average – 34.86 5 wickets in innings – 0 10 wickets in match – 0 Best bowling – 4/44 Catches/stumpings 0/– 83/2
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 September 2022

Ambar Khirid Roy pronunciation^ⓘ (5 June 1945 – 19 September 1997) was an Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches in 1969.

In his first Test innings Roy scored 48 against New Zealand at Nagpur.^[1] He did not score well in subsequent matches, and after poor scores against Australia at Delhi and Kolkata later in the season, he was dropped. In his final Test match, at his home ground Kolkata, he scored 18 and 19.^[2]

References

1. [1] ESPNcricinfo Scorecards: India Vs NZ 3–8 Oct 1969 (Retrieved on 27 June 2009)
2. [2] ESPNcricinfo Scorecards:India Vs Australia 12–16 December 1969 (Retrieved on 27 June 2009)