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{{short description|Indian-born American cricketer}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2016}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Anil Lashkari
| image =
| fullname = Anil H. Lashkari
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1934|8|29}}
| birth_place = [[Ahmedabad]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2007|11|1|1934|8|29}}
| death_place = [[Ferndale, Washington]], U.S.
| nickname =
| heightm =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off-spin
| family =
| country = United States
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1963–1979
| club1 = [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] (India)
| year1 = 1951–1956
| club2 = [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]] (India)
| year2 = 1952
| date = 6 September 2016
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/39/39626/39626.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Anil H. Lashkari''' (August 29, 1934 – November 1, 2007) was an international [[cricket]]er who represented the [[United States national cricket team|U.S. national team]] between 1963 and 1979. He was born in India, and played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Gujarat cricket team|Gujarat]] and [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]] before emigrating to the United States. At the age of 44, he captained the U.S. at the [[1979 ICC Trophy]], playing alongside his son.

==Career in India==
Lashkari was born into a prominent textile family in [[Ahmedabad]], India.<ref name="p254">{{cite book |last=Sentance|first=P. David|date=2006|title=Cricket in America, 1710–2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gqDUKbm-cMAC|publisher=McFarland|page=254|isbn=0786420405}}</ref> He made his first-class debut for Gujarat at the age of 17, playing against [[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra]] in the [[1951–52 Ranji Trophy]]. He played another three [[Ranji Trophy]] matches the following season, scoring half-centuries against [[Baroda cricket team|Baroda]] and Maharashtra, and was also selected to play for West Zone against [[Pakistani cricket team in India in 1952–53|the touring Pakistanis]]. During the 1953–54 season, Lashkari was twice selected for an All-India team against [[Commonwealth XI cricket team in India in 1953–54|the touring Commonwealth XI]] side, with both teams including several [[Test cricket|Test]] players in their line-ups.<ref name="fc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/39/39626/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Anil Lashkari], CricketArchive. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref> In the first of those matches, he finished as the Indian XI's leading run-scorer for the match and made a first-class career-high 55 runs in the second innings, batting alongside [[Madhav Apte]], [[Datta Gaekwad]], [[Syed Mushtaq Ali]], [[Vijay Manjrekar]], and [[Gulabrai Ramchand]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/20/20891.html Indian XI v Commonwealth XI], Commonwealth XI in India 1953/54], CricketArchive. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref> Lashkari's first-class career ended at the age of 21, after the 1955–56 season.<ref name="fc"/>

==Career in the United States==
Lashkari studied chemical engineering at the [[University of Leeds]] in [[Yorkshire]], England, before eventually relocating to the United States. He settled in [[Southern California]], and played club cricket for the [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] Cricket Club.<ref name="p254"/> Lashkari made his international debut for the U.S. national team in September 1963, in an [[Auty Cup]] fixture against [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] in [[Toronto]]. In 1968, he was selected for an American tour of England, during which the U.S. played mostly against [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|minor counties]]. After that tour, his matches for the United States mainly came against Canada, with the exception of a 1973 match against [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/39/39626/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Anil Lashkari], CricketArchive. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref> At the age of 44, Lashkari was appointed captain of the U.S. for the [[1979 ICC Trophy]] in England, the inaugural edition of what is now the [[Cricket World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]]. In the three matches where play was possible (the match against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] being washed out), he scored three runs against [[Israel national cricket team|Israel]], 16 against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]], and 73 against [[Wales national cricket team|Wales]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/39/39626/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Anil Lashkari], CricketArchive. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref> Lashkari's son, [[Neil Lashkari]], played alongside his father at the 1979 ICC Trophy, and appeared in another three editions of the tournament.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/47/47643/47643.html Neil Lashkari], CricketArchive. Retrieved September 6, 2016.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Players/39/39626/39626.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com CricketArchive]
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/player/30837.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]

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[[Category:American sportspeople of Indian descent]]
[[Category:20th-century American engineers]]

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