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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Farokh Engineer<br />
| fullname = Farokh Maneksha Engineer<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|2|25|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Province]], [[British India]]<br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| role = [[Wicket-keeper-batsman]]<br />
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| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 1961–1975<br />
| country = India<br />
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| testdebutdate = 1 December<br />
| testdebutyear = 1961<br />
| testdebutagainst = England<br />
| testcap = 102<br />
| lasttestdate = 23 January<br />
| lasttestyear = 1975<br />
| lasttestagainst = West Indies<br />
| odidebutdate = 13 July<br />
| odidebutyear = 1974<br />
| odidebutagainst = England<br />
| odicap = 3<br />
| lastodidate = 14 June<br />
| lastodiyear = 1975<br />
| lastodiagainst = New Zealand<br />
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| club1 = [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]]<br />
| year1 = {{nowrap|1959/60–1974/75}}<br />
| club2 = [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]]<br />
| year2 = {{nowrap|1961/62–1974/75}}<br />
| club3 = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]<br />
| year3 = {{nowrap|1968–1976}}<br />
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| columns = 4<br />
| hidedeliveries = true<br />
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| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]<br />
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]<br />
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]<br />
| matches1 = 46<br />
| matches2 = 5<br />
| matches3 = 335<br />
| matches4 = 160<br />
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| runs1 = 2,611<br />
| runs2 = 114<br />
| runs3 = 13,436<br />
| runs4 = 3,008<br />
| top score1 = 121<br />
| top score2 = 54[[not out|*]]<br />
| top score3 = 192<br />
| top score4 = 93<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 2/16<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1<br />
| 100s/50s3 = 13/69<br />
| 100s/50s4 = 0/12<br />
| bat avg1 = 31.08<br />
| bat avg2 = 38.00<br />
| bat avg3 = 29.52<br />
| bat avg4 = 23.31<br />
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| catches/stumpings1 = 66/16<br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 3/1<br />
| catches/stumpings3 = 704/120<br />
| catches/stumpings4 = 159/31<br />
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| date = 15 December<br />
| year = 2023<br />
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1160/1160.html CricketArchive {{subscription required}}<br />
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| module = {{Infobox person<br />
| embed = yes<br />
| signature = Farokh Autograph.jpg}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Farokh Maneksha Engineer''' ({{audio|Farokh_Engineer.ogg|pronunciation}}) (born 25 February 1938) is an Indian former [[cricket]]er. He was a [[wicket-keeper-batsman]], usually an [[opening batsman]], who represented [[India national cricket team|India]] in 46 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] from 1961 to 1975. In [[first-class cricket]], he played for [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]] from 1959/60 to 1974/75, for [[West Zone cricket team|West Zone]] from 1961/62 to 1974/75, and for [[Lancashire County Cricket Club]] from 1968 to 1976. He was the first-choice wicket-keeper for the [[World XI (cricket)|Rest of the World team]] which toured [[Rest of the World cricket team in England in 1970|England in 1970]] and [[Rest of the World cricket team in Australia in 1971–72|Australia in 1971–72]]. Engineer is the first Man of the Match for India in the Men's Cricket World Cup because of his performance (54* & a catch) against [[East Africa cricket team|East Africa]] in the [[1975 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=East Africa vs India, 6th Match at Leeds, Jun 11 1975 – Full Scorecard |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/prudential-world-cup-1975-60793/east-africa-vs-india-6th-match-65040/full-scorecard |website=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref><br />
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Engineer is the last male member of the [[Parsi]] community to have played for India,<ref name="cmon">{{cite web |url=http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/573954/-i-was-born-to-be-a-one-day-player |last=Chaudhry |first=Ijaz |title=I was born to be a one-day player |work=Cricket Monthly |date=26 July 2012}}</ref> although [[Arzan Nagwaswalla]] was selected for the international squad in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/in-pictures-parsi-cricketers-who-have-played-for-india/article34519324.ece |title=In pictures. Parsi cricketers who have played for India. |work=The Hindu |date=9 May 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
===Education and beginning of cricket career===<br />
Engineer was born 25 February 1938 into a [[Parsis|Parsi]] family in [[Bombay]].<ref name="znet">{{cite web|url=https://zoroastrians.net/2016/02/29/18-facts-about-farokh-engineer/|title=18 facts about Farokh Engineer|date=29 February 2016|website=Zoroastrians.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketcountry.com/criclife/10-parsis-who-played-test-cricket-for-india-505478 |author=Shiamak Unwalla |title=12 Parsis who played Test cricket for India |publisher=Cricket Country |date=30 July 2015}}</ref> His father Manecksha was a doctor by profession, and his mother, Minnie was a housewife. Engineer studied at the [[Don Bosco High School, Matunga|Don Bosco High School]] in [[Matunga]] and later at [[Ramniranjan Anandilal Podar College of Commerce and Economics|Podar College]], also in Matunga.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://donboscomatunga.com/alumni/notable-alumni/ |title=Notable Alumni. Don Bosco High School |publisher=Don Bosco High School, Matunga |access-date=15 December 2023 |archive-date=17 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200817202648/https://donboscomatunga.com/alumni/notable-alumni/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Engineer became a student at the [[University of Bombay]] and, in 1958/59, played cricket for both their team and the [[Indian Universities cricket team|Indian Universities team]]. He joined [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]] in 1959, though he continued to play for the Universities until 1961/62.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1160/all_teams.html Teams Farokh Engineer has played for]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2023. {{subscription required}}</ref><br />
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During his childhood, Engineer's first ambition was to be a [[pilot]].<ref name="cmon"/> However, he developed a love for sports from his father who played [[tennis]] and was himself a club cricketer. Farokh's older brother, Darius, was also a good club cricketer. He once took Farokh to the East Stand of the [[Brabourne Stadium]], where they saw [[Denis Compton]] fielding. Farokh called to Compton who gave him a piece of chewing gum which he saved as his prized possession for many years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://parsi-times.com/2016/06/a-few-good-men-farokh-engineer/ |last=Surti |first=Binaisha |title=A Few Good Men... Farokh Engineer |work=Parsi Times |date=6 June 2016}}</ref> His father enrolled him in Dadar Parsi Colony Sporting Club where he learned the nuances of the game from the seniors and later became a regular member of the team.<ref name="znet"/><br />
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==Test career==<br />
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Engineer played in 46 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] for [[India national cricket team|India]] from 1961/62 to 1974/75. He also played in five [[One Day International|ODI]]s, all in 1974/75. He scored 2,611 runs in Tests, including two centuries with a highest score of 121. He took 66 [[caught|catches]] and completed 16 [[stumped|stumpings]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1160/1160.html Farokh Engineer]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2023. {{subscription required}}</ref><br />
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===Debut===<br />
Engineer made his Test debut on 1 December 1961 when India played [[England cricket team|England]] at the [[Green Park Stadium|Modi Stadium]] in [[Kanpur]]. It was the second Test of the [[English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1961–62|1961/62 series]]. Engineer replaced [[Budhi Kunderan]] as wicket-keeper in the Indian team, and these two players competed for the role until Kunderan's retirement in 1967.<ref name="IE612">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25240.html India v England 1961, Second Test]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2024. {{subscription required}}</ref> The first Test, played three weeks earlier, had been [[draw (cricket)|drawn]].<ref>[https://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/25/25206.html India v England 1961, First Test]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 January 2024. {{subscription required}}</ref> India, [[captain (cricket)|captained]] by [[Nari Contractor]], won the toss at Kanpur and batted first. Engineer was ninth man in at 414/7 and joined [[Polly Umrigar]]. They added 53 for the eighth wicket until Engineer was stumped by [[John Murray (cricketer, born 1935)|John Murray]] for 33. Contractor [[declared]] as soon as the wicket fell with India on 467/8 and Umrigar 147 [[not out]]. Engineer's first dismissal as a Test wicket-keeper was England opener [[Peter Richardson (cricketer)|Peter Richardson]], whom he caught off [[Subhash Gupte]] for 22. Engineer later caught [[David Allen (cricketer)|David Allen]] off [[Chandu Borde]]. England were [[all out (cricket)|all out]] for 244 and Contractor enforced the [[follow-on]]. With well over a day's play remaining, India hoped to dismiss England again and win the match, but England recovered well to score 497/5 with centuries by [[Geoff Pullar]], [[Ken Barrington]], and their captain [[Ted Dexter]]. The match ended in a draw.<ref name="IE612"/><br />
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==Lancashire==<br />
{{Quote box |quote="He finds both cricket and life fun; he laughs easily and his jokes are often very funny but he can be grave. His appeals are as loud as anyone's yet off the field he is quietly spoken. As a batsman or wicketkeeper he is aggressive, yet he is a man of consideration and courtesy. There has always been a quality of generosity about his cricket and his way of life". |source=''Farokh – The Cricketing Cavalier'' by [[John Arlott]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.max-books.co.uk/home/farokh-cricketing-cavalier.html |title=Farokh – The Cricketing Cavalier |publisher=MaxBooks |date=27 August 2021}}</ref> |width=35% |align=right}}<br />
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In 1968, when English cricket allowed its [[county cricket|county clubs]] to sign overseas players, Engineer joined [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] alongside West Indies batsman [[Clive Lloyd]]. He spent nine seasons there, until he retired in 1976.<ref name="CAP">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1160/1160.html Farokh Engineer]. CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 December 2023. {{subscription required}}</ref> Lancashire had not won a major honour since 1950 but, while Engineer and Lloyd played for them, they became a highly successful [[limited overs cricket|limited overs team]], winning the [[Gillette Cup (England)|Gillette Cup]] four times and the [[John Player League]] twice.<ref name="znet"/><br />
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Engineer was playing for Lancashire in 1970 when he was selected as wicket-keeper for the [[Rest of the World cricket team in England in 1970|Rest of the World]] team, captained by [[Garfield Sobers]], which played five unofficial Tests against England that summer. Engineer also played for the [[Rest of the World cricket team in Australia in 1971–72]].<ref name="znet"/> He enjoyed life in [[Manchester]] and, having married a local lady, decided to settle there after his retirement from playing.<ref name="znet"/> Lancashire granted him a testimonial in 1976, his final season, which raised £26,519.<ref name="CAP"/><br />
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He became a vice-president of the club in later years.<ref name="znet"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/cricket/report/eng-chat/20060510.htm |title=Dhoni reminds me of myself |work=Rediff on the Net |date=10 May 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://circleofcricket.com/category/Latest_news/8021/A-glimpse-of-Farokh-Engineers-journey-from-England-to-India |title=A glimpse of Farokh Engineer's journey from England to India |work=Circle Of Cricket |date=7 June 2017}}</ref> On 24 January 2024, at a Naman Awards ceremony, the BCCI announced that the Colonel [[C. K. Nayudu]] Lifetime Achievement Award was bestowed on both Engineer and Ravi Shastri.<ref>[https://www.bcci.tv/articles/2024/news/55556090/farokh-engineer-and-ravi-shastri-bestowed-with-col-c-k-nayudu-lifetime-achievement-awards-at-naman-awards?platform=domestic&type=men#:~:text=Nayudu%20Lifetime%20Achievement%20Awards%20at%20Naman%20Awards,-24th%20Jan%2C%202024&text=Former%20India%20wicket%2Dkeeper%20Mr,Naman%20Awards%20ceremony%20in%20Hyderabad. Lifetime Achievement Awards]. BCCI. Retrieved 30 January 2024.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhattacharyya |first=Gautam |date=2024-01-23 |title="Better late than never": Farokh Engineer on BCCI Lifetime Achievement award |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/cricket/better-late-than-never-farokh-engineer-on-bcci-lifetime-achievement-award |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=National Herald |language=en}}</ref> His contributions to Lancashire county club were recognised as a stand was inaugurated in his name during the fourth test match of the [[Anderson–Tendulkar Trophy]] between [[England cricket team|England]] and [[India national cricket team|India]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sen |first=Debasis |title="I see this as an honour for India more than just for myself": Farokh Engineer on having a stand named after him at Old Trafford |url=https://revsportz.in/i-see-this-as-an-honour-for-india-more-than-just-for-myself-farokh-engineer-on-having-a-stand-named-after-him-at-old-trafford/#:~:text=The%20Farokh%20Engineer%20stand.,PC%20%E2%80%93%20Revsportz.&text=Former%20India%20wicketkeeper%2Dbatter%2C%20Farokh,be%20honoured%20with%20a%20stand. |website=Revsportz |date=23 July 2025 }}</ref><br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
The [[Bollywood]] film ''[[83 (film)|83]]'', released in 2021, was about India's first [[Cricket World Cup]] in 1983. It depicts Engineer, resident in England at the time, as one of the TV commentators. The film features [[Boman Irani]] as Engineer and is directed and produced by [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]] and [[Anurag Kashyap]] respectively.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/boman-irani-joins-ranveer-singhs-83-clan-as-farokh-engineer |title=Boman Irani joins Ranveer Singh's '83' clan as Farokh Engineer1 |work=Free Press Journal |date=27 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/boman-irani-to-play-farokh-engineer-in-83-119082700361_1.html |title=Boman Irani to play Farokh Engineer in '83' |work=Business Standard India |date=27 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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