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{{short description|Indian cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Hanumant Singh
| image = Hanumantsingh.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|03|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Banswara]], [[Rajputana]], [[British Raj]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|11|29|1939|03|29|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| batting = Right-hand bat
| bowling = Leg spin
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 14
| runs1 = 686
| bat avg1 = 31.18
| 100s/50s1 = 1/5
| top score1 = 105
| deliveries1 = 66
| wickets1 = -
| bowl avg1 = -
| fivefor1 = -
| tenfor1 = -
| best bowling1 = -
| catches/stumpings1 = 11/-
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 207
| runs2 = 12338
| bat avg2 = 43.90
| 100s/50s2 = 29/-
| top score2 = 213*
| deliveries2 = 3934
| wickets2 = 56
| bowl avg2 = 40.94
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = -
| best bowling2 = 5/48
| catches/stumpings2 = 110/-
| international = true
| country = India
| testdebutfor = India
| testcap = 108
| testdebutagainst = England
| testdebutdate = 8 February
| testdebutyear = 1964
| lasttestdate = 25 September
| lasttestfor = India
| lasttestagainst = New Zealand
| lasttestyear = 1969
| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/29260.html cricinfo
| date = 16 March
| year = 2017
| role =
| club1 = [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]]
}}

'''Hanumant Singh''' ({{audio|Hanumant_Singh.ogg|pronunciation}} )(29 March 1939 – 29 November 2006) was an Indian [[cricket]]er. He played in 14 [[Test cricket|Tests]] for the [[Indian cricket team]] from 1964 to 1969. He was later an [[International Cricket Council]] match referee in 9 Tests and 54 [[One Day International]]s from 1995 and 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/691775 |title=Royalty on the cricket field |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=18 May 2018}}</ref>

== Personal life ==

Singh was born in [[Banswara]], [[Rajputana]] in a [[Rajput]] family.<ref><nowiki/>"The Rajputs from Battle fields to Cricket fields"</ref>{{Sfn|Srinivasan|2014|p=71}} He was the second son of Chandraveer Singh, [[Banswara State|Maharawal of Banswara]] from 1944 to 1985, making him [[Maharajkumar]] of Banswara. His mother was the sister of [[Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji]], making him the grandnephew of [[Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sen|first=Satadru|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ER-SVOdIGXYC&dq=Ranjitsinhji+rajput&pg=PA71|title=Disciplined Natives: Race, Freedom and Confinement in Colonial India|date=2012|publisher=Primus Books|isbn=978-93-80607-31-3|language=en}}</ref> His older brother, [[Suryaveer Singh]], also played first-class cricket, while his son, Sangram Singh represented the Mumbai U-16 team. A cousin, [[KS Indrajitsinhji]], also played in 4 Tests for India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Prince Indrajitsinhji|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29533.html|access-date=2020-09-20|website=Cricinfo}}</ref> He was initially educated at [[Welham Boys' School]] in [[Dehradun]]. Later he completed his education at [[Daly College]], [[Indore]]. He has a Cricket Ground named after him at [[Daly College]], Hanumant Oval. He was a member of the Madhya Bharat cricket team.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanumant Singh Profile - Cricket Player,India{{!}}Hanumant Singh Stats, Ranking, Records inCricket -NDTV Sports|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/40722-hanumant-singh-playerprofile|access-date=2020-09-20|website=NDTVSports.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Playing career ==

Hanumant Singh played domestic [[first-class cricket]] for [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Bharat]] and then [[Rajasthan cricket team|Rajasthan]] and [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]], and was known as "Chhotu" as a result of his short stature. He batted well from the back foot, particularly working the ball on the [[leg side]].

He made his Test debut in the 4th Test against England at Delhi in February 1964, scoring 105 and so becoming the fifth Indian to make a Test [[century (cricket)|century]] on debut, emulating [[Lala Amarnath]], [[Deepak Shodhan]], [[A. G. Kripal Singh]] and [[Abbas Ali Baig]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanumant Singh Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/5605/hanumant-singh|access-date=2020-09-20|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref> Later that year, he reached 94 in his first Test against Australia, out of a total of 193.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ShieldSquare Captcha|url=http://validate.perfdrive.com/sportskeeda/captcha?ssa=0c42845f-45fd-a273-6856-25525a8cb928&ssc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportskeeda.com%2Fcricket%2Ffrom-bombay-to-mombassa-the-story-of-a-cricket-lover-from-kenya-with-indian-roots&ssi=5e45aa3c-a33a-86ab-2560-c1b8e1432e61&ssk=contactus@shieldsquare.com&ssm=49048214500976320104491258026193&ssn=6a2416e6a402fb80b9a64ce17c3d793e1c4f1f579486-a0d1-4c64-7a1c4b&sso=c4f7f934-f5f88fecc7a9e6319c6d4c2d1c901928f2df64ec25053559&ssp=34962028781600602965160061472222243&ssq=90575182020367773896920203233270415628117&ssr=MjA4LjgwLjE1My42MQ==&sst=ZoteroTranslationServer/WMF%20(mailto:services@lists.wikimedia.org)&ssw=|access-date=2020-09-20|website=validate.perfdrive.com}}</ref>

He also played at home against New Zealand in 1964–65 and against West Indies in 1966–67, and toured England in 1967. However, like many other prominent Indian players, he was surprisingly excluded from the 1967–68 tour to Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanumant Singh: The Tragic Prince of Indian Cricket|url=http://cricmash.com/biographies/hanumant-singh-the-tragic-prince-of-indian-cricket|access-date=2020-09-20|website=CricketMash|language=en-GB}}</ref> Recalled to play against New Zealand at Bombay in September 1969, he scored 1 and 13, caught behind both times off the fast bowling of [[Dayle Hadlee]], and did not play Test cricket again. He never scored another test century.

He was captain of Rajasthan in three [[Ranji Trophy]] finals, but lost each time.{{Sfn|Srinivasan|2014|p=68}} He also captained Central Zone to its first victory in the [[Duleep Trophy]] in 1971–72. In the Ranji Trophy final in 1966–67, he scored 109 and 213* against Bombay. His older brother, [[Suryaveer Singh]], made 79 and 132 in the same match, and they shared partnerships of 176 and 213. Hanumant Singh retired from first-class cricket in 1979.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanumant Singh Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/5605/hanumant-singh|access-date=2020-09-20|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref>

== Coaching career ==

He was manager of the Indian team that toured the West Indies in 1983 and was of [[Rajasthan cricket team]] as well as head coach of [[Kenya cricket team]] in early 1990.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 19, 2003|first=Pradeep|last=Vijayakar |first2=V. Narayan |last2=Swamy|title=Kenya face their godfathers in mother of unlikely battles|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cricket/Kenya-face-their-godfathers-in-mother-of-unlikely-battles/articleshow/40699430.cms|access-date=2020-09-20|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> He coached them to a [[1990 ICC Trophy]] in [[Netherlands]] as they lost in semi-final then in [[1994 ICC Trophy]] where [[UAE cricket team]] defeated Kenya in the final. He was also coach of the Kenya team that played in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]]. They had a major win over [[West Indies cricket team]] which was considered one of ODI's biggest upsets.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-lists/import-export-indian-coaching-story/192380 |title=From import to export, the Indian coaching story |access-date=24 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170621055449/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-lists/import-export-indian-coaching-story/192380 |archive-date=21 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kenyan coach Hanumant Singh seen with captain Maurice Odumbe at a practice session in Cuttack,... {{!}} The Hindu Images|url=https://thehinduimages.com/details-page.php?id=2602989&highlights=HANUMANT%20RAO|access-date=2020-09-20|website=thehinduimages.com}}</ref>

== Administrator ==

He served as an [[International Cricket Council]] [[match referee]] in 9 Tests and 54 ODIs from March 1995 to February 2002. He was also chairman of the [[National Cricket Academy]], based in [[Bangalore]], and a coach for Rajasthan. Outside of cricket, he was an executive for [[State Bank of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanumant Singh Profile and Biography|url=http://india.crictotal.com/profile/hanumant-singh.php|access-date=2020-09-20|website=india.crictotal.com|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Death ==

Hanumant Singh died in [[Mumbai]] of multi organ failure, after contracting [[dengue fever]] in the year 2006 at the age of 67.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hanumant Singh battles for life|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22979211/hanumant-singh-battles-life|access-date=2020-09-20|website=www.espncricinfo.com|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==

* {{Cite book|last=Srinivasan|first=N.|url=http://www.andhracricket.com/assets/pdf/Gangaraju-Book.pdf|title=Legends of Cricket|publisher=Gangaraju Books|year=2014|location=[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]]|pages=67–71|issn=0975-0258}}

== See also ==

*{{cricinfo|ref=india/content/player/29260.html}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070505161955/http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=cricketNews "Former India batsman Hanumant Singh dies aged 67"], [[Reuters]], 29 November 2006
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/5/5516.html Hanumant Singh - the tragic Prince of Indian cricket], CricketArchive, 29 November 2006
*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2006/12/02/db0201.xml Obituary]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 29 November 2006
*[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2509439,00.html Obituary], ''[[The Times]]'', 18 December 2006

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