Michael Dalvi (born 18 May 1945, Bombay, Maharashtra) is a former Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1966 to 1982.
Life and career Dalvi is the son of Brigadier John Dalvi and was educated at the all-boys boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun. He received his undergraduate degree from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi.
A right-handed batsman who usually batted at number three, Dalvi made his first-class debut in 1966-67 while studying at Delhi University. In his fifth game that season he made 158, his first century, and 45 for Delhi against Services in the Ranji Trophy, top-scoring in each innings.Delhi v Services 1966-67
He moved south in 1967 to play for Madras. After moderate seasons in 1967-68 and 1968-69 he was more successful in 1969–70, with 347 runs at an average of 49.57,Michael Dalvi batting by season including 134 and 21 not out in the victory over Andhra, again top-scoring in each innings, in the first match of the season.Andhra v Madras 1969-70 He was selected to play for an Indian Board President's XI against the touring New Zealanders and for South Zone against the touring Australians.
In 1970-71 he hit 108 for Tamil Nadu in the Gopalan Trophy match against Ceylon.Tamil Nadu v Ceylon 1970-71 He began the 1974–75 season with 19 and 108 against HyderabadHyderabad v Tamil Nadu 1974-75 and 121 against Karnataka,Tamil Nadu v Karnataka 1974-75 and a few weeks later scored 179 against Sri Lanka,Tamil Nadu v Sri Lanka 1974-75 which is the highest score in the Gopalan Trophy by a Tamil Nadu batsman. He scored 112 and 79 not out in South Zone's victory over Central Zone in the Duleep Trophy in 1975–76.South Zone v Central Zone 1975-76
After a moderate season in 1976-77 he moved to Bengal, where he played for five seasons with a top score of 151 against Assam in 1977–78 in his first innings for his new team.Bengal v Assam 1977-78 He also played several times for East Zone, scoring 112 against the touring West Indians in 1978–79.East Zone v West Indians 1978-79 He retired after the 1981–82 season.
He runs a resort on his estate near Dehradun.Vishranti resorts history Retrieved 23 July 2014.
References
External links Michael Dalvi at CricketArchive Michael Dalvi at Cricinfo