Dadabhoy Havewala

Dadabhoy Rustomji Havewala (sometimes spelt Havewalla) (27 November 1908 – 21 July 1982) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1934 to 1941.

Havewala became famous in India before he played first-class cricket. In the final of the Times of India Shield in Bombay in December 1933, he scored 515 (with 32 sixes and 55 fours)[1] as well as taking 11 wickets.[2] It was the highest score in Indian cricket until 2013, when Prithvi Shaw made 546.[3]

He made his first first-class century in 1935-36, playing for Bombay against Western India.[4] Earlier in the season he had scored 71 against the touring Australian side, prompting Charlie Macartney to write, "I have seldom seen finer hitting than that by Havewalla."[5]

He made another century in 1937-38 for Maharaja of Patiala's XI against the strong touring English team Lord Tennyson's XI[6] and was selected to play for India in the last two matches India played against Lord Tennyson's XI. He made 44 in the first match, India's second-top score in an innings victory.[7]

In later seasons his batting form declined and he played as a pace bowler.[8]