Udaykant Madhavji Merchant (14 August 1916 – 7 February 1985) was an Indian first class cricketer.

Uday Merchant
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 42
Runs scored 2,789
Batting average 55.78
100s/50s 9/12
Top score 217
Balls bowled 18
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 44/0

The brother of Test player Vijay Merchant, Uday was a right-handed batsman and played in the Ranji Trophy for Bombay. He played a total of 22 first class matches for Bombay, scoring 1758 runs at 67.61.[1]

Merchant's highest score of 217 was made against Hyderabad in the 1947–48 Ranji Trophy semi-final.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "First-class batting records by team". CricketArchive.
  2. ^ "Scorecard: Bombay v Hyderabad 1947/48". CricketArchive.