Anirudh Singh (born 28 December 1983) is an English former first-class

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er. Singh was born at

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in December 1983 to Indian parents from

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who had emigrated to England. He was educated in Birmingham at King Edward's School, before going up to

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. While studying at Cambridge, he made three appearances in

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for

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against

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in The University Matches of 2003, 2004 and 2005. He also played for

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in 2004, making two appearances. In five first-class matches, he scored 176 runs, making 113 for Cambridge University and 63 for Cambridge UCCE. His highest first-class score of 75 came for Cambridge University in The University Match of 2005 at Fenner's. His brother,

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, captained Cambridge University and played first-class cricket at county level.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Rudi 1983 births Living people Cricketers from Birmingham, West Midlands English people of Indian descent Sportspeople of Indian descent British Asian cricketers People educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Cambridge MCCU cricketers Cricketers from the West Midlands (county)