Salil Oberoi (born 7 December 1983 in

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) is an

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er who played

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...

in England for

Oxford UCCE Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC), which represents the University of Oxford, has always held first-class status since 1827 when it made its debut in the inaugural University Match between OUCC and Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC). ...

. He also represented

having coming through their youth teams. Oberoi was a

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and an alumnus of

St. Stephen's College, Delhi St. Stephen's College is a constituent college of the University of Delhi, widely regarded as one of the oldest and most prestigious colleges for arts and sciences in India. It was established in 1881 by the Cambridge Mission to Delhi. The college ...

, where he studied Economics between 2001 and 2004. He completed his schooling from Modern School, Delhi In 2005, Oberoi made 247 against

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. This was the third-highest of all time for a side representing Oxford University; the previous two higher scores were both made in the 19th century. It was also the highest ever in a

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. This record was surpassed in July 2013 when Samridh Agarwal scored 313 not out for Oxford in the fixture.

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* 1983 births Living people Oxford University cricketers Delhi cricketers Indian cricketers St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Alumni of Merton College, Oxford Oxford MCCU cricketers {{India-cricket-bio-1980s-stub