Raj Kumar Yadvendrasinhji ( – ?), a member of the Jamnagar royal family, played

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in India from 1935 to 1947.

Career

Yadvendrasinhji made his first-class debut in 1934–35, and played in the Nawanagar team that won the

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final in 1936–37, along with his cousins Indravijaysinhji and

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. Batting at number nine, he made 39 not out and 45 not out, sharing a ninth-wicket partnership of 76 in the first innings with Ranvirsinhji, and a tenth-wicket partnership of 133 in 96 minutes in the second innings with

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. He continued to play for Nawanagar with moderate success until 1947–48. He twice made his highest score of 58. In 1945–46, against

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, he made 58 and 27 and took a wicket in each innings. In his next match, in 1946–47, he top-scored with 58 in the second innings when Nawanagar lost by an innings to

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* * 1910s births Year of death missing Indian cricketers Nawanagar cricketers Cricketers from Gujarat {{India-cricket-bio-1910s-stub