Ambar Khirid Roy pronunciation (5 June 1945 – 19 September 1997) was an Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches in 1969.

Ambar Roy
Personal information
Full name
Ambar Khirid Roy
Born(1945-06-05)5 June 1945
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died19 September 1997(1997-09-19) (aged 52)
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 121)3 October 1969 v New Zealand
Last Test12 December 1969 v Australia
Career statistics
CompetitionTestFirst-class
Matches4132
Runs scored917,163
Batting average13.0043.15
100s/50s0/018/32
Top score48197
Balls bowled1,952
Wickets29
Bowling average34.86
5 wickets in innings0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling4/44
Catches/stumpings0/–83/2
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 September 2022

In his first Test innings Roy scored 48 against New Zealand at Nagpur.[1] He did not score well in subsequent matches, and after poor scores against Australia at Delhi and Kolkata later in the season, he was dropped. In his final Test match, at his home ground Kolkata, he scored 18 and 19.[2]

References

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  1. ^ [1] ESPNcricinfo Scorecards: India Vs NZ 3–8 Oct 1969 (Retrieved on 27 June 2009)
  2. ^ [2] ESPNcricinfo Scorecards:India Vs Australia 12–16 December 1969 (Retrieved on 27 June 2009)