Vithal Palwankar
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| Born | 1884 or 1886 India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 November 1971 Bombay, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Palwankar Baloo (brother) Palwankar Shivram (brother) Palwankar Ganpat (brother) Yeshwant Palwankar (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1910–11 to 1928–29 | Hindus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 1 July 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vithal Palwankar (1884 or 1886 – 26 November 1971) was an Indian cricketer and a captain of the Hindus team. Vithal led the team to victories over the Mohammedan and European teams, where his captaincy and personal performance were praised. His four-year tenure (1923 to 1926) as captain was filled with similar successes and culminated with the Hindus winning the Quadrangular trophy.[1] He was the younger brother of the Indian spin bowler and activist Palwankar Baloo; his other brothers Palwankar Shivram and Palwankar Ganpat were also cricketers.