Wasuderao Dattatraya Sane (14 January 1914 – 25 February 1991) played 17 matches of first-class cricket for several teams in India from 1937 to 1959.

Wasuderao Sane
Personal information
Full name
Wasuderao Dattatraya Sane
Born(1914-01-14)14 January 1914
Amravati, Maharashtra, British India
Died25 February 1991(1991-02-25) (aged 77)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-pace
RelationsNarayan Sane (brother)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 17
Runs scored 512
Batting average 19.69
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 59 not out
Balls bowled 3636
Wickets 55
Bowling average 24.94
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/90
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 September 2017

A left-arm medium-pace bowler and middle-order batsman, in 1947-48 Sane captained Central Provinces and Berar in their only Ranji Trophy victory; he took 4 for 20 and 3 for 35 in the 113-run victory over Mysore.[1] In his only other match as captain he led Madhya Pradesh to an innings defeat against Holkar in 1953–54, taking 6 for 191 in Holkar's innings and top-scoring for Madhya Pradesh with 43 in the second innings.[2]

He played in Vidarbha's debut match in the Ranji Trophy in 1957–58, taking 3 for 45 and 4 for 38 against Uttar Pradesh.[3] A year later, a few days after his 45th birthday, he took his best figures of 6 for 60 for Vidarbha against Madhya Pradesh.[4]

Sane was later an umpire. His elder brother Narayan was also a first-class cricketer and umpire.

References

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  1. ^ "Mysore v Central Provinces and Berar 1947-48". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Madhya Pradesh v Holkar 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Vidarbha v Uttar Pradesh 1957-58". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Madhya Pradesh v Vidarbha 1958-59". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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