Raju Bhatt (Baroda cricketer)
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Raju Bhatt was an India
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er. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Baroda
Baroda cricket team
The Baroda cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Vadodara. The home ground of the team is the Moti Bagh Stadium on the palace grounds. The team is run by the Baroda Cricket Association. It has been one of the most successful teams in the Ranji Trophy in the new millennium...

. He was born in Baroda.

Bhatt made his cricketing debut for Baroda Schools in 1957-58, playing further matches for West Zone Schools and Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda prior to his first-class debut.

Bhatt made his first-class debut during the 1961-62 season, against Bombay. He played two matches in the 1961-62 Ranji Trophy.

In the next season, he made a top score of 43 runs, though he weakened in 1963-64, making a top score of 8 runs.

His top score came during his penultimate season, 1965-66, his only first-class half-century, against Gujarat
Gujarat cricket team
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- coming eleven months after a half-century for Baroda University.

Bhatt had to wait over a year for his final two first-class appearances, the last of which finished in an innings defeat for the side.

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