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Ladhabhai Nakum Amar Singh pronunciation (b. December 4 1910 in Rajkot, Gujarat — d. May 21, 1940 in Jamnagar, Gujarat) was an Indian Test cricketer.
A right-arm fast-medium bowler and effective lower-order batsman, Amar Singh played in seven Tests for India before World War II. He took 28 wickets in these matches.
Amar Singh played first-class cricket over a nine year period; in 92 first-class matches he took 508 wickets at the outstanding bowling average of 18.35. He also scored five centuries as a batsman.
Amar Singh along with Mohammad Nissar formed part of a duo of fast bowlers for India who were among the best of their time. Amar Singh was also the first Indian to score a Test match 50, which he scored in India's first Test Match played against England at Lords in 1932.
In domestic cricket he was the first Indian to complete the all-rounders double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in the Ranji Trophy.
He died of pneumonia in 1940.
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