Walter D'Souza, the former Gujarat Ranji Trophy batsman, who also represented the Associated Cement Companies in local and all-India tournaments, passed away in his sleep at Khar in Mumbai on Thursday. D'Souza, 93, is survived by his wife Eudora, daughters Marina, Vinita and son Suresh.

The middle-order batsman was one of the two surviving members of the Gujarat team (Jyotindra Shodhan is the other) who figured in their first-ever Ranji Trophy final against Holkar at Indore in 1950-51.