Suresh Navaratnam

Suresh Navaratnam (born 7 October 1975) is a Malaysian cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[2] he has played more than 100 times for the Malaysia national cricket team[3] since making his debut in 1993,[4] scoring more runs and taking more wickets than any other player for Malaysia.[1]

Suresh Navaratnam
Personal information
Full nameSuresh Navaratnam
Born (1975-10-07) 7 October 1975
Selangor, Malaysia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
RoleAll rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998–2004 Malaysia
First-class debut23 April 2004 Malaysia v Nepal
Last First-class17 September 2004 Malaysia v UAE
List A debut9 September 1998 Malaysia v Sri Lanka
Last List A14 September 1998 Malaysia v Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A ICC Trophy
Matches 2 3 19
Runs scored 29 19 324
Batting average 7.25 6.33 21.60
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 15 9 46
Balls bowled 312 132 605
Wickets 8 4 22
Bowling average 20.75 28.50 17.59
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 5/61 2/23 3/14
Catches/stumpings 6/0 0/0 7/0
Source: CricketArchive, 13 January 2008

Biography

Early career

Born in Selangor in 1975,[2] Navaratnam made his debut for Malaysia in 1993, playing in that year's Saudara Cup match against Singapore.[5] He represented Malaysia at the 1994 ICC Trophy in Nairobi,Kenya,[6] also playing again in the Suadara Cup match that year.[5]

He played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore for the first time in 1995, also playing in the Saudara Cup match that year. He repeated these tournaments the following year, also playing for a Malaysia Invitation VIII in the International Super 8s[5] and in the first ACC Trophy.[7] Malaysia hosted the ICC Trophy in 1997 and Navaratnam played in seven matches in the tournament.[6] He also played in that year's Saudara Cup match.[5]

In 1998, after played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy and Saudara Cup[5] Navaratnam made his List A debut, playing matches against Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Jamaica as part of the cricket tournament in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Kuala Lumpur.[8] This was followed by the ACC Trophy in Nepal. His last appearance for Malaysia in the 1990s was in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series of 1999.[5]

Later career

In 2000, Navaratnam played two matches in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series and the Saudara Cup before playing in that year's ACC Trophy. He played in the Saudara Cup match and ICC Trophy in 2001, and played in both the Saudara Cup and Stan Nagaiah Trophy in 2002, also playing in the ACC Trophy that year,[5] an event for which he was named man of the series.[9] He missed the Suadara Cup match in 2003, but did play in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy, also representing Malaysia against the ECB National Academy.[5]

He made his first-class debut in 2004, playing ICC Intercontinental Cup matches against Nepal and the UAE.[10] He also played in that year's Stan Nagaiah Trophy, Saudara Cup and ACC Trophy, in addition to an ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament match against Hong Kong.

In 2005, he again played in both the Stan Nagaiah Trophy and Saudara Cup in addition to ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Hong Kong and Nepal. He missed the Saudara Cup match in 2006, but did play in that year's Stan Nagaiah Trophy, also playing in the ACC Trophy that year as well as ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Hong Kong and Nepal. The following year, he played an ACC Premier League match against the UAE and the Saudara Cup match against Singapore. He most recently represented his country at the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup.[5]

During the off season in Malaysia, Suresh have featured as a professional player for Mulgrave Cricket Club in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.

Suresh Navaratnam is the highest capped player for Malaysia and he has scored more runs and took more wickets than anyone in representative matches for Malaysia.[11] He then continued to represent the country in the World Cricket League & Asian Cricket Council tournaments from 2009 - 2014.

In 2014 upon the completion of World Cricket League division 3 in Kuala Lumpur, Suresh finally bid farewell to international cricket and is to be said being involve in various development programs to help the growth of the game in Malaysia.

Statistics

By the end of 2006, Navaratnam had played more than 100 matches for Malaysia, scoring more runs and taking more wickets than any other player. In 25 two-innings matches, he had scored 918 runs at an average of 22.39 and took 83 wickets at an average of 21.91. In 94 limited overs matches he had scored 2,444 runs at an average of 35.94 and taken 141 wickets at an average of 17.61.[3]

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References
  1. Cricinfo profile
  2. CricketArchive profile
  3. Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sports Books Publishing, 2007
  4. Teams played for by Suresh Navaratnam at CricketArchive
  5. Other matches played by Suresh Navaratnam at CricketArchive
  6. ICC Trophy matches played by Suresh Navaratnam at CricketArchive
  7. 1996 ACC Trophy at CricketEurope
  8. List A matches played by Suresh Navaratnam at CricketArchive
  9. 2002 ACC Trophy at CricketArchive
  10. First-class matches played by Suresh Navaratnam at CricketArchive
  11. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26023.html
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