Raj Pradhan
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| Raj Pradhan | ||||
 Nepal |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Raj Kumar Pradhan | |||
| Born | 27 April 1973 | |||
| Nepal | ||||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Leg spin | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2004-2005 |  Nepal |
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| First-class debut | 25 March 2004: Nepal v UAE | |||
| Last First-class | 7 May 2005: Nepal v UAE[1] | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| First-class[1] | ||||
| Matches | 4 | |||
| Runs scored | 5 | |||
| Batting average | 2.50 | |||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | |||
| Top score | 4 | |||
| Balls bowled | 314 | |||
| Wickets | 5 | |||
| Bowling average | 33.40 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | |||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | |||
| Best bowling | 2/23 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 1/0 | |||
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As of 5 April 2008 |
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Raj Kumar Pradhan (born 27 April 1973) is a Nepalese cricketer.[2] A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler,[3] he has played for the Nepal national cricket team since 2002,[4] including four first-class matches.[5][1]
[edit] Biography
Born in Nepal in 1973,[3] Raj Pradhan first played for Nepal at the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore.[6] He made his first-class début in 2004 when he played for Nepal against the UAE and Malaysia in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[5] Later in the year he played in the ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur as well as ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore and the UAE.[6]
In February 2005 he played in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy,[6] in which Nepal finished third after beating Qatar in a play-off.[7] He also played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Malaysia,[6] the UAE and Hong Kong.[5] The games against the UAE and Hong Kong also counted towards the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup[8] and are his last first-class matches to date.[5][1]
In 2006, he played in a match against Namibia in Windhoek to decide the final place in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Nepal had to win outright to qualify, but could only manage a draw after there was no play on the final day.[9] Following this he went on a tour of Pakistan with Nepal before playing in the ACC Trophy.[6]
He most recently represented his country when he played in all four ACC Premier League matches in October/November 2006 against Hong Kong, the UAE, Singapore and Malaysia.[6]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ a b c d Cricinfo has him recorded as playing five first-class matches with has last being against Namibia in 2006. However, the International Cricket Council specifically ruled that match to NOT be first-class.
- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ a b CricketArchive profile
- ^ Teams played for by Raj Pradhan at CricketArchive
- ^ a b c d First-class matches played by Raj Pradhan at CricketArchive
- ^ a b c d e f Other matches played by Raj Pradhan at CricketArchive
- ^ Scorecard of Nepal v Qatar, 27 February 2005 at CricketArchive
- ^ 2005 ACC Fast Track Nations Points Table
- ^ Scorecard of Namibia v Nepal, 23 March 2006 at CricketArchive
