| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rajesh Krishnakant Rao | |||
| Born | 9 December 1974 Park Royal, London, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Leg break googly | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2000-2002 | Middlesex Cricket Board | |||
| 1996-1999 | Sussex | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | List A | ||
| Matches | 27 | 44 | ||
| Runs scored | 874 | 1,038 | ||
| Batting average | 20.80 | 24.71 | ||
| 100s/50s | –/6 | 1/7 | ||
| Top score | 89 | 158 | ||
| Balls bowled | 491 | 163 | ||
| Wickets | 4 | 5 | ||
| Bowling average | 74.00 | 33.80 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | – | ||
| 10 wickets in match | – | – | ||
| Best bowling | 1/1 | 3/31 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 7/– | 12/– | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2010 | ||||
Rajesh Krishnakant Rao (born 9 December 1974) is a former English cricketer. Rao was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break googly. He was born in Park Royal, London.
Rao made his first-class debut for Sussex against Cambridge University in 1996. From 1996 to 1999, he represented the county in 27 first-class matches, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the County Championship.[1] In his 27 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored 874 runs at an average of 20.80, with six half centuries and a high score of 89. In the field he took 7 catches.[2] With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 74.00, with best figures of 1/1.[3] It was for Sussex that Rao also made his debut in List A cricket, which came against Durham in the 1996 AXA Equity and Law League. From 1996 to 1999, he represented the county in 40 List A matches, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the Benson and Hedges Cup.[4]
In 2000, he played his first List A match for the Middlesex Cricket Board against Wiltshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. From 2000 to 2002, he represented the Board in four List A matches, the last of which came against Cambridgeshire in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2002.[4] In his career total of 44 List A matches, he scored 1,038 runs at an average of 24.71, with 7 half centuries and a single century high score of 15. In the field he took 12 catches, while with the ball he took 5 wickets at an average of 33.80, with best figures of 3/31.