Suresh Navaratnam

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Suresh Navaratnam


country = Malaysia
fullname = Suresh Navaratnam
nickname =
living = true
dayofbirth = 7
monthofbirth = 10
yearofbirth = 1975
placeofbirth = Selangor
countryofbirth = Malaysia
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right-arm medium pace
role = All rounder
club1 = cr|Malaysia
year1 = 1998-2004
type1 = First-class
onetype1 =
debutdate1 = 23 April
debutyear1 = 2004
debutfor1 = Malaysia
debutagainst1 = Nepal
lastdate1 = 17 September
lastyear1 = 2004
lastfor1 = Malaysia
lastagainst1 = UAE
type2 = List A
onetype2 =
debutdate2 = 9 September
debutyear2 = 1998
debutfor2 = Malaysia
debutagainst2 = Sri Lanka
lastdate2 = 14 September
lastyear2 = 1998
lastfor2 = Malaysia
lastagainst2 = Jamaica
deliveries = balls
columns = 3
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 2
runs1 = 29
bat avg1 = 7.25
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 15
deliveries1 = 312
wickets1 = 8
bowl avg1 = 20.75
fivefor1 = 1
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 5/61
catches/stumpings1 = 6/0
column2 = List A
matches2 = 3
runs2 = 19
bat avg2 = 6.33
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 9
deliveries2 = 132
wickets2 = 4
bowl avg2 = 28.50
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 2/23
catches/stumpings2 = 0/0
column3 = ICC Trophy
matches3 = 19
runs3 = 324
bat avg3 = 21.60
100s/50s3 = 0/0
top score3 = 46
deliveries3 = 605
wickets3 = 22
bowl avg3 = 17.59
fivefor3 = 0
tenfor3 = n/a
best bowling3 = 3/14
catches/stumpings3 = 7/0
date = 13 January
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/24/24507/24507.html CricketArchive

Suresh Navaratnam (born 7 October 1975) is a Malaysian cricketer. [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/26023.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/24/24507/24507.html CricketArchive profile] ] he has played more than 100 times for the Malaysia national cricket teamEncyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sports Books Publishing, 2007] since making his debut in 1993, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/24/24507/all_teams.html Teams played for by Suresh Navaratnam] at CricketArchive] scoring more runs and taking more wickets than any other player for Malaysia.

Biography

Early career

Born in Selangor in 1975, Navaratnam made his debut for Malaysia in 1993, playing in that year's Saudara Cup match against Singapore. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/24/24507/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Suresh Navaratnam] at CricketArchive] He represented Malaysia at the 1994 ICC Trophy, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/24/24507/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Suresh Navaratnam] at CricketArchive] also playing again in the Suadara Cup match that year.

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 and in the first ACC Trophy. [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1996/TOURNAMENTS/ACCTROPHY/about.shtml 1996 ACC Trophy] at CricketEurope] Malaysia hosted the ICC Trophy in 1997 and Navaratnam played in seven matches in the tournament. He also played in that year's Saudara Cup match.

In 1998, after played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy and Saudara Cup 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. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/24/24507/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Suresh Navaratnam] at CricketArchive] 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.

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, an event for which he was named man of the series. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/SPORE/2002_SPORE_Asian_Cricket_Council_Trophy_2002.html 2002 ACC Trophy] at CricketArchive] He missed the Suadara Cup match in 2003, but did play in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy, also representing Malaysia against the ECB National Academy.

He made his first-class debut in 2004, playing ICC Intercontinental Cup matches against Nepal and the UAE. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/24/24507/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Suresh Navaratnam] at CricketArchive] He also played in that year's Stan Nagaiah Trophy, Saudara Cup and ACC Trophy, in addition to a 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 Premier League 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.

tatistics

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.

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