Munish Arora Explained

Munish Arora
Country:Singapore
Birth Date:10 March 1971
Birth Place:Ambala, Haryana, India
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Left-arm orthodox spin
Role:Bowler
Club2:Bengal
Year2:1998
Club1:Punjab
Type1:First-class
Debutdate1:25 November
Debutyear1:1890
Debutfor1:Punjab
Debutagainst1:Jammu and Kashmir
Lastdate1:22 November
Lastyear1:1998
Lastfor1:Bengal
Lastagainst1:Orissa
Type2:List A
Debutdate2:18 December
Debutyear2:1993
Debutfor2:Punjab
Debutagainst2:Delhi
Lastdate2:21 November
Lastyear2:1998
Lastfor2:Bengal
Lastagainst2:Orissa
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:12
Runs1:417
Bat Avg1:32.07
100S/50S1:0/4
Top Score1:75
Deliveries1:1,025
Wickets1:19
Bowl Avg1:21.42
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:6/60
Catches/Stumpings1:9/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:10
Runs2:62
Bat Avg2:15.50
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:25
Deliveries2:336
Wickets2:6
Bowl Avg2:34.66
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:2/16
Catches/Stumpings2:5/–
Date:9 August
Year:2008
Source:http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/8/8033/8033.html CricketArchive

Munish Arora (born 10 March 1971) is an Indian born Singaporean cricketer.[1] A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler,[2] he has played for the Singapore national cricket team since 2004,[3] having previously played first-class cricket in his native India between 1990 and 1998.[4]

Born in Haryana in 1971, Arora made his first class debut for Punjab in a Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir in November 1990. He played first-class cricket for them until February 1993 and made his List A debut for them against Delhi later that year.[5]

He continued playing for Punjab in that form of the game until January 1996, and played his final List A game for Bengal against Orissa in November 1998. He returned to first-class cricket for Bengal against Orissa the following day, playing his last first-class match to date.

He first played for Singapore in February 2004 when he played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Malaysia. He played in the Saudara Cup match against the same opponents the same year. He played the Saudara Cup match again in 2005, and the Stan Nagaia Trophy again in 2006, also playing in the ACC Trophy and an ACC Premier League match against Hong Kong that year.

He played in the Saudara Cup match again in 2007 and most recently represented his country in the 2008 ACC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur.

Notes and References

  1. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/26158.html Munich Arora
  2. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/8/8033/8033.html Munish Arora
  3. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/8/8033/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Munish Arora
  4. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/8/8033/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Munish Arora
  5. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/8/8033/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Munish Aroa