| Rajesh Naik | |
| Country: | India |
| Fullname: | Rajesh Rama Naik |
| Birth Date: | 20 December 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Mapusa, Goa, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Club1: | Goa |
| Club2: | Dorset |
| Year2: | 2010 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 28 |
| Runs1: | 1,047 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.52 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/4 |
| Top Score1: | 133 |
| Deliveries1: | 779 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 227.00 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/75 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 21 |
| Runs2: | 326 |
| Bat Avg2: | 23.28 |
| 100S/50S2: | –/1 |
| Top Score2: | 78 |
| Deliveries2: | 399 |
| Wickets2: | 7 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 45.57 |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 4/– |
| Date: | 30 September |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/31782.html Cricinfo |
Rajesh Rama Naik (born 20 December 1974) is an Indian former first-class cricketer.
Naik was born at Mapusa in north Goa. He made his debut for Goa in a List A one-day match against Kerala in December 1993 in the Ranji Trophy One Day competition.[1] He featured twice more for Goa in that seasons competition.[1] Having not featured for Goa since his three initial one-day matches, Naik made a return to the Goan side, returning to one-day action in the 1995–96 Ranji Trophy One Day competition.[1] He made his debut in first-class cricket in January 1996 against Tamil Nadu in the 1995–96 Ranji Trophy.[2] He continued to play first-class and List A one-day cricket for Goa until the 2003–04 season, having by that point played a total of 28 first-class and 20 List A matches for Goa.[2] [1] He scored 1,047 runs in first-class cricket, with a highest score of 133, which was his only century. His batting average was 20.52;[3] he bowled 129.5 overs in first-class cricket, taking two wickets at the high average of 227.00.[4] In List A matches he scored 326 runs, with a top score of 78 not out;[5] he took seven wickets in one-day cricket, with a bowling average of 45.57.[6] Naik also featured in a single List A match for the Will's XI against the Indian Board President's XI in the 1997–98 Wills Trophy at Bhilwara.[1] Naik was dismissed in this match without scoring by Jacob Martin.[7]
Naik later moved to England to coach cricket,[8] where he played club cricket in Dorset and Hampshire. After strong performances in the Dorset league, he was selected to make his debut for Dorset in a friendly 20-over match against Somerset, played as part of Somerset's preparations for the 2010 Twenty20 Cup.[8] He dismissed England international Craig Kieswetter during the match.[9] Later that season, Naik made two appearances for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship.[10] He opened an Indian restaurant in Bournemouth in 2011.[11]