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| Full name | Rajesh Rama Naik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 December 1974 Mapusa, Goa, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993/94–2003/04 | Goa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Dorset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,30 September 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]