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Full name | Rajesh Krishnakant Rao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Park Royal, London, England | 9 December 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2000-2002 | Middlesex Cricket Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996-1999 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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