M. Venkataramana

M. Venkataramana

Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm off-break
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	1	1
Runs scored	0	0
Batting average	-	-
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	0*	0*
Balls bowled	11.4	10
Wickets	1	2
Bowling average	58.00	18.00
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	1/10	2/36
Catches/stumpings	1/-	0/-
Source: Cricinfo, September 10 2005

Margasahayam Venkataramana,^[1] (born April 24, 1966, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is a former Indian cricketer.

Venkataramana was a right arm off-spinner who played for Tamil Nadu in first class cricket. He made his debut in the 1987-88 season when Tamil Nadu won the Ranji Trophy. Often backed by the huge totals that the batsmen compiled, he took 35 wickets, including a career best 7 for 94 in the final against Railways. Another 30 wickets in 1988-89 earned him a place in the one-day squad against the touring New Zealand and the team to West Indies.

Venkataramana's only Test match was against West Indies at Jamaica in 1988-89. He went wicketless in the first innings and was put on to bowl in the second when West Indies needed eight runs to win. Desmond Haynes hit the first ball for four and was stumped off the second to become Venkat's only Test wicket. Gus Logie hit the fourth ball for six to end the Test, series and Venkataramana's international career.

He took 247 wickets in his first-class career, 212 of them for Tamil Nadu. He currently coaches Saint Andrew's Junior College Cricket team.

Notes

1. ^ Although Venkataramana's first name is listed in Cricinfo and Cricketarchive as Margashayam, Margasahayam seems to be the right way to write it.

References

• Cricinfo Profile

External links

• Cricketarchive Profile

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Name	Venkataramana, M.
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Date of birth	April 24, 1966
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