Rohan Suppiah

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Rohan Suppiah


country = Malaysia
fullname = Rohan Vishnu Suppiah
nickname =
living = true
dayofbirth = 23
monthofbirth = 3
yearofbirth = 1981
placeofbirth = Kuala Lumpur
countryofbirth = Malaysia
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Off spin
role = Bowler
club1 = cr|Malaysia
year1 = 1998-2004
type1 = First-class
onetype1 =
debutdate1 = 23 April
debutyear1 = 2004
debutfor1 = Malaysia
debutagainst1 = Nepal
lastdate1 = 17 September
lastyear1 = 2004
lastfor1 = Malaysia
lastagainst1 = UAE
type2 = List A
onetype2 =
debutdate2 = 17 March
debutyear2 = 1998
debutfor2 = Malaysia
debutagainst2 = Pakistan International Airlines
lastdate2 = 14 September
lastyear2 = 1998
lastfor2 = Malaysia
lastagainst2 = Jamaica
deliveries = balls
columns = 3
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 2
runs1 = 14
bat avg1 = 3.50
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 9
deliveries1 = 234
wickets1 = 1
bowl avg1 = 108.00
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 1/32
catches/stumpings1 = 0/0
column2 = List A
matches2 = 4
runs2 = 1
bat avg2 = -
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 1*
deliveries2 = 114
wickets2 = 4
bowl avg2 = 28.75
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 1/20
catches/stumpings2 = 0/0
column3 = ICC Trophy
matches3 = 5
runs3 = 21
bat avg3 = 7.00
100s/50s3 = 0/0
top score3 = 15
deliveries3 = 282
wickets3 = 9
bowl avg3 = 16.00
fivefor3 = 0
tenfor3 = n/a
best bowling3 = 4/24
catches/stumpings3 = 3/0
date = 15 January
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21143/21143.html CricketArchive

Rohan Vishnu Suppiah (born 23 March 1981) is a Malaysian cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/26008.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21143/21143.html CricketArchive profile] ] he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21143/all_teams.html Teams played for by Rohan Suppiah] at CricketArchive] His younger brother Arul also plays for Malaysia, and currently plays county cricket for Somerset. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/35/35025/35025.html Arul Suppiah] at CricketArchive]

Biography

Born in Kuala Lumpur in 1981 Suppiah first played for Malaysia in the annual Saudara Cup match against Singapore in September 1997. He played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore the following February. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21143/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Rohan Suppiah] at CricketArchive] He made his List A debut the month after that, playing for Malaysia in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day tournament, against Pakistan International Airlines and Lahore City. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21143/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Rohan Suppiah] at CricketArchive]

After playing in the Saudara Cup match that August, he represented Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in his home city of Kuala Lumpur, in September, playing against Sri Lanka and Jamaica. He played in both the Saudara Cup and Stan Nagaiah Trophy the following year, but missed the Saudara Cup in 2000.

He did play in the ACC Trophy in the United Arab Emirates in 2000, and in 2001, after playing in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy, he went to Ontario, Canada to play in the ICC Trophy. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21143/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Rohan Suppiah] at CricketArchive] He did not play for Malaysia in 2002, returning for a match against the ECB National Academy in February 2003.

He started 2004 with two matches for a Malaysia Cricket Association Invitation XI against England A and the Stan Nagaiah Trophy before making his first-class debut against Nepal in the ICC Intercontinental Cup. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21143/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Rohan Suppiah] at CricketArchive] He played in the ACC Trophy and Saudara Cup in June and August respectively, playing a second Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE in September. He finished the year with an ACC Fast Track Nations Tournament match against Hong Kong.

He has been a regularly member of the Malaysian side since 2005, playing ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore, Hong Kong and Nepal, ACC Premier League matches against Hong Kong, Nepal and the UAE, the 2006 ACC Trophy in addition to the annual Saudara Cup and Stan Nagaiah Trophy matches, though he missed the Saudara Cup in 2006, and the Stan Nagaiah Trophy was not played in 2007. He most recently represented his country in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait.

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