Shankar Retinam

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Shankar Retinam


country = Malaysia
living = true
dayofbirth = 3
monthofbirth = 11
yearofbirth = 1975
placeofbirth = Kuala Lumpur
countryofbirth = Malaysia
batting = Right-handed
bowling =
role = Wicket-keeper
club1 = cr|Malaysia
year1 = 1998-2004
type1 = First-class
onetype1 = true
debutdate1 = 17 September
debutyear1 = 2004
debutfor1 = Malaysia
debutagainst1 = UAE
type2 = List A
onetype2 =
debutdate2 = 21 March
debutyear2 = 1998
debutfor2 = Malaysia
debutagainst2 = Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
lastdate2 = 14 September
lastyear2 = 1998
lastfor2 = Malaysia
lastagainst2 = Jamaica
deliveries = balls
columns = 3
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 1
runs1 = 23
bat avg1 = 11.50
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 20
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = -
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = -
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 4/0
column2 = List A
matches2 = 3
runs2 = 13
bat avg2 = 4.33
100s/50s2 = 0/0
top score2 = 7
deliveries2 = 0
wickets2 = -
bowl avg2 = -
fivefor2 = -
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = -
catches/stumpings2 = 1/0
column3 = ICC Trophy
matches3 = 5
runs3 = 157
bat avg3 = 31.40
100s/50s3 = 1/0
top score3 = 118
deliveries3 = 0
wickets3 = -
bowl avg3 = -
fivefor3 = -
tenfor3 = n/a
best bowling3 = -
catches/stumpings3 = 5/2
date = 13 January
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21141/21141.html CricketArchive

Shankar Retinam (born 3 November 1975) is a Malaysian cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/26006.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21141/21141.html CricketArchive profile] ] he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21141/all_teams.html Teams played for by Shankar Retinam] at CricketArchive]

Biography

Born in Kuala Lumpur in 1975, Retinam made his debut for Malaysia in 1997, playing in that year's Saudara Cup match against Singapore. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21141/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Shankar Retinam] at CricketArchive] He made his List A debut the following year, playing for Malaysia in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day tournament, against the Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan and Gujranwala. Later in the year he played for Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in his home city, playing one match against Jamaica. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21141/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Shankar Retinam] at CricketArchive]

He played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore for the first time in 1999, also playing in that year's Saudara Cup match. He played in the same tournaments again the following year, in addition to the ACC Trophy in the United Arab Emirates. He played five matches in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Ontario, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21141/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Shankar Retinam] at CricketArchive] scoring 118 against France, [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/72/72440.html Scorecard] of France v Malaysia, 28 June 2001 at CricketArchive] the highest individual score for Malaysia in the ICC Trophy. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Malaysia/Icct/Highest_Player_Scores_Malaysia.html Individual Scores of 100 and more in an innings for Malaysia in the ICC Trophy] at CricketArchive]

He played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series and the ACC Trophy in 2002, and played just once the year after. He played his only first-class match in 2004, an ICC Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21141/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Shankar Retinam] at CricketArchive] He also played the Saudara Cup match against Singapore, ACC Trophy matches against Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and a ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament match against Hong Kong in 2004, in addition to playing for a Malaysia Cricket Association Invitation XI against England A.

In 2005 he played the Saudara Cup match against Singapore and ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Hong Kong and Nepal. He played ACC Premier League matches against Hong Kong and Nepal in 2006, and most recently represented his country in an ACC Premier League match against the UAE in March 2007.

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