M. Venkataramana
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Margasahayam Venkataramana, (born April 24, 1966, Secunderabad
, Andhra Pradesh
) is a former Indian
cricket
er.
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.
Secunderabad
Secunderabad popularly known as the twin city of Hyderabad is located in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh north of Hyderabad. Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty, Secunderabad was founded in 1806 AD as a British cantonment...
, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
) is a former Indian
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er.
Venkataramana was a right arm off-spinner who played for Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu cricket team
The Tamil Nadu Cricket Team ; , competes in the Super League of the Ranji Trophy, the top cricketing competition in India. The team finished as runners-up behind Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy in the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons establishing themselves as one of the strongest teams in the country...
in first class cricket. He made his debut in the 1987-88 season when Tamil Nadu won the Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
. 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
Railways cricket team
The Railways Cricket Team has been very successful in the Ranji Trophy in recent years, although much of their history has been spent in unsuccessful endeavours to win the tournament.-Competition History:...
. Another 30 wickets in 1988-89 earned him a place in the one-day squad against the touring New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
and the team to West Indies.
Venkataramana's only Test match was against West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
at Jamaica
Sabina Park
Sabina Park is the home of the Kingston Cricket Club, and is the only Test cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica and is often referred to as "The Holiday Home of Cricket"....
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
Desmond Haynes
Desmond Leo Haynes is a West Indian cricketer and cricket coach. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991. Haynes formed a formidable partnership with Gordon Greenidge for the West Indies cricket team in Test cricket during 1980s. Between them they managed 16 century stands, four in excess of...
hit the first ball for four and was stumped off the second to become Venkat's only Test wicket. Gus Logie
Gus Logie
Augustine Lawrence Logie is a former West Indies and Trinidad and Tobago cricketer and is currently an international cricket coach....
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.