Monir Hossain (born 27 January 1985) is a Bangladeshi cricketer who has played at first-class, List A and Twenty20 level. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler. He has represented Barisal Division and Sylhet Division in First-class and List A cricket. He has played with Duronto Rajshahi and the Barisal Bulls in the Bangladesh Premier League.[1][2]

Monir Hossain
Personal information
Full name
Monir Hossain Khan
Born (1986-01-27) 27 January 1986 (age 38)
Barisal, Bangladesh
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2008, 2010–presentBarisal Division
2009Sylhet Division
2012–2013Duronto Rajshahi
2013, 2017Victoria Sporting Club
2016Prime Bank Cricket Club
2021Pune Devils
First-class debut24 February 2006 Barisal Division v Rajshahi Division
List A debut15 February 2006 Barisal Division v Chittagong Division
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 57 64 28
Runs scored 1,087 364 27
Batting average 14.11 13.00 4.50
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/0
Top score 70 43 14
Balls bowled 12,035 3,177 564
Wickets 181 98 22
Bowling average 29.78 23.66 29.86
5 wickets in innings 8 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/27 5/38 2/22
Catches/stumpings 31/– 19/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 September 2017

Career edit

Monir made his First-class and List A debuts for Barisal Division in February 2006, against Rajshahi Division and Chittagong Division respectively. After playing for Sylhet Division in 2009, he returned to Barisal Division in 2010.[3][4]

Monir was selected by Duronto Rajshahi for the 2012–13 Bangladesh Premier League.[5] In October 2016, he was selected by the Barisal Bulls for the 2016–17 Bangladesh Premier League draft.[6]

Playing for Barisal Division against Rajshahi Division in the National Cricket League in November 2018, Monir finished the Rajshahi first innings by taking a hat-trick, dismissing all three victims leg before wicket.[7][8]

In November 2019, Monir was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Monir Hossain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2017. (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Monir Hossain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Monir Hossain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2017. (subscription required)
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Monir Hossain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2017. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Isam, Mohammad (20 December 2012). "Shakib the top pick at BPL auction". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  6. ^ "BPL 2016 draft: As it happened". Dhaka Tribune. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Tier 1, National Cricket League at Rajshahi, Nov 5-8 2018". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  8. ^ "Monir grabs 5-wicket haul with hat-trick on the second day". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  9. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.