Raju Basnyat (also spelled as Raju Basnet) (born 9 January 1980) is a Nepalese cricketer. All-rounder Raju is a left-handed batsman and a leg spinner.[1] He made his debut for Nepal against Bhutan in March 2003.[2]

Raju Basnyat
Personal information
Born (1980-01-09) 9 January 1980 (age 44)
Nepal
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeg spin
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2010Kathmandu (National League)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Youth ODI
Matches 4 4
Runs scored 40 6
Batting average 20.00 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 23 4
Balls bowled 258 114
Wickets 5 0
Bowling average 22.00 -
5 wickets in innings 0 -
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 3/27 0/1
Catches/stumpings 0/0 1/0
Source: CricketArchive, 8 March 2008

He represents the Region no. 3 Kathmandu of the National League.

Playing career edit

Born in Nepal in 1980, Raju Basnyat first represented Nepal at Under-19 level when he played in the 2000 Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka.[3] He made his début for the senior side in 2004 when he played against the UAE and Malaysia in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[4] He played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against the UAE and Hong Kong later in the year.[3]

In 2005, he played ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament matches against Singapore,[3] the UAE and Hong Kong.[4] The matches against the UAE and Hong Kong also counted towards the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup[5] and are his last first-class matches to date.[4] In August 2006 he toured Pakistan with Nepal and played in the ACC Trophy in Malaysia, his most recent appearance for his country.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Raju Basnyat". Cricinfo.
  2. ^ "Scorecard of Nepal v Bhutan, Asian Cricket Council Emerging Nations Tournament 2002/03". cricketarchive.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b c d Other matches played by Raju Basnyat at CricketArchive
  4. ^ a b c First-class matches played by Raju Basnyat at CricketArchive
  5. ^ Administrator. "Fast Track Countries Tournament 2005 - 2006". asiancricket.org.

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