Manjural Islam (cricketer)

Manjural Islam (sometimes spelled Monjural Islam, born 7 November 1979) is a Bangladeshi former cricketer who played in 17 Test matches and 34 One Day Internationals from 1999 to 2004. He is a left-arm seam bowler.

Manjural Islam

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Manjural Islam
Born	(1979-11-07) 7 November 1979 (age 45) Khulna, Bangladesh
Nickname	Monju
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left–arm Medium fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Bangladesh
Test debut (cap 13)	19 April 2001 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	19 February 2004 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 45)	16 March 1999 v Pakistan
Last ODI	17 April 2003 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	7 (previously 14)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000/01–2007/08	Khulna Division
2008/09	Dhaka Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 17 34 51 77 Runs scored 81 53 386 148 Batting average 3.68 5.88 7.01 6.72 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 21 13 49* 17 Balls bowled 2,970 1,591 7,528 3,577 Wickets 28 24 91 77 Bowling average 57.32 53.50 40.15 32.00 5 wickets in innings 1 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/81 3/37 6/27 4/41 Catches/stumpings 4/– 8/– 17/– 23/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 March 2009

Manjural Islam made his Test debut in April 2001, against Zimbabwe at Bulawayo where he took his best innings figures of 6 for 81.^[1] He represented Bangladesh in both the 1999 and the 2003 World Cups.^[2]

In 2009 he was one of a number of players who decided to leave Bangladeshi domestic cricket in order to participate in the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League as part of the squad for the new Dhaka Warriors side,^[3] for which he was banned from playing in official cricket matches in Bangladesh for 10 years by the Bangladesh Cricket Board.^[4]

In October 2020, he was appointed as the chief selector of the Bangladesh women's cricket team.^[5]

See also

• List of Bangladesh cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut

References

1. "1st Test: Zimbabwe v Bangladesh at Bulawayo, Apr 19–22, 2001". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
2. "World Cup Records - Bangladesh Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
3. Nagraj Gollapudi (16 September 2008). "Bashar leads Bangladesh exodus". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
4. Ajay S Shankar (17 September 2008). "Bangladesh bans ICL recruits for 10 years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
5. "BCB appoint Manjural Islam as chief selector of the women's team". CricBuzz. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

External links

• Manjural Islam at ESPNcricinfo