Amol Muzumdar

Playing Role: RH Top Order Bat / RA Off-Break

Coaching Qualifications: UKCC Level 2

Major Teams: Bombay, Mumbai, Indian Under-19, Rest of India, India A, West Zone, Indian Board President's XI, India Seniors

 

Amol Muzumdar (35) has recently become the highest run-getter in the Ranji Trophy history, surpassing another domestic giant Amarjit Kaypee's mark of 7623 runs. The diminutively built right-hand batsman who relies on timing rather than power, Amol Muzumdar was padded up and next man in for Shardashram English school when Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli had their world-record 664-run partnership. He did, however, get other chances to bat, and made use of them. None better than his first-class debut for Mumbai where he made an unbeaten 260 in a Ranji pre-quarter-final against Haryana. He was promptly hailed the next big thing from the Bombay school of batsmanship. In 1994 he was vice-captain of India under-19s, and played alongside Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid for India A. However, despite making runs steadily in domestic cricket, Muzumdar never made it to the national side. In 2006/07 he was handed the Mumbai captaincy on a full-time basis for the first time, and led his team to victory in the domestic championship despite an unprecedented poor start to the season. Muzumdar boasts an impressive first class record - 151 matches, 9,894 runs averaging 48.73 (including 25hundred and 56 fifties). He has also been an outstanding player in UK league cricket over the past decade. He played the 1995 to 1997 seasons with Lidget Green and 1998 to 2000 with Wind Hill - both in the Bradford League (topping the batting aggregates in the 1996, 1998 and 2000 seasons). In 2001 for Morecambe in the Northern ECB Premier League. He had a long stint with Bishop Auckland (2002 - 2007) in the North Yorkshire South Durham (leading league run-scorer in the 2004 and 2005 seasons). Finally, in the 2008 season for Bradshaw in the Bolton League scoring 619 runs at 41.27 including an undefeated 167. Muzumdar has, during his stints in the UK, attained a UKCC level 2 coaching award and has extensive experience in a coaching capacity. He is now seeking a return in the 2011 season and is an outstanding option as player/coach.

 

	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave
First-class	151	230	27	9894	260	48.73	336	178	5	1/1		35.60
List A	108	101	19	3168	109	38.63	96	91	2	1/11	1/11	45.50
Twenty20	10	9	2	137	57	19.57	-	-	-	-	-	-

Statistical record up to the 22nd July, 2010. For further career information, including up-to-date statistics click here

Team (Season)	Mts	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	Ovs	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave
Bradshaw (2008)	22	22	4	737	167*	40.94	104	387	16	-	24.19
Bishop Auckland (2007)	20	20	2	766	116*	42.56	11	37	7	7/37	5.29
Bishop Auckland (2006)
Bishop Auckland (2005)
Bishop Auckland (2004)
Bishop Auckland (2003)
Bishop Auckland (2002)
Morecambe (2001)
Wind Hill (2000)
Wind Hill (1999)
Wind Hill (1998)
Lidget Green (1997)
Lidget Green (1996)
Lidget Green (1995)