Dilan Raj
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| Born | 12 December 1972 Colombo, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997/98 | Matabeleland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dilan Raj (born 12 December 1972) is a Sri Lankan cricket coach and former player. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm leg break bowler. Born in Colombo, Raj represented the Zimbabwean region of Matabeleland in two first-class matches during the 1997–98 Logan Cup.[1][2]
In 2000, Raj moved to New Zealand, where he established himself as a cricket coach.[3][4] He worked for Cricket Wanganui successfully turning around the Association's finances as well as creating new cricket opportunities, before becoming director of cricket of Palmerston North-based Manawatū Cricket Association in 2019.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dilan Raj". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Dilan Raj". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Smith, Jared (27 September 2019). "Whanganui's Dilan Raj to coach new CD Women's Under 19's". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2021 – via Whanganui Chronicle.
- ^ "Staff". Manawatū Cricket Association. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Heagney, George (23 October 2019). "Dilan Raj appointed as Manawatū's new director of cricket". Stuff. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Cricket: Dilan Raj leaves a lasting legacy as he departs Whanganui". Whanganui Chronicle. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Dilan Raj at ESPNcricinfo
- Dilan Raj at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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