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Enamul Haque , known as Enamul Haque jr to distinguish him from Enamul Haque, who also played for Bangladesh, but was not related to him, is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He currently plays for his home team, Sylhet Division....

has also played for Bangladesh

Enamul Haque (also Haq) (born February 27, 1966, in Comilla

Comilla

Comilla is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh, located along the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is the administrative center of the Comilla District, part of the Chittagong Division. The Eastern Wing of Bangladesh Highway Police is located in Comilla....

, Chittagong

Chittagong

Chittagong ) is a city in southeastern Bangladesh and the capital of an eponymous district and division. Built on the banks of the Karnaphuli River, the city is home to Bangladesh's busiest seaport and has a population of over 4.5 million, making it the second largest city in the country.A trading...

) is a former Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

i cricket

Cricket

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er who played in 10 Tests

Test cricket

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and 29 ODIs from 1990 to 2003.
After retiring from competitive cricket he became an umpire made his first appearance in an ODI between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean cricket team

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on December 3, 2006. He is the first Bangladesh

Bangladesh

i Test-match cricketer to umpire in international cricket.

Early years

Enamul Haque, commonly known as Moni, first came into prominence in the 1988–89 season, as he helped Bangladesh Biman cricket team to the Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

league title. He was selected for the national side next season, and remained an integral part of the team for more than a decade. Though he failed to impress at the highest level, he was lot more successful against the lesser lights.

In ICC Trophy

Though he was an all-rounder, he was mostly successful with his bowling in ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

The ICC World Cup Qualifier is an international one-day cricket tournament run under the auspices of the International Cricket Council. Any Associate or Affiliate member of the ICC may attempt to qualify for the ICC Trophy by means of a system of regional qualifying events. The test-playing Full...

cricket. In total, he took 35 wickets in 3 ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

tournaments, in 1990,94 & in 97. His most memorable match was the 2nd round encounter against Denmark in the 1990 ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

. batting first the Danes

Denmark

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reached 233/9 from their 60 overs. In reply, the Chittagong

Chittagong

trio Nurul Abedin

Nurul Abedin

Nurul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer born September 7, 1964 in Chittagong who played in 4 ODIs from 1986 to 1990.Nurul Abedin, more commonly known as Nobel, was the elder brother of Minhajul Abedin . Originally from Chittagong, the brothers were prominent figures in Dhaka cricket, in the...

(85), Akram Khan

Akram Khan (cricketer)

Mohammad Akram Hussain Khan , known as Akram Khan, is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 8 Tests and 44 ODIs from 1988 to 2003. He captained Bangladesh in 15 of his ODIs. A hard hitting middle order batsman, Akram played first class cricket for Chittagong Division.Akram Khan was part of...

50, & Minhajul Abedin

Minhajul Abedin

Minhajul Abedin is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 27 ODIs from 1986 to 1999. He captained Bangladesh twice during the Asia Cup of 1990–91. In local cricket arena he is more commonly known by his nickname, "Nannu".-Early days:Nannu caught the attention of the cricket selectors in the...

37 kept Bangladesh in the hunt; but it was Moni's quickfire 17* and his explosive hitting in the final over, that took Bangladesh to the target, with just 2 balls to spare. With the ball, Enamul Haque took 2/26 from 12 overs; and he was the obvious choice for the MOM award. In contrast, his biggest disappointment came in Feb. 1994, in the do-or-die game against the hosts Kenya

Kenyan cricket team

The Kenya national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kenya in international cricket matches. They are considered one of the strongest of the associate member nations of the International Cricket Council, especially since reaching the semi-final of the 2003 Cricket World Cup...

at Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

. The hosts batted first scoring 295/6 from 50 overs, thanks mainly to Maurice Odumbe

Maurice Odumbe

Maurice Omondi Odumbe is a Kenyan cricketer who was suspended from cricket in August 2004 after being found guilty of receiving money from bookmakers....

who scored 119. In reply, Bangladesh started their chase well with the opening pair of Jahangir Alam

Jahangir Alam

Jahangir Alam is a former Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 3 ODIs from 1997 to 1999.An opening batsman who could keep wickets if necessary, Jahangir Alam was ideally suited for one day cricket...

and Aminul Islam

Aminul Islam

Aminul Islam Bulbul is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in 13 Tests and 39 ODIs from 1988 to 2002.Aminul scored the first hundred for the Bangladesh cricket team when Bangladesh played their first Test against India...

Bulbul putting on a 139 run partnership. After that, Minhajul Abedin

Minhajul Abedin

contributed 68, but sadly Moni fell for a duck, at a crucial stage of the match, and eventually Kenya

Kenyan cricket team

won by 13 runs.

Memorable innings

In Feb. 1992, he scored a memorable 131 against the touring West Bengal side in a 3 day match at Dhaka

Dhaka

. Batting first the tourists scored 384/5 (decl.) left-handed No. 3 Raja Venkat scored 154, another more well known left-hander Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly

Sourav Chandidas Ganguly is a former Indian cricketer, and captain of the Indian national team. Born into an affluent family, Ganguly was introduced into the world of cricket by his elder brother Snehasish. He is regarded as one of India's most successful captains in modern times. He started his...

made 129. In reply, the home side was struggling at 77/4. At this stage, Moni entered the wicket. With ever reliable Aminul Islam

Aminul Islam

, he put on 104 for the 5th wicket. There was good understanding between the two, as they were involved in a number of vital partnerships down the order for Bangladesh. Aminul Islam

Aminul Islam

went for 55, but Moni carried on ruthlessly demolishing the opposition bowling. Bangladesh eventually reached 302, thanks mainly to 131 by Moni. Aided by the tail enders, he went after the WB bowling. He was especially harsh on the slow bowlers, lofting them for a number of sixes. As the national stadium crowd were basking in afternoon sunshine (it was early spring), they also enjoyed batting of the highest class.

An unlikely partnership

Early on his career, Moni enjoyed a highly successful partnership with another all rounder Aminul Islam

Aminul Islam

Bulbul. As Bulbul

Aminul Islam

moved up the batting order, he concentrated more on his batting, and less on his bowling. Then in December, 1994, Mohammad Rafique

Mohammad Rafique

Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:...

emerged as a new all rounder for the national side.

In a sense, this was a strange partnership, as both of them were left arm slow bolwers, and useful lower order hitters. Very few sides in world cricket take two left arm slow bolwers in their side. In fact, at the time of Rafique's

Mohammad Rafique

Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:...

arrival, many thought that Moni's international career will be over, specially, given his rather indifferent form during the 5th ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

in Kenya

Kenya

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early in 1994. Yet, right from the beginning, the two formed a wonderful combination which went onto serve the national squad throughout the 90's.

In the 2nd SAARC cricket tournament at Dhaka

Dhaka

during Dec. 1994, they played prominent roles in taking the local side ot the final. Moni took 3/25 against Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan cricket team

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A & Mohammad Rafique

Mohammad Rafique

Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:...

took 3/25 against India

Indian cricket team

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A.

The duo were in splendid form during Bangladesh's historical truimph in 1997 ICC Trophy

ICC Trophy

. The pair took 31 wickets together, Rafique

Mohammad Rafique

Mohammed Rafique is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is the leading wicket-taker for Bangladesh in Test matches.-International career:...

19 at 10.68, Moni 12 at 18 a piece. Rafique also came good with the bat in the final. Promoted to the opening slot in a rain shortened game, he blasted 26 of only 15 deliveries; his innings including two sixes and two fours.

And finally, they played their part in the first ever ODI win for Bangladesh against Kenya in 1998. Rafique won the MOM award for his 77 with the bat & 3/56 with the ball, Moni took 2/45 from 10 economical overs.

External links

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