Enamul Haque Moni (; born 27 February 1966), also known as Enamul Haq Moni, is a Bangladeshi former
cricket
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er who played in 10
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and 29
One Day International
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s (ODIs) from 1990 to 2003. After retiring from competitive cricket, he became an umpire, and made his first appearance in an ODI between
Bangladesh
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and
Zimbabwe
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on 3 December 2006. He is the first Bangladeshi Test cricketer to umpire in international cricket.
Early years
Moni first came to prominence in the 1988–89 season, as he helped
Bangladesh Biman cricket team to the
Dhaka
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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 a lot more successful against the lesser lights.
In ICC Trophy
Though he was an all-rounder, he was most successful with his bowling in
ICC Trophy
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cricket. In total, he took 35 wickets in three ICC Trophy tournaments, in 1990, 1994 and 1997. His most memorable match was the 2nd round encounter against
Denmark
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in the 1990 ICC Trophy. batting first the Danes reached 233/9 from their 60 overs. In reply, the
Chittagong
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trio
Nurul Abedin (85),
Akram Khan 50, &
Minhajul Abedin 37 kept
Bangladesh
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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
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at
Nairobi
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. The hosts batted first scoring 295/6 from 50 overs, thanks mainly to
Maurice Odumbe who scored 119. In reply, Bangladesh started their chase well with the opening pair of
Jahangir Alam and
Aminul Islam Bulbul putting on a 139 run partnership. After that, Minhajul Abedin contributed 68, but Moni fell for a duck, at a crucial stage of the match, and eventually Kenya 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
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. Batting first the tourists scored 384/5 (decl.) left-handed No. 3 Raja Venkat scored 154, another more well known left-hander
Sourav Ganguly
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made 129. In reply, the home side was struggling at 77/4. At this stage, Moni entered the wicket. With ever reliable
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
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. 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.
Partnership with Aminul Islam
Early on in his career, Moni enjoyed a highly successful partnership with another all-rounder
Aminul Islam Bulbul. As Bulbul moved up the batting order, he concentrated more on his batting, and less on his bowling. Then in December 1994,
Mohammad Rafique 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 bowlers, and useful lower-order hitters. Very few sides in world cricket take two left-arm slow bowlers in their side. In fact, at the time of Rafique's arrival, many thought that Moni's international career will be over, specially, given his rather indifferent form during the 5th
ICC Trophy
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in Kenya early in 1994. Yet, right from the beginning, the two formed a wonderful combination which went on to serve the national squad throughout the '90s.
In the
2nd SAARC cricket tournament at
Dhaka
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during Dec. 1994, they played prominent roles in taking the local side to the final. Moni took 3/25 against
Sri Lanka
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A & Mohammad Rafique took 3/25 against
India
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A.
The duo were in splendid form during
Bangladesh's historic triumph in 1997 ICC Trophy. The pair took 31 wickets together, Rafique 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 off 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
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in 1998. Rafique won the MOM award for his 77 with the bat and 3/56 with the ball, Moni took 2/45 from 10 economical overs.
Cricinfo Scorecard Bangladesh vs Kenya (17 may 1998) (retrieved on 2008-08-03)
As an umpire
Since, 2006, he has been serving as an international umpire.
''Updated 15 July 2021''
See also
* List of Test cricket umpires
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* List of One Day International cricket umpires
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* List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Bangladesh Test cricketers
21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen
Bangladesh One Day International cricketers
Bangladeshi cricketers
Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup
Bangladeshi Test cricket umpires
Bangladeshi One Day International cricket umpires
Bangladeshi Twenty20 International cricket umpires
People from Comilla
Comilla Zilla School alumni
Cricketers from Chittagong Division
20th-century Bangladeshi sportsmen