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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Manohar Sharma<br />
| image = <br />
| country = India<br />
| fullname = Manohar Ratanlal Sharma<br />
| nickname = <br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|8|8|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India<br />
| heightft = <br />
| heightinch = <br />
| heightm = <br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]<br />
| role = Batsman; occasional [[wicket-keeper]]<br />
| club1 = [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| year1 = 1959/60–1975/76<br />
| clubnumber1 = <br />
| club2 = [[Services cricket team|Services]]<br />
| year2 = 1964/65–1967/68<br />
| clubnumber2 = <br />
| columns = 2<br />
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]<br />
| matches1 = 66<br />
| runs1 = 3,733<br />
| bat avg1 = 37.70<br />
| 100s/50s1 = 9/18<br />
| top score1 = 170<br />
| deliveries1 = 1,774<br />
| wickets1 = 16<br />
| bowl avg1 = 39.25<br />
| fivefor1 = 0<br />
| tenfor1 = 0<br />
| best bowling1 = 3/18<br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 45/5<br />
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]<br />
| matches2 = 1<br />
| runs2 = 9<br />
| bat avg2 = 9.00<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0<br />
| top score2 = 9<br />
| deliveries2 = –<br />
| wickets2 = –<br />
| bowl avg2 = –<br />
| fivefor2 = –<br />
| tenfor2 = n/a<br />
| best bowling2 = –<br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/0<br />
| date = 5 February<br />
| year = 2016<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35038.html ESPNcricinfo<br />
}}<br />
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'''Manohar Sharma''' (born 8 August 1940) is an Indian former [[first-class cricket|first-class]] [[cricket]]er who played for [[Madhya Pradesh cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Services cricket team|Services]]. He is the author of the book ''Humour in Cricket''.<br />
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==Career==<br />
Appearing in 66 first-class matches from 1959/60 to 1975/76, Sharma played as a right-handed batsman who usually opened the innings. He was also an occasional [[wicket-keeper]], apart from being a part-time [[off break]] bowler. He made 3733 runs at an average of more than 37 including nine centuries in his first-class career. He played most of his cricket for Madhya Pradesh and Services in the [[Ranji Trophy]], while also making appearances for Hyderabad Cricket Association XI in the [[Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament]]. He was never selected for the Indian team although being a regular member of Central Zone and North Zone teams in the [[Duleep Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Menon|first1=K. Sachidanand|title=Half-a-century ago|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2005/03/14/stories/2005031401310100.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-03-14|accessdate=5 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br />
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In 2010, a book authored by Sharma called ''Humour in Cricket'' was released.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Subrahmanyam|first1=V V|title=‘Humour in Cricket' book released|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/humour-in-cricket-book-released/article714922.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=5 February 2016|date=21 February 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Subrahmanyam|first1=V V|title=Lighter side of cricket|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/lighter-side-of-cricket/article714181.ece|publisher=The Hindu|accessdate=5 February 2016|date=20 February 2010}}</ref> Sharma has worked as the vice president of the [[Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association]] and chairman of its cricket development committee. As of 2015, he is the president of the Hyderabad State Veterans Cricket Association.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Test, Ranji players felicitated|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150817/sports-cricket/article/former-test-ranji-players-felicitated|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|accessdate=5 February 2016|date=17 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Das|first1=N Jagannath|title=Veterans Meet|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Veterans-Meet/2015/08/17/article2977613.ece|publisher=The New Indian Express|accessdate=5 February 2016|date=17 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/35038.html}}<br />
* {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/40/40938/40938.html}}<br />
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