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{{short description|Nepalese cricketer (born 1985)}}
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| country = Nepal
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|3|14|df=yes}}
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| batting = Right-handed
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| debutdate1 = 25 March
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| debutagainst1 = [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]]
| lastdate1 = 23 April
| lastyear1 = 2004
| lastfor1 = [[Nepal national cricket team|Nepal]]
| lastagainst1 = [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]]<ref name="Note">[[Cricinfo]] lists him as playing three first-class matches with his most recent coming against Namibia in 2006, however the [[International Cricket Council]] specifically ruled that match not to be first-class.</ref>
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| date = 29 March
| year = 2008
| source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/47/47525/47525.html CricketArchive
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'''Manoj Katuwal''' (born 14 March 1985) is a Nepalese [[cricket]]er.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/25979.html Cricinfo profile]</ref> A right-handed [[batsman]] and [[wicket-keeper]],<ref name="CAP">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/47/47525/47525.html CricketArchive profile]</ref> he played for the [[Nepal national cricket team]] between 2002 and 2006<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/47/47525/all_teams.html Teams played for by Manoj Katuwal] at CricketArchive</ref> including two [[first-class cricket|first-class]] matches.<ref name="CAP" />

==Biography==

Born in [[Nepal]] in 1985,<ref name="CAP" /> Manoj Katuwal first played for Nepal at Under-17 level when he played in the [[Asian Cricket Council|ACC]] Under-17 Asia Cup in [[Bangladesh]] in 2001. He played for Nepal Under-19s at the [[U/19 Cricket World Cup|Under-19 World Cup]] in New Zealand the subsequent year and made his début for the senior side later that year in the [[ACC Trophy]] in Singapore.<ref name="OthM">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/47/47525/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Manoj Katuwal] at CricketArchive</ref>

Returning to the Under-19 team, he played in the 2003 Youth Asia Cup in [[Karachi]] and a second Under-19 World Cup, in Bangladesh in 2004.<ref name="OthM" /> Following the Under-19 World Cup, he made his first-class début, playing for Nepal in the [[2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup]] against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] and [[Malaysia national cricket team|Malaysia]].<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/47/47525/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Manoj Katuwal] at CricketArchive</ref> He played [[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament]] matches against [[Singapore national cricket team|Singapore]], the UAE and [[Hong Kong cricket team|Hong Kong]] later that year.<ref name="OthM" />

His appearances for the Nepalese side became less frequent at this point in his career. He played an [[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament]] match against [[Malaysia]] in October 2005,<ref name="OthM" /> before playing a match against [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] in [[Windhoek]] to decide the final team in the [[2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup]]. Nepal had to win the match outright to qualify for the main tournament, but the match ended in a draw.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/86/86449.html Scorecard] of Namibia v Nepal, 23 March 2006 at CricketArchive</ref> He most recently played for his country in the [[ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament|ACC Premier League]] in 2006, when he played against the UAE.<ref name="OthM" />

== Notes and references ==

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[[Category:1985 births]]
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