Arjun Menon (born c. 1977) is a Singaporean cricket coach and former player. He represented the Singapore national cricket team and has coached a number of teams at international level, including Chile, Botswana, Malawi, Indonesia, and Singapore.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1977[1] |
| Role | Wicket-keeper |
| International information | |
| National side |
|
Playing career
editMenon began playing cricket at Saint Patrick's School, Singapore. He represented Singapore at youth level as a wicket-keeper and made his senior debut against United Arab Emirates in Malaysia. He made five senior appearances for Singapore.[1] He discontinued his international career in 1999 when he moved to Australia to attend university.[2]
Coaching career
editMenon was appointed head coach of Chile in the lead-up to the team's inaugural ICC tournament appearance at the 2006 World Cricket League Americas Division Three.[3] In 2010 he was appointed head coach of Botswana,[2] a position he held until 2013.[4] Menon later coached Indonesia at the 2014 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship.[5]
Menon held various roles with the Singapore Cricket Association from 2015 to 2020, coaching Singapore to a gold medal in T20 cricket at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.[1] In 2020 he returned to Malawi as operations manager of Cricket Malawi on a three-year contract, shortly after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi.[6] He coached Malawi at the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Sub-regional Qualifier A.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Yeo, Clarence (13 May 2021). "Cricket: Former Singapore international Arjun Menon pitches in to help Malawi orphanage". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ a b Disele, Sylviah (1 June 2012). "Menon's cricket puzzle coming together". Mmegi. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Munro, Tony; Williams, Joseph (23 January 2006). "Hectic times for Chile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Ncube, Dumisani (27 November 2014). "BCA intensifies search for cricket coach". Mmegi. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Nasse, Raymond (26 October 2014). "Squads Announced for Pepsi ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Trophy". Daily Post. Vanuatu. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Lockett, Isaac (24 July 2020). "A new sun rising over cricket in Malawi". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Uganda start as favourites in World Cup Qualifier". Monitor. Retrieved 13 September 2023.