Rajeshwar (Reg) Sharma (born 27 June 1962) is a former Kenyan cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1985 and 1989.[1][2]

Reg Sharma
Personal information
Full name
Rajeshwar Sharma
Born (1962-06-27) 27 June 1962 (age 62)
Nairobi, Kenya
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Right-arm medium
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985–1989Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 70 56
Runs scored 2,196 520
Batting average 24.25 13.33
100s/50s 1/9 –/1
Top score 111 50
Balls bowled 4,542 1,074
Wickets 53 27
Bowling average 41.26 29.03
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/80 4/29
Catches/stumpings 61/– 25/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2011

Sharma first played for the second XI of Kent, until 1983. He was drafted in as an emergency measure for a game with Gloucestershire later in the same year, when they were short of an opening strike partner for eventual centurion John Skinner, but played only one game for the team.

Sharma's first-class career, which lasted four years, started with a debut for Derbyshire at Nottinghamshire in 1985. Sharma maintained a strong middle-order position in the batting lineup for the next four years, hitting a first-class best, and his only century innings, of 111 in 1987.[3][4]

Sharma continued in first-class cricket until 1989. He was a right-handed batsman, right-arm offbreak bowler and wicket-keeper.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Reg Sharma". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Raj Sharma". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Raj Sharma". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Derbyshire v Yorkshire in 1987". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 October 2018.