Vishal Nagamootoo (விஷால் நாகமுத்து) (born 7 January 1977) is a Tamil-Guyanese former cricketer who represented the Guyanese national team in West Indian domestic cricket. He played as a wicket-keeper.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 January 1978 Whim, Guyana |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Role | Wicket-keeper |
| Relations | Mahendra Nagamootoo (brother) Alvin Kallicharran (uncle) Rohan Kanhai (uncle) |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1996–2005 | Guyana |
Source: CricketArchive, 19 November 2016 | |
Of Tamil Indo-Guyanese origin, Nagamootoo was born in the village of Whim, in Guyana's East Berbice-Corentyne region. His older brother, Mahendra Nagamootoo, and two uncles, Alvin Kallicharran and Rohan Kanhai, all played international cricket for the West Indies.[1] Nagamootoo made his first-class debut for Guyana in February 1996, against Barbados.[2] Earlier in the season, he had toured Pakistan with the West Indies under-19 team, and he made further appearances for the team when the Pakistan under-19s returned the tour in October 1996.[3]
Nagamootoo was Guyana's first-choice wicket-keeper for almost a decade, playing his last matches during the 2004–05 season. However, he did miss part of the 2001–02 season when he was recovering from a car accident.[4] Nagamootoo had little success as a batsman, averaging 17.89 from 61 first-class matches and 21.00 from 31 List A matches.[1] He scored only one century for Guyana during his career, an innings of 115 not out against West Indies B during the 2002–03 Carib Beer Cup.[5] He and Reon Griffith put on an unbeaten 198-run partnership for the ninth wicket, which set a new Guyanese record.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b West Indies / Players / Vishal Nagamootoo, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ First-class matches played by Vishal Nagamootoo, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Under-19 ODI matches played by Vishal Nagamootoo, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Vishal Nagamootoo, Guyana Cricket. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ West Indies B v Guyana, Carib Beer Cup 2002/03], CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Highest partnership for each wicket for Guyana, CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2016.