{{short description|Indian former first-class cricketer (born 1940)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Manohar Sharma | image = | country = India | fullname = Manohar Ratanlal Sharma | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|8|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm off break | role = Batsman; occasional wicket-keeper | club1 = Madhya Pradesh | year1 = 1959/60–1975/76 | clubnumber1 = | club2 = Services | year2 = 1964/65–1967/68 | clubnumber2 = | columns = 2 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 66 | runs1 = 3,733 | bat avg1 = 37.70 | 100s/50s1 = 9/18 | top score1 = 170 | deliveries1 = 1,774 | wickets1 = 16 | bowl avg1 = 39.25 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 3/18 | catches/stumpings1 = 45/5 | column2 = List A | matches2 = 1 | runs2 = 9 | bat avg2 = 9.00 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 9 | deliveries2 = – | wickets2 = – | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = n/a | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 0/0 | date = 5 February | year = 2016 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/35038.html ESPNcricinfo }}
'''Manohar Sharma''' (born 8 August 1940) is an Indian former first-class cricketer who played for Madhya Pradesh and Services. He is the author of the book ''Humour in Cricket''.
==Career== 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|access-date=5 February 2016}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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|access-date=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|access-date=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=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150817/sports-cricket/article/former-test-ranji-players-felicitated|publisher=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115203356/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/Veterans-Meet/2015/08/17/article2977613.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 November 2015|publisher=The New Indian Express|access-date=5 February 2016|date=17 August 2015}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/35038.html}} * {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/40/40938/40938.html}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharma, Manohar}} Category:1940 births Category:Living people Category:Indian cricketers Category:20th-century Indian sportsmen Category:Cricketers from Indore Category:Madhya Pradesh cricketers Category:Services cricketers Category:North Zone cricketers Category:Central Zone cricketers Category:Hyderabad cricketers Category:Indian cricket administrators Category:Wicket-keepers