Full Name

Dhir Muni Lal

Born

January 11, 1913, India

Died

January 08, 1990, Noida, Delhi, (aged 76y 362d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Playing Role

Opening Batter

RELATIONS

(brother),

(nephew),

(son)

Other

Author

Muni Lal was a right-hand opening batsman who played for Southern Punjab and Northern India for a decade from the mid 1930s. His best performances came when playing for Northern India against Southern Punjab; in 1937-38 he made a career-best 90 in the Ranji Trophy fixture and in 1944-45 he scored 59 and 85 in the same tournament. Those constituted three of his five first-class fifties, the other two both being made in Ranji Trophy semi-finals against Bombay. He was also the editor of Crickinia, a Wisden-like Indian annual which ran for six issues from 1940 to 1945. He was murdered in his home, along with his wife, in a burglary.
Martin Williamson

Muni Lal Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100sCtSt
FC203518159023.970110

Bowling

FormatMatRunsWktsBBIBBMAveSR4w5w10w
FC2010----000

Debut/Last Matches of Muni Lal

FC Matches

Span
1934/35 - 1948/49

Recent Matches of Muni Lal

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Northern Ind vs Bombay6 & 550/116-Feb-1945BrabourneFC
Northern Ind vs Sthn Punjab59 & 850/026-Jan-1945LahoreFC
Northern Ind vs Delhi30--09-Dec-1944LahoreFC
Sthn Punjab vs Northern Ind4 & 23--04-Mar-1944PatialaFC
Sthn Punjab vs Delhi3--29-Jan-1944DelhiFC