Narendra Narayan Menon (born 7 January 1946) is a former Indian first class cricketer. He played as a right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper. Born at
Indore
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in
Madhya Pradesh
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, he represented the
Madhya Pradesh cricket team
The Madhya Pradesh cricket team formerly known as Holkar cricket team, is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It competes in the Ranji Trophy.
History Holkar cricket team
A Central India team competed in th ...
in
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a premier domestic first-class cricket championship played in India and organized annually by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The teams representing regional and state cricket associations participate. BCCI ...
. He served as an international
umpire
An umpire is an official in a variety of sports and competition, responsible for enforcing the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection.
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during 1993–98. He officiated a total of four
One Day International
One Day International (ODI) is a format of cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of fifty overs, with the game lasting up to 7 hours. The World Cup, generally held every four yea ...
s.
His son,
Nitin Menon
Nitin Narendra Menon (born 2 November 1983) is an Indian former cricketer and umpire. He was a right-handed batsman, representing Madhya Pradesh in List A cricket. He is now an umpire and has stood in matches in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy and t ...
, is also an international umpire.
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List of One Day International cricket umpires
This is a list of umpire (cricket), cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's One Day International (ODI) match. As of October 2022, 418 umpires have officiated in an ODI match. The first ODI match took place on 5 January 1971 between ...
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Living people
1946 births
Indian cricketers
20th-century Indian sportsmen
Indian One Day International cricket umpires
Madhya Pradesh cricketers
Central Zone cricketers
Indian cricket umpires
Cricketers from Indore
Wicket-keepers
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