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{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = India
| fullname = Rajesh Rama Naik
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mapusa]], [[Goa]], India
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| family =
| role =
| club1 = [[Dorset County Cricket Club|Dorset]]
| year1 = 2010
| club2 = [[Goa cricket team|Goa]]
| year2 = 1993/94–2003/04
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1 = 28
| runs1 = 1,047
| bat avg1 = 20.52
| 100s/50s1 = 1/4
| top score1 = 133
| deliveries1 = 779
| wickets1 = 2
| bowl avg1 = 227.00
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 1/75
| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches2 = 21
| runs2 = 326
| bat avg2 = 23.28
| 100s/50s2 = –/1
| top score2 = 78[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 399
| wickets2 = 7
| bowl avg2 = 45.57
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 2/13
| catches/stumpings2 = 4/–
| date = 30 September
| year = 2018
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/31782.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Rajesh Rama Naik''' (born 20 December 1974) is a former [[Indian people|Indian]] first-class [[cricket]]er.

==Life and career==
Naik was born at [[Mapusa]] in north [[Goa]]. He made his debut for [[Goa cricket team|Goa]] in a [[List A cricket|List A]] one-day match against [[Kerala cricket team|Kerala]] in December 1993 in the [[Vijay Hazare Trophy|Ranji Trophy One Day]] competition.<ref name="LAM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10355/List_A_Matches.html |title=List A Matches played by Raj Naik |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref> He featured twice more for Goa in that seasons competition.<ref name="LAM"/> Having not featured for Goa since his three initial one-day matches, Naik made a return to the Goan side, returning to one-day action in the 1995/96 Ranji Trophy One Day competition.<ref name="LAM"/> He made his debut in [[first-class cricket]] in January 1996 against [[Tamil Nadu cricket team|Tamil Nadu]] in the [[1995–96 Ranji Trophy]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10355/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Raj Naik |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref> He continued to play first-class and List A one-day cricket for Goa until the 2003/04 season, having by that point played a total of 28 first-class and 20 List A matches for Goa.<ref name="FCM"/><ref name="LAM"/> He scored 1,047 runs in first-class cricket, with a highest score of 133, which was his only [[century (cricket)|century]]. His [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] was low, averaging just 20.52;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10355/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Raj Naik |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref> he bowled 129.5 overs in first-class cricket, taking two wickets at the high [[bowling average|average]] of 227.00.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10355/f_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Raj Naik |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref> In List A matches he scored 326 runs, with a top score of 78 [[not out]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10355/a_Batting_by_Team.html |title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Raj Naik |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref> he took seven wickets in one-day cricket, with a bowling average of 45.57.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10355/a_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Raj Naik |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref> Naik also featured in a single List A match for the Will's XI against the [[Indian Board President's XI cricket team|Indian Board President's XI]] in the 1997/98 [[Wills Trophy]] at [[Sukhadia Stadium|Bhilwara]].<ref name="LAM"/> Naik was dismissed in this match [[duck (cricket)|without scoring]] by [[Jacob Martin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/65/65527.html |title=Indian Board President's XI v Wills' XI, 1997/98 Wills Trophy |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref>

He later moved to England to take up cricket coaching,<ref name="NEWS">{{cite news|url=https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/sport/8191899.Cricket__Dorset_set_to_take_on_Sabres_and_Kieswetter/|title=Cricket: Dorset set to take on Sabres and Kieswetter|last=Perrett|first=Neil|date=2010-05-29|work=[[Bournemouth Daily Echo]]|accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref> where he played club cricket in Dorset and [[Hampshire]]. After strong performances in the Dorset league, Naik was selected to make his debut for [[Dorset County Cricket Club|Dorset]] in a friendly 20-over match against [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]], played as part of Somerset's preparations for the [[2010 Twenty20 Cup]].<ref name="NEWS"/> He dismissed England international [[Craig Kieswetter]] during the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/295/295867.html |title=Dorset v Somerset, 2010 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref> Later that season, Naik made two appearances for Dorset in the [[Minor Counties Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10355/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html |title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Raj Naik |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref> He opened an Indian restaurant in [[Bournemouth]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bhbeat.com/12560/mint-leaf/ |title=Mint Leaf |publisher=www.bhbeat.com |accessdate=2018-09-30}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/31782.html Raj Naik] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10355/10355.html Raj Naik] at CricketArchive

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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Mapusa]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Goa cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian expatriates in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Dorset cricketers]]
[[Category:Indian restaurateurs]]

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