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{{Short description|Indian cricketer (1966–2017)}}
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{{Family name hatnote|Maturi|lang=Telugu}}
{{Infobox cricketer
{{Infobox cricketer
| name         = M. V. Sridhar
| name               = M. V. Sridhar
| image              = Cricket_no_pic.png
| image              =  
| full_name          = Maturi Venkat Sridhar
| full_name          = Maturi Venkat Sridhar
| birth_date        = 9 November 1965
| birth_date        = 2 August 1966
| birth_place        = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| birth_place        = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| death_date        = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|10|30|1966|08|02}}  
| death_date        = {{death date and age|df=yes|2017|10|30|1966|08|02}}  
| death_place        = <!-- do not link major countries or cities such as Australia or London -->
| death_place        =  
| nickname          =
| nickname          =
| club1              = [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]
| club1              = [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]]
| year1              = 1988/89 - 1999/00
| year1              = {{nowrap|1988/89–1999/00}}
| batting            = Right-hand bat
| batting            = Right-handed
| bowling            = [[Right Arm Offbreak]]
| bowling            = Right-arm [[off break]]
| columns            = 2
| columns            = 2
| column1            = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| column1            = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches1          = 97
| matches1          = 97
| runs1              = 6701
| runs1              = 6,701
| bat avg1          = 48.91
| bat avg1          = 48.91
| 100s/50s1          = 21/27
| 100s/50s1          = 21/27
| top score1        = 366
| top score1        = 366
| deliveries1        = 27
| deliveries1        = 27
| wickets1          = –
| wickets1          = 0
| bowl avg1          = –
| bowl avg1          = –
| fivefor1          = –
| fivefor1          = –
| tenfor1            = n/a
| tenfor1            = –
| best bowling1      = 3/21
| best bowling1      = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 87/–
| catches/stumpings1 = 87/–
| column2            = [[List A]]
| column2            = [[List A cricket|List A]]
| matches2          = 35
| matches2          = 35
| runs2              = 930
| runs2              = 930
| bat avg2          = 29.06
| bat avg2          = 29.06
| 100s/50s2          = –/5
| 100s/50s2          = 0/5
| top score2        = 78*
| top score2        = 78*
| deliveries2        = 16
| deliveries2        = 16
| wickets2          = 1
| wickets2          = 1
| bowl avg2          = 14.00
| bowl avg2          = 14.00
| fivefor2          = –
| fivefor2          = 0
| tenfor2            = –
| tenfor2            = 0
| best bowling2      = 1/8
| best bowling2      = 1/8
| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
| date              = 1 September
| date              = 1 September
| year              = 2019
| year              = 2019
| source            = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/34097.html Cricinfo
| source            = http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/34097.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
}}
'''Maturi Venkat Sridhar''' (2 August 1966 – 30 October 2017) was an Indian [[first-class cricket]]er.<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/585154 |title=In Memoriam 2017 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |accessdate=2 January 2018}}</ref> He represented [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] between 1988/89 and 1999/00, making 6701 runs at 48.91 with 21 hundreds. His highest score of 366 was the cornerstone for Hyderabad when they posted the record breaking total of 944/6 (declared) against [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] in the [[1993–94 Ranji Trophy]]; [[Noel David]] and [[Vivek Jaisimha]] scored double centuries.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Acharya|first1=Shayan|title=Sridhar and the memories of 944|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/cricket/sridhar-and-the-memories-of-944/article19950737.ece|website=[[Sportstar]] |accessdate=3 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hycricket.org/ranji-data/93-94ranjihighest.htm | title=Ranji Trophy: Hyderabad v Andhra  1993/94 (South Zone) | publisher=[[Hyderabad Cricket Association]] | accessdate=September 1, 2019}}</ref> While Sridhar was batting, 850 runs were scored - the most runs added during a batsman's innings in first-class history.<ref name="Frindall">{{cite book|last1=Frindall|first1=Bill | authorlink =Bill Frindall |title=The Wisden Book of Cricket Records|date=1998|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|location=London|isbn=0747222037|pages=91|edition=Fourth}}</ref> He was the secretary of [[MVSR Engineering College]] in Hyderabad.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/mv-sridhar-passes-away-aged-51/276190 |title=MV Sridhar passes away aged 51 |accessdate=30 October 2017 |work=[[Wisden India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030182016/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/mv-sridhar-passes-away-aged-51/276190 |archive-date=30 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Maturi Venkat Sridhar''' (2 August 1966 – 30 October 2017) was an Indian [[first-class cricket]]er.<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/585154 |title=In Memoriam 2017 |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> He represented [[Hyderabad cricket team|Hyderabad]] between 1988/89 and 1999/00, making 6701 runs at 48.91 with 21 hundreds. His highest score of 366 was the cornerstone for Hyderabad when they posted the record breaking total of 944/6 (declared) against [[Andhra cricket team|Andhra]] in the [[1993–94 Ranji Trophy]]; [[Noel David]] and [[Vivek Jaisimha]] scored double centuries.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Acharya|first1=Shayan|title=Sridhar and the memories of 944|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/cricket/sridhar-and-the-memories-of-944/article19950737.ece|website=[[Sportstar]] |access-date=3 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hycricket.org/ranji-data/93-94ranjihighest.htm | title=Ranji Trophy: Hyderabad v Andhra  1993/94 (South Zone) | publisher=[[Hyderabad Cricket Association]] | access-date=September 1, 2019 | archive-date=6 December 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206065406/http://www.hycricket.org/ranji-data/93-94ranjihighest.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref> While Sridhar was batting, 850 runs were scored - the most runs added during a batsman's innings in first-class history.<ref name="Frindall">{{cite book|last1=Frindall|first1=Bill | authorlink =Bill Frindall |title=The Wisden Book of Cricket Records|date=1998|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|location=London|isbn=0747222037|pages=91|edition=Fourth}}</ref> He was the secretary of [[MVSR Engineering College]] in Hyderabad.<ref name="bio">{{cite web |url=http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/mv-sridhar-passes-away-aged-51/276190 |title=MV Sridhar passes away aged 51 |access-date=30 October 2017 |work=[[Wisden India]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030182016/http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/mv-sridhar-passes-away-aged-51/276190 |archive-date=30 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
== Early life and education ==
He studied at the [[All Saints High School (Hyderabad)|All Saints High School]] and [[Osmania Medical College]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 29, 2019 |title=Book on Doc' M V Sridhar released |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sports/cricket/290719/book-on-doc-m-v-sridhar-released.html}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
On 30 October 2017, Sridhar suffered a heart attack at his home. He was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.<ref name="obit">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21222945/former-hyderabad-cricketer-mv-sridhar-passes-away |title=Former Hyderabad cricketer MV Sridhar passes away |accessdate=30 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
On 30 October 2017, Sridhar suffered a heart attack at his home. He was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.<ref name="obit">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21222945/former-hyderabad-cricketer-mv-sridhar-passes-away |title=Former Hyderabad cricketer MV Sridhar passes away |access-date=30 October 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[List of Ranji Trophy triple centuries]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{cricinfo|ref=india/content/player/34097.html}}
* {{cricinfo|id=34097}}


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Latest revision as of 16:05, 30 September 2025

M. V. Sridhar
Personal information
Full nameMaturi Venkat Sridhar
Born2 August 1966
Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Died30 October 2017(2017-10-30) (aged 51)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988/89–1999/00Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 97 35
Runs scored 6,701 930
Batting average 48.91 29.06
100s/50s 21/27 0/5
Top score 366 78*
Balls bowled 27 16
Wickets 0 1
Bowling average – 14.00
5 wickets in innings – 0
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 1/8
Catches/stumpings 87/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 September 2019

Maturi Venkat Sridhar (2 August 1966 – 30 October 2017) was an Indian first-class cricketer.[1] He represented Hyderabad between 1988/89 and 1999/00, making 6701 runs at 48.91 with 21 hundreds. His highest score of 366 was the cornerstone for Hyderabad when they posted the record breaking total of 944/6 (declared) against Andhra in the 1993–94 Ranji Trophy; Noel David and Vivek Jaisimha scored double centuries.[2][3] While Sridhar was batting, 850 runs were scored - the most runs added during a batsman's innings in first-class history.[4] He was the secretary of MVSR Engineering College in Hyderabad.[5]

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

He studied at the All Saints High School and Osmania Medical College.[6]

Death[edit | edit source]

On 30 October 2017, Sridhar suffered a heart attack at his home. He was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. He is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter.[7]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "In Memoriam 2017". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Acharya, Shayan. "Sridhar and the memories of 944". Sportstar. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ranji Trophy: Hyderabad v Andhra 1993/94 (South Zone)". Hyderabad Cricket Association. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. ↑ Frindall, Bill (1998). The Wisden Book of Cricket Records (Fourth ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 91. ISBN 0747222037.
  5. ↑ "MV Sridhar passes away aged 51". Wisden India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Book on Doc' M V Sridhar released". Deccan Chronicle. 29 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Former Hyderabad cricketer MV Sridhar passes away". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 October 2017.

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