FULL NAME: Manas Ray
GENDER: Male
BORN: October 19, 1972 at Cuttack (Source: cricketarchive.com), 18 January, 1971 (Source: Facebook)
FAMILY: Father (Late Duryodhan Ray), mother (Rukmini Ray), wife (Deepti Puhan), one son (Soumya Ranjan Ray, five brothers (Guru Ray, Chitta Ray, Deba Ray, Ramani Ray, Satya Ray), one sister (Nirmala Ray).
HOME ADDRESS: Shanti Bihar, Kanika Chhak, Tulsipur, Cuttack-8, Odisha, India.
TELEPHONE: 09937066611 (Mobile)
E-MAIL: manasrayc@gmail.com, manasray2007@gmail.com
ACADEMIC EDUCATION: Graduated in Arts from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack in 1991. Earlier studied at Bhakta Madhu Bidyapitha, Cuttack
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.
PROFESSION: Worked at East Coast Railway
HOME CLUB: Juvenile Club
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Orissa U-15, East Zone U-15, Orissa U-17, East Zone U-17, Orissa U-19, East Zone U-19 and East Zone Universities.

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played 8 First-Class, 4 List-A and 28 Miscellaneous matches in a career, spanning from seasons 1987-88 to 1993-94.
*     Played all 8 First-Class matches in Ranji Trophy.
*     Played all 4 List-A matches in Ranji Trophy One-Day Tournament.
*     His 28 Miscellaneous matches featured 5 in Vijay Merchant Trophy U-15 Tournament, 4 in Vijay Hazare Trophy U-17 Tournament, 10 in Cooch Behar Trophy U-19 Tournament, 5 in CK Nayudu Trophy U-19 Tournament, 3 in Vizzy Trophy Inter-University Tournament and 1 against Pakistan U-19 team.

OVERALL FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
Batting & Fielding: 8 matches, 13 innings, 0 not out, 283 runs, highest 112, average 21.76, one century, no half-century, 3 catches.
Bowling: 8 matches, 79.5 overs, 242 runs, 7 wickets, best bowling in an innings 3/63, average 34.57, economy 3.03.

OVERALL LIST-A PERFORMANCE:
Batting & Fielding: 4 matches, 4 innings, 0 not out, 56 runs, highest 32, average 14.00, catch 0.
Bowling: 4 matches, 21 overs, 70 runs, 3 wickets, best bowling in an innings 2/44, best bowling in a match 2/44, average 23.33, economy 3.30.

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
3, 0/16, 0, 1/21: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Permit Ground, Balasore, 4-6 January, 1994.
0/12, 2, 0/1: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Berhampur Stadium, Berhampur, 27-29 December, 1993.
2/12, 0, 3/63: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 19-22 December, 1993.
31, 12: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Berhampur Stadium, Berhampur, 10-12 December, 1993.
42, 0/41, 112: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Tata Digwadi Stadium, Jamadoba, 31 Dec 1992-3 Jan 1993.
1/76, 2, 22: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 25-27 December, 1992.
12, 0: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, 4-7 December, 1992.
45: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 27-30 November, 1992.

OTHER IMPORTANT DATA:
*     Got the opportunity to join India under-17 camp in 1986-87.
*     Worked as batting coach of Orissa Cricket Academy at Cuttack.
*     Worked as BCCI Talent Research Development Officer (TRDO) for two years.
*     Worked as East Zone under-19 coach for two years.
*     Worked as coach of the Orissa Ranji team for the year 2010-11.
*     Worked as coach of East Zone Deodhar Trophy and Duleep Trophy matches.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 13 April, 2010
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 15 September, 2020