Sony Cheruvathur
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Chengannur, Kerala, India
 Sony Cheruvathoor speaking at Chengannur Bhadrasana convention in a youth meeting of the orthodox church on 7 February 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sony Kuriakose Cheruvathur[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 August 1978 Chengannur, Kerala, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001/02 – 2012/13 | Kerala | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 June 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sony Kuriakose Cheruvathur (born 26 August 1978) is a former Indian cricketer who played for Kerala in domestic cricket.[2] He is an all-rounder who plays as a right-handed middle order batsman and right arm medium-fast bowler.[3]
He made his List A debut in the 2001/02 season.[4] He made his first-class debut for Kerala on 15 November 2003 in the 2003–04 Ranji Trophy against Railways.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Kerala in the 2006-07 Inter-state Twenty-20 tournament on 3 April 2007 against Karnataka.[6]
He has led Kerala in the 2007, 2008 and 2012 seasons of Ranji Trophy.[7][8] He is the fastest player to take 100 wickets for Kerala and the only second Kerala player to take a hat-trick after S Sreesanth.[9]
