FULL NAME: Harmohan Praharaj
NICK NAME: Hony
GENDER: Male
BORN: July 21, 1957 in Cuttack
DIED: March 8, 2013 at Rourkela
FAMILY: Son of Late Bhabani Shankar Praharaj (Father) and Late Susama Praharaj (Mother), Harmohan has one elder brother (Manmohan Praharaj), one sister (Gopa Sahu), wife (Baruni Praharaj), one daughter (Karishma Praharaj) and one son (Souratendu Praharaj).
PERMANENT ADDRESS: At/PO- Siddheswarpur, Cuttack, Odisha.
PRESENT ADDRESS: A-18, Sector-5, Rourkela, Odisha.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Post graduate in Labour Law Personnel Management (Sambalpur University).
PROFESSION: Worked as Manager (Sports) in Rourkela Steel Plant.
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler
FIRST CLUB: Madan Mohan Cricket Club, Cuttack
FIRST COACH: N N Swamy
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Orissa U-22, Orissa Seniors, East Zone Seniors

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
*     Played 42 First-Class, 5 List-A and 3 Miscellaneous matches in a glorious career, spanning from seasons 1975-76 to 1991-92.
*     The 42 First-Class matches featured 41 in Ranji Trophy and 1 in Duleep Trophy.
*     The 5 List-A matches featured 3 in Deodhar Trophy and 2 in Wills Trophy.
*     Played all 3 Miscellaneous matches in CK Nayudu Trophy U-22 Tournament.
*     Attended 7 First-Class, 9 List-A and 6 Miscellaneous matches as Referee.

OVERALL FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
Batting and Fielding: 42 matches, 62 innings, 8 not outs, 1372 runs, 197 highest, 25.40 average, 1 century, 3 half-centuries and 21 catches.
Bowling: 5424 balls, 181 maidens, 2787 runs, 108 wickets, 6/29 best bowling, 25.80 average, 181 maidens, 3.08 economy

OVERALL LIST-A PERFORMANCE:
Batting and Fielding: 5 matches, 5 innings, 0 not out, 42 runs, 14 highest, 8.40 average, 0 century, 0 half-century, 1 catch
Bowling: 228 balls, 1 maiden, 159 runs, 7 wickets, 2/29 best bowling, 22.71 average, 1 maiden, 4.18 economy

DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
0/84, 24*, DNB: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 19-22 Dec, 1991.
10, 3/110, DNB: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, SAIL Stadium, Ranchi, 24-27 December, 1990.
10, 0/90, 9: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 6-9 December, 1990.
0/33, 31, 0/7, 59: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, NEF Railway Stadium, Guwahati, 30 Nov-3 Dec, 1990.
0/13, 28*, 0/2: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Polytechnic Institute Ground, Agartala, 23-25 Nov, 1990.
5/97, 10*, 0/37: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 17-19 December, 1989.
46, 0/35, 0/28, DNB: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 12-14 December, 1989.
0/44, 9, 1/14, DNB: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 5-7 December, 1989.
25, 5/51, 2/33: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 25-27 November, 1989.
2/41, 21, DNB: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 16-18 February, 1988.
1/27, 31, 0: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 22-24 January, 1988.
28, 40*: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 15-17 January, 1988.
7, 3/43, 1/6: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 11-13 January, 1988.
27, 3/91, 27, 1/26: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 24-26 December, 1986.
4/83, 8*, 0/29: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, NEF Railway Ground, Guwahati, 12-14 Dec, 1986.
0, 5/83, 1/15: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 5-7 December, 1986.
1/35, 5, 18, 0/2: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 29-31 January, 1986.
0/33, 37, 0/2: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 15-17 January, 1986.
4*, 4/28, 0/12: Odisha vs Tripura, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baxi Jagabandhu Stadium, Talcher, 4-6 January, 1986.
5, 3/48, 2/44: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Permit Ground, Balasore, 28-30 December, 1985.
0/13, 43: East Zone vs South Zone, Duleep Trophy, Semifinal match, Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad, 11-14 October, 1985.
4/140, 34, 1/59, 8: Odisha vs Karnataka, Ranji Trophy, Quarterfinal match, M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, 7-10 March, 1985.
32, 1/52, 8, 0/23: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 8-10 December, 1984.
0/25, 197, 1/15: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Nowgong SC Ground, Nowgong, 1-3 December, 1984.
4/108, 4, 6/88, DNB: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, SAIL Stadium, Ranchi, 24-26 November, 1984.
6/149, 8, 1/58, 0: Orissa vs Rajasthan, Ranji Trophy, Pre-Quarterfinal, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 22-25 February, 1984.
35, 2/114, 14: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Ispat Stadium, Rourkela, 27-29 November, 1983.
30, 2/40, 19: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 22-24 November, 1983.
0/24, 30*, 1/12: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 17-19 November, 1983.
4/94, 28*, 0: Odisha vs Bombay, Ranji Trophy, Quarterfinal match, Wankhede Stadium, Bombay, 11-13 February, 1983.
74, 0/28, 7: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, ERD Stadium, Asansol, 23-25 December, 1982.
1/25, 6: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna, 17-19 December, 1982.
3/8, 11, 6/29, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, DAS Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh, 10-12 December, 1982.
0/14, 34, 6: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Khalikote College Ground, Berhampur, 18-19 December, 1981.
1/6, 64, 1/19, 11: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, VSS Stadium, Sambalpur, 11-13 December, 1981.
3/47, 6, 0/36, 23: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Baripada Stadium, Baripada, 5-7 December, 1981.
5, 1/15, 33, 3/16: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 11-13 December, 1980.
1/39, 21, 7: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 5-7 December, 1980.
0, 3/55, 10: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, Patna, 21-23 November, 1980.
3/56, 12, 9: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, 9-11 December, 1978.
23, 1/17, 2, 0/14: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Eden Gardens, Calcutta, 2-4 December, 1978.
1/23, DNB: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, DSA Outdoor Stadium, Dibrugarh, 26-28 November, 1978.

LIST OF FIRST-CLASS MATCHES ATTENDED AS REFEREE:
*     Tripura vs Jharkhand, Ranji Trophy Plate Group-B match, MBBC Stadium, Agartgala, 25-28 December, 2006.
*     Delhi vs Baroda, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-A match, Fefoz Shah Kotla, Delhi, 9-12 December, 2006.
*     Baroda vs Tamil Nadu, Ranji Trophy Plate Group-B match, Moti Bagh Stadium, Vadodara, 22-24 December, 2004.
*     Gujarat vs Railways, Ranji Trophy Elite Group-A match, Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, 4-7 December, 2004.
*     Uttar Pradesh vs Railways, Ranji Trophy, Central Zone match, Modi Stadium, Kanpur, 28-31 December, 1998.
*     Delhi vs Jammu Kashmir, Ranji Trophy, North Zone match, Fefoz Shah Kotla, Delhi, 23-26 November, 1997.
*     Punjab vs Jammu Kashmir, Ranji Trophy, North Zone match, GSC Ground, Amritsar, 24-27 October, 1996.

LIST OF LIST-A MATCHES ATTENDED AS REFEREE:
*     Delhi vs Haryana, Ranji Trophy One-Day match, Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala, 18 February, 2007.
*     Jammu-Kashmir vs Services, Ranji Trophy One-Day match, Dhruve Pandove Stadium, Patiala, 16 February, 2007.
*     Himachal Pradesh vs Services, Ranji Trophy One-Day match, PAU Ground, Ludhiana, 10 February, 2007.
*     South Zone vs West Zone, Deodhar Trophy, Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur, 19 January, 2004.
*     South Zone vs Central Zone, Deodhar Trophy, SM Dev Stadium, Silchar, 15 January, 2004.
*     Uttar Pradesh vs Vidarbha, Ranji Trophy One-Day match, Daly College Ground, Indore, 15 December, 2002.
*     Rajasthan vs Railways, Ranji Trophy One-Day match, Daly College Ground, Indore, 14 December, 2002.
*     Uttar Pradesh vs Railways, Ranji Trophy One-Day match, Modi Stadium, Kanpur, 27 December, 1998.
*     Delhi vs Jammu-Kashmir, Ranji Trophy One-Day match, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi, 22 November, 1997.
*     Punjab vs Jammu-Kashmir, Ranji Trophy One-Day match, Gandhi SCG, Amritsar, 23 October, 1996.

LIST OF MISCELLANEOUS MATCHES ATTENDED AS REFEREE:
*     Assam vs Sikkim, Polly Umrigar Trophy, East Zone U-15 match, Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, 13-15 Nov, 2006.
*     Jharkhand vs Sikkim, Vinoo Mankad Trophy, East Zone U-19 match, JLS Ground, Kolkata, 30 Oct, 2006.
*     Assam vs Sikkim, Vinoo Mankad Trophy, East Zone U-19 match, JLS Ground, Kolkata, 29 Oct, 2006.
*     Jharkhand vs Bengal, Vinoo Mankad Trophy, East Zone U-19 match, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 27 Oct, 2006.
*     Bengal vs Tripura, Vinoo Mankad Trophy, East Zone U-19 match, Jadavpur University Complex, Kolkata, 26 Oct, 2006.
*     Assam vs Tripura, Vinoo Mankad Trophy, East Zone U-19 match, JLS Ground, Kolkata, 24 Oct, 2006.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
*     Captained Orissa in seven First-Class (Ranji Trophy) matches between 1985 and 1988.
*     Helped in the career development of many cricket talents, including Subas Mohanty, Alekh Barik, Saheed Khan, Seikh Jahangir, Sujan Mohanty, Natraj Behera, Pritamjeet Das, Atish Jena, Alok Pradhan, Govind Podar.
*     First cricketer from Orissa to achieve a First Class Double of 1,000 run and 100 wickets.
*     Associated himself in coaching and tournament programmes of Orissa Cricket Association.

PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 7 May, 2009
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 22 August, 2020