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Muni Lal

Personal information

Full name

Dhir Muni Lal

Born

11 January 1913
Lahore, India

Died

8 January 1990 (aged 76)
Noida, India

Batting

Right-handed

Relations

Jagdish Lal (brother)
Arun Lal (nephew)
Akash Lal (son)

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1934/35–1945/46

Northern India

1935/36–1943/44

Southern Punjab

Career statistics

Competition	First-class
Matches	20
Runs scored	815
Batting average	23.97
100s/50s	0/5
Top score	90
Balls bowled	12
Wickets	0
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	11/–

Source: CricketArchive, 30 January 2022

Dhir Muni Lal (11 January 1913 – 8 January 1990) was an Indian diplomat and first class cricketer.^[1]

Lal was a right-handed opening batsman and played his cricket with both Southern Punjab and Northern India. He played a two-day match against M.C.C. in 1933-34 and his last first class match was against West Indies in 1948-49. Lal also played for the Punjab University, Lahore.^[2] He made five first-class half centuries, with his highest score of 90 made in the 1937-38 Ranji Trophy. Outside the playing field, he was the editor of Crickinia, an early Indian cricket annual. His son Akash Lal was a first class cricketer, cricket administrator and commentator while his nephew Arun Lal played Test cricket for India.

Muni Lal had a distinguished academic and diplomatic career. He completed M.Phil. in University of the Punjab in 1935. He worked for the Civil and Military Gazette till 1947. After the partition of India, he joined the Indian Foreign Service. He served in Pakistan, Australia, United States, Indonesia and the United Kingdom. He was the High commissioner to West Indies and ambassador to Somalia.^[2] In his last first class match, Lal had scored 0 and 4, dismissed in both innings by Gerry Gomez.^[3] When he moved to Trinidad as the high commissioner, Gomez was one of the first people who he met there.^[4]