Ashok Mankad who was the professional at Armagh died today 1 August 2008 aged  61.

In 1984 Ashok   established a record breaking first wicket parnership of 274 for Armagh when he scored 116 not out and Snehai Parikh scored 136.

He played  22 Tests over a 10 year period 1969 to 1978 scoring 991 runs. 
 
Mankad is survived by his wife Nirupama, and two sons, Mihir and Harsh.