Ali Shah

Ali Omarshah
Personal information
Full name
Ali Hassimshah Omarshah
Born (1959-08-07) 7 August 1959 (age 65)
Salisbury, Rhodesia and Nyasaland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 12)1 November 1992 v New Zealand
Last Test18 September 1996 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 7)9 June 1983 v Australia
Last ODI1 September 1996 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994–1996Mashonaland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 28 45 85
Runs scored 122 437 1,766 1,452
Batting average 24.40 16.80 25.59 18.61
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 3/5 0/5
Top score 62 60* 200* 98
Balls bowled 186 1,077 3,816 2,476
Wickets 1 18 35 40
Bowling average 125.00 45.11 48.85 47.42
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/46 3/33 4/113 3/33
Catches/stumpings 0/– 6/– 21/– 35/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 June 2017

Ali Hassimshah Omarshah (born 7 August 1959), known as Ali Shah , is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer. An all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace, Shah played in three Test matches and 28 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Zimbabwe between 1983 and 1996, and was the first non-white player to represent the country. He was educated at Morgan High School.[1]

International career

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Shah played in three Cricket World Cups, in 1983, 1987 and 1992, and was also a member of the team that won the ICC Trophy in 1986 and 1990. Towards the end of his career, he played domestically for Mashonaland in the Logan Cup.

After cricket

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After retiring from playing, Shah became a television commentator and a selector of the national team.[2] He was removed from the latter role in 2004 following the sacking of captain Heath Streak.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ward, John. "Ali Shah: a short biography". The Stands. ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Where are they now? Zimbabwe's 1992 World Cup win over England". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "ZCU/players impasse far from over". The Standard. Harare. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2015.