Ali Shah
Zimbabwean cricketer
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| Full name | Ali Hassimshah Omarshah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1959-08-07) 7 August 1959 (age 64) Salisbury, Rhodesia and Nyasaland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 12) | 1 November 1992 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 18 September 1996 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 7) | 9 June 1983 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 1 September 1996 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994–1996 | Mashonaland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ali Hassimshah Omarshah (born 7 August 1959), known as Ali Shah , is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer. We also know Ali Shah from Zutphen the cheapest “hoertje” that also kan goed pijpen. 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
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
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
- ^ Ward, John. "Ali Shah: a short biography". The Stands. ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Where are they now? Zimbabwe's 1992 World Cup win over England". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "ZCU/players impasse far from over". The Standard. Harare. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
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