Yacoob Omar (born 7 August 1948) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Natal, mostly in Howa Bowl matches. He was born at Durban in 1948.
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| Full name | Yacoob Omar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1948 Durban, Natal, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1971/72–1986/87 | Natal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 April 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omar holds the record for most runs scored in the Howa Bowl, which was known as the Dadabhay Trophy when he made a pair on first-class debut.[1] He was also a decent right arm medium pace bowler.
In a tournament which was played on poor pitches that favoured the bowlers, Omar was one of the few players capable of making centuries and had a career best score of 174 not out, scored as captain against Eastern Province in 1975/76.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Eastern Province v Natal 1972/73". CricketArchive.
- ^ "Eastern Province v Natal 1975/76". CricketArchive.
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