Aamer Nazir (born 2 January 1971) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in six Test matches and nine One Day Internationals from 1993 to 1995.

Aamer Nazir
Personal information
Full name
Aamer Nazir
BornJanuary 2, 1971 (1971-01-02) (age 53)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 127)23 April 1993 v West Indies
Last Test22 September 1995 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 90)26 March 1993 v West Indies
Last ODI11 April 1995 v Sri Lanka
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI
Matches 6 9
Runs scored 31 13
Batting average 6.20 13.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 11 9*
Balls bowled 1,057 417
Wickets 20 11
Bowling average 29.85 31.45
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/46 3/43
Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2017

Career

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Nazir received his training from Panthers and Tigers Gymkhana.[1] In his early career, he played Grade 2 cricket matches in various tournaments.[2]

At the age of 22, he was included in Pakistan national cricket team.[2] He made his international debut in March 1993 against West Indies in an ODI match.[2] During the match, he almost achieved the rare feat of a hat-trick on debut but was denied by a poor umpiring decision as described by Geoffrey Boycott.[2] Later in April 1993, when Pakistan played a Test against South Africa in Johannesburg in 1995, injuries to pace bowlers resulted in a call-up for Nazir. Nazir was still on a 14-hour flight when he was named in the team, his plane landed an hour before play and he took the field 35 minutes late. When he bowled, he broke down with cramp.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "A celebrated club of cricketers & umpires".
  2. ^ a b c d "Baptism by fire: Fewest first-class matches before Test debut for Pakistan". The News International.
  3. ^ "South Africa v England: Quinton de Kock out, Dane Vilas flies in". BBC. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.