Mohammad Shahbaz Bashir (born 27 December 1983) is a Pakistani-born Dutch former cricketer.

Shahbaz Bashir
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Shahbaz Bashir
Born (1983-12-27) 27 December 1983 (age 40)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002/03Pakistan Cricket Board Greens
2012Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 4
Runs scored 102 35
Batting average 102.00 11.66
100s/50s 1/– –/–
Top score 102 30
Balls bowled 54 52
Wickets 1 1
Bowling average 5.00 55.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/5 1/36
Catches/stumpings –/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 February 2022

Bashir was born at Lahore in December 1983. He was made his debut in List A one-day cricket for the Pakistan Cricket Board Greens against the Pakistan Cricket Board Blues at Lahore in November 2002.[1] He later emigrated to the Netherlands, qualifying to play for them through residency in 2012.[2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Netherlands against United Arab Emirates (UAE) in July 2012 at Deventer in the Intercontinental Cup.[3] He became the first Dutch player to a score a century on first-class debut, making 102.[2][4] Bashir also made three List A appearances for the Netherlands, the first coming against Leicestershire in the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40, an English domestic one-day tournament the Netherlands were invited to take part in. He then made a further two appearances against the UAE following the Intercontinental Cup match.[1] In four List A appearances, Bashir scored 35 runs with a highest score of 30.[5] He took a wicket apiece in both first-class and List A cricket.[6][7]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Shahbaz Bashir". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Berry, Scyld; Booth, Lawrence (2015). The Shorter Wisden 2011 - 2015. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 1068. ISBN 9781472983756.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Shahbaz Bashir". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Netherlands v United Arab Emirates, ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2011 to 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Shahbaz Bashir". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Shahbaz Bashir". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Shahbaz Bashir". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2022.

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