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.

Yacoob Omar
Personal information
Full name
Yacoob Omar
Born (1948-08-07) 7 August 1948 (age 76)
Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971/72–1986/87Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 67 1
Runs scored 3,742 0
Batting average 34.33 0.00
100s/50s 8/12 0/0
Top score 174* 0
Balls bowled 5,675 46
Wickets 101 0
Bowling average 19.81
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/34
Catches/stumpings 51/– 0/–
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

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  1. ^ "Eastern Province v Natal 1972/73". CricketArchive.
  2. ^ "Eastern Province v Natal 1975/76". CricketArchive.
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