Amjad Ali (cricketer)

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Amjad Ali
Personal information
Full name
Amjad Ali Chaudhry
Born (1979-09-25) 25 September 1979 (age 45)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 31)24 June 2008 v Bangladesh
Last ODI18 November 2015 v Hong Kong
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002–2003Lahore Blues
Career statistics
Competition First-class ODI
Matches 15 17
Runs scored 451 520
Batting average 22.25 31.00
100s/50s 0/3 0/5
Top score 55 98
Catches/stumpings 21/2 11/1
Source: CricketArchive, 27 September 2008

Amjad Ali (Urdu: امجد علی; born 25 September 1979) is a Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1] A left-handed wicket-keeper-batsman, and a right-arm medium pace bowler, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the UAE against Bangladesh on 24 June 2008.[2] He previously played first-class cricket for Lahore Blues in Pakistan, and has also played first-class cricket for the UAE in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.[3]

Biography

Born in Lahore in 1979,[2] Chaudhry first played for the Lahore Blues in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 2002. He played twice that season, and once more in 2003, ending his first-class career in Pakistan,[3] though he did play in a minor tournament for Lahore East Zone Blues later in 2003.[4]

He first played for the UAE in a 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia in January 2008, and went on to play three more matches in that tournament.[3] He played two ODIs for his adopted country in the 2008 Asia Cup[5] and most recently represented them in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite tournament.[4]

References

  1. ^ Amjad Ali at Cricinfo
  2. ^ a b Amjad Ali at CricketArchive
  3. ^ a b c First-class matches played by Amjad Ali at CricketArchive
  4. ^ a b Other matches played by Amjad Ali Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
  5. ^ ODIs played by Amjad Ali Archived 19 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive