Ali Shah

Ali Hassimshah Omarshah (born 7 August 1959), known as Ali Shah , is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer. An all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace, Shah played in three Test matches and 28 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Zimbabwe between 1983 and 1996, and was the first non-white player to represent the country. He was educated at Morgan High School.[1]

For the Guantanamo captive, sometimes listed as Ali Shah, see Said Mohammed Ali Shah. For villages in Iran, see Ali Shah, Iran.

Ali Omarshah
Personal information
Full name
Ali Hassimshah Omarshah
Born (1959-08-07) 7 August 1959
Salisbury, Rhodesia and Nyasaland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 12)1 November 1992 v New Zealand
Last Test18 September 1996 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 7)9 June 1983 v Australia
Last ODI1 September 1996 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994–1996Mashonaland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 28 45 85
Runs scored 122 437 1,766 1,452
Batting average 24.40 16.80 25.59 18.61
100s/50s 0/1 0/1 3/5 0/5
Top score 62 60* 200* 98
Balls bowled 186 1,077 3,816 2,476
Wickets 1 18 35 40
Bowling average 125.00 45.11 48.85 47.42
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/46 3/33 4/113 3/33
Catches/stumpings 0/– 6/– 21/– 35/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 June 2017

International career

Shah played in three Cricket World Cups, in 1983, 1987 and 1992, and was also a member of the team that won the ICC Trophy in 1986 and 1990. Towards the end of his career, he played domestically for Mashonaland in the Logan Cup.

After cricket

After retiring from playing, Shah became a television commentator and a selector of the national team.[2] He was removed from the latter role in 2004 following the sacking of captain Heath Streak.[3]

References
  1. Ward, John. "Ali Shah: a short biography". The Stands. ESPN cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  2. "Where are they now? Zimbabwe's 1992 World Cup win over England". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. "ZCU/players impasse far from over". The Standard. Harare. 11 June 2004. Retrieved 24 June 2015.


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