Amjad Ali (cricketer)

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 batsman, right-arm medium pace bowler and wicket-keeper, he made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team in 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]

For other people with the same name, see Amjad Ali.

Amjad Ali
Personal information
Full name
Amjad Ali Chaudhry
Born (1979-09-25) 25 September 1979
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

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 an 2007–08 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia in January 2008, and has gone 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. Amjad Ali at CricketArchive
  3. First-class matches played by Amjad Ali at CricketArchive
  4. 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
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