Amjad Ali (cricketer)

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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]

Amjad Ali

Personal information
Full name	Amjad Ali Chaudhry
Born	(1979-09-25) 25 September 1979 (age 45) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	UAE
ODI debut (cap 31)	24 June 2008 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	18 November 2015 v Hong Kong
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002–2003	Lahore 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 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. 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