Ali Naqvi (cricketer)

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Syed Ali Urooj Naqvi
Personal information
Born (1977-03-19) 19 March 1977 (age 47)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 145)6 October 1997 v South Africa
Last Test21 March 1998 v Zimbabwe
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 5 116
Runs scored 242 5,898
Batting average 30.20 34.90
100s/50s 1/0 14/24
Top score 115 180
Balls bowled 11 6,484
Wickets 0 102
Bowling average 28.50
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/65
Catches/stumpings 1/– 50/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 11 June 2017

Syed Ali Urooj Naqvi (Urdu: سید علی عروج نقوی) (born 19 March 1977) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played five Tests from 1997 to 1998.[1] A right-handed batsman, who scored his only century in Tests on his debut Test itself, 115 against South Africa at Rawalpindi in 1997 in which another debutant Azhar Mahmood also scored a century, thus this two became the only debutant pair to score a century in the same test.[2] He was a regular part-time off spin bowler at first-class level.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/1366366
  2. ^ "The elegance of youth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Ali Naqvi". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2014.