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Born | Mardan, Pakistan | 15 April 1976
Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2015 |
Ahmed Said (born 15 April 1976) is a Pakistani former first-class cricketer who played for Abbottabad cricket team. [1]
Ahmed Said was born on 15th April 1976 in Mardan, Pakistan. He was a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. [2] His cricket career involved several teams, beginning with Rawalpindi in List A cricket from 1997–98 to 1999–00 and in first-class cricket from 1999–00 to 2000–01. [2] Subsequently, he played for the Water and Power Development Authority, Peshawar, Abbottabad, the Abbottabad Rhinos, the Abbottabad Falcons, and finally Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [2]
During his first-class career spanning 1999–00 to 2015–16, Said played in 116 matches. [2] His batting statistics included 3996 runs, with a top score of 113 not out. He held an average of 24.21, made 6 centuries and 16 half-centuries. [2] As a wicketkeeper, he took 375 catches and 23 stumpings. [2]
In List A cricket from 1997–98 to 2013–14, Said played 68 matches. [2] He scored 1114 runs with a high score of 67 and maintained the same batting average of 24.21. He made 6 half-centuries with a strike rate of 60.15. As a wicketkeeper, he took 88 catches and 16 stumpings. [2]
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