Nasir Siddiqi

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Nasir Siddiqi
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Full nameMohammad Nasir Siddiqi
Born (1965-01-28) 28 January 1965 (age 57)
Lahore, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
International information
National side
Source: CricketArchive, 11 March 2016

Mohammad Nasir Siddiqi (born 28 January 1965) is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team between 1998 and 2004. He played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off-spin.

Siddiqi was born in Lahore, Pakistan. [1] He made his debut for the UAE at the 1998 ACC Trophy in Nepal, [2] and in his first match, against Thailand, scored 66 runs from 80 balls, featuring in a 206-run opening partnership with Saeed-al-Saffar. [3] He scored another half-century later in the tournament, top-scoring with 61 against Nepal. [4] Siddiqi remained in good form at the 2000 ACC Trophy, which the UAE hosted. He again scored two half-centuries, making 50 not out against the Maldives and 53 not out against Malaysia. [5] [6]

At the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, Siddiqi featured in only two of the UAE's matches, against Canada and Scotland. [7] The following year, he represented the UAE at the Hong Kong International Sixes tournament. [2] Siddiqi's final international appearances came at the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge, which the UAE hosted and where matches held List A status. [8] He featured in four of his team's five matches, but had little success batting, scoring only 41 runs across his four innings. He had greater success as a bowler, however, taking five wickets including 3/30 against Namibia. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Nasir Siddiqi – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Miscellaneous matches played by Nasir Siddiqi – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Thailand v United Arab Emirates, Pepsi Asian Cricket Council Trophy 1998/99 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Nepal v United Arab Emirates, Pepsi Asian Cricket Council Trophy 1998/99 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. ↑ United Arab Emirates v Maldives, Asian Cricket Council Trophy 2000/01 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  6. ↑ United Arab Emirates v Malaysia, Asian Cricket Council Trophy 2000/01 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  7. ↑ ICC Trophy matches played by Nasir Siddiqi – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  8. ↑ List A matches played by Nasir Siddiqi – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  9. ↑ Players / United Arab Emirates / Mohammad Nasir Siddiqi – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
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