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Full name Owais Alam Shah
Born October 22, 1978, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
Current age 29 years 207 days
Major teams England,Middlesex
Nickname Ace
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height
6 ft 1 in
Education Isleworth & Syon School
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
2
4
0
136
88
34.00
304
44.73
0
1
19
1
1
0
ODIs
36
35
4
774
107*
24.96
1087
71.20
1
4
55
5
9
0
T20Is
9
9
1
235
55*
29.37
174
135.05
0
1
18
9
2
0
First-class
186
315
30
12268
203
43.04
33
62
144
0
List A
259
246
31
7100
134
33.02
11
43
85
0
Twenty20
33
33
6
873
79
32.33
614
142.18
0
6
81
39
9
0
Bowling averages
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Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
36
4
96
96
3
1/18
1/18
32.00
6.00
32.0
0
0
0
T20Is
9
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-
-
-
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-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
186
1848
1252
21
3/33
59.61
4.06
88.0
0
0
List A
259
735
725
18
2/2
2/2
40.27
5.91
40.8
0
0
0
Twenty20
33
2
13
11
1
1/10
1/10
11.00
5.07
13.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v England at Mumbai, Mar 18-22, 2006 scorecard
Last Test
England v West Indies at Lord's, May 17-21, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v Australia at Bristol, Jun 10, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 23, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1996
Last First-class
England Lions v New Zealanders at Southampton, May 8-11, 2008 scorecard
Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 7, 2008 scorecard
Profile
After a see-saw career threatened to usher in early oblivion, Owais Shah finally got a chance at redemption in March 2006, making his Test debut against India in the final match at Mumbai. Following Michael Vaughan's return home due to injury early in the tour, Shah was drafted in as a replacement and made a composed and vital 88 in a memorable victory. A stylish and classical batsman who seemed to have the world at his feet as a teenager, he was compared in ability to the young Mark Ramprakash. Shah made his first-class debut in 1996, and at the end of the promising summer, Wisden praised his "abundant promise". His county cap followed, but back-to-back seasons with averages in the mid 20s ended with him being dropped by Middlesex in 2000. He bounced back in 2001 in fine form, and was drafted into England's one-day side in the NatWest Series where he looked at ease, especially when making 62 against Pakistan at Lord's. Even though he toured as part of England's one-day squad to Zimbabwe and New Zealand that winter, his chances were limited. He was overlooked in 2002, but again played a few one-dayers the following winter in the ICC Knock-out Trophy and in the VB Series, but he found it almost impossible to forge a place in the side. Another solid season followed, but others edged ahead of him in the pecking order, and there was talk that his fielding was not helping his cause. His international ambitions suffered a further blow when he was relieved of the vice-captaincy at Middlesex in June 2004 after a string of bad results. However, a feast of runs in 2005 (1728 runs at a healthy average of 66.46) led to his inclusion in the England A tour of the Caribbean in 2006, and ultimately his Test debut. Further opportunities were thin on the ground, however. He had to wait 18 months for his second Test - another one-off appearance, this time at Lord's against West Indies where he failed twice - but a series of eyecatching performances followed in the one-day series, as England rebuilt after another disappointing World Cup campaign. Despite the continued failings of England's top 6, he was but a spectator and drinks carrier for the Test tours of Sri Lanka and New Zealand. How long will his patience last?
Will Luke April 2008
