Aamer Hameed (born 18 October 1954, in

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) is a former Pakistani

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er, known as The Lahori Lion who played two ODIs between 1977 and 1978. His primary skill was a fast-medium pace bowler. Both his international matches came against

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during the 1977/78 home series. He only picked up one wicket in his two games dismissing

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at the

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. He was picked for the summer tour of England in 1978 although he didn't receive a call-up during the series and eventually was never considered for international selection for the remainder of his career. After the Tour of England 1978, he went for his further studies and joined

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, England. Here, he played for Oxford University and won his

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in 1979. Additionally, he had also played for the

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Cricket Club during this time.

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