Ali Hassimshah Omarshah (born 7 August 1959), known as Ali Shah , is a former Zimbabwean international
cricket
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er. An
all-rounder
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who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm
medium pace
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, Shah played in three
Test matches and 28
One Day International
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s (ODIs) for
Zimbabwe
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between 1983 and 1996, and was the first non-white player to represent the country. He was educated at
Morgan High School.
International career
Shah played in three
Cricket World Cup
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s, in
1983,
1987 and
1992
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, and was also a member of the team that won the
ICC Trophy in
1986
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and
1990
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. Towards the end of his career, he played domestically for
Mashonaland in the
Logan Cup
The Logan Cup is the premier domestic first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe. It is named after James Douglas Logan.
History
The first recorded cricket match in what was known at the time as Rhodesia was played in August 1890 near Fort V ...
.
After cricket
After retiring from playing, Shah became a television commentator and a selector of the national team. He was removed from the latter role in 2004 following the sacking of captain
Heath Streak
Heath Hilton Streak (born 16 March 1974) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer and cricket coach who played for and captained the Zimbabwe national cricket team. By his statistical record, he is the best bowler to have played for Zimbabwe. He is the a ...
.
References
1959 births
Living people
Cricketers from Harare
Zimbabwean people of Indian descent
Mashonaland cricketers
Zimbabwe Test cricketers
Zimbabwe One Day International cricketers
Zimbabwean cricketers
Cricketers at the 1983 Cricket World Cup
Cricketers at the 1987 Cricket World Cup
Cricketers at the 1992 Cricket World Cup
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