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Zamin Ally Amin (born 4 April 1963) is a former American
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er of Guyanese origin. A
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bowler, he played for the American national side from 1990 to 2004. Amin hails from
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region, and played for the Guyana under-19s before emigrating to the United States. He made his senior debut for the U.S. national team at the
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in the Netherlands,ICC Trophy matches played by Zamin Amin
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and took 13 wickets from seven games to finish as the team's leading wicket-taker (and fifth overall). His best figures of the tournament, 4/29 from ten overs, came against
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. Amin was also the leading wicket-taker for the U.S. at the
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, taking 11 wickets from seven matches (including 5/20 against
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). He came close to repeating the feat at the tournament's 1997 edition, with only Derek Kallicharran taking more wickets among his teammates. In October 1998, Amin played for the U.S. in the
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, the West Indian domestic one-day competition. He had little opportunity to bowl in his two matches, and went wicketless.List A matches played by Zamin Amin
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Amin's next major international tournament was the 2000 Americas Cricket Cup in Canada.Miscellaneous matches played by Zamin Amin
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
After that, he did not return to the national team until March 2004, when he represented the U.S. in the
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in the United Arab Emirates. Later in the year, in May, Amin was selected to make his first-class debut, playing against
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in the newly established
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.First-class matches played by Zamin Amin
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He was 43 years old at the time of his debut, and took two wickets in each innings. Despite his age, Amin was his team's equal leading wicket-taker at the
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in Bermuda, with his best figures being 5/31 against
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. After the conclusion of the championship, the U.S. played an Intercontinental Cup fixture against
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, which was Amin's last international appearance. In February 2020, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Amin, Zamin 1963 births Living people American cricketers Guyanese cricketers Guyanese emigrants to the United States American cricket captains