Ali Shah

Personal information

Full name

Ali Hassimshah Omarshah

Born

7 August 1959 (age 57)
Salisbury, Rhodesia

Batting style

Left-hand bat

Bowling style

Right-arm medium

Role

All-rounder

International information

National side

Zimbabwe

Test debut (cap 12)

1 November 1992 v New Zealand

Last Test

18 September 1996 v Sri Lanka

ODI debut (cap 7)

9 June 1983 v Australia

Last ODI

1 September 1996 v India

Domestic team information

Years

Team

1994–6

Mashonaland

Career statistics

Competition	Test	ODI	FC	LA
Matches	3	28	45	85
Runs scored	122	437	1,766	1,452
Batting average	24.40	16.80	25.59	18.61
100s/50s	0/1	0/1	3/5	0/5
Top score	62	60*	200*	98
Balls bowled	186	1,077	3,816	2,476
Wickets	1	18	35	40
Bowling average	125.00	45.11	48.85	47.42
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0	0	0
Best bowling	1/46	3/33	4/113	3/33
Catches/stumpings	0/–	6/–	21/–	35/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 June 2015

Ali Hassimshah Omarshah, known as Ali Shah (born August 7, 1959 in Salisbury - now Harare), is a former Zimbabwean cricketer. An all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace, Shah played in three Tests and 28 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for Zimbabwe between 1983 and 1996, and was the first non-white player to represent the country.

Shah played in three Cricket World Cups, in 1983, 1987 and 1992, and was also a member of the team that won the ICC Trophy in 1986 and 1990. Towards the end of his career, he played domestically for Mashonaland in the Logan Cup.

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.

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