Kassem Ibadulla

Kassem Ben Khalid Ibadulla (born 13 October 1964) is an English born former New Zealand cricketer. Ibadullah was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

The son of Pakistan Test cricketer Khalid Ibadulla, Ibadulla moved to New Zealand with his father in 1976. He played for Otago at Under-19 level, before making his first-class debut for the team against Central Districts in the 1982/83 Shell Trophy. Ibadulla initially played infrequently for Otago, making just five appearances between 1983 and 1986. He played in England in 1985 for Cheshire, making eight appearances in that seasons Minor Counties Championship.

In 1987 he joined English county Gloucestershire, making his first-class debut for the county against a Rest of the World XI. In that same season he also made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire in the Refuge Assurance League. He played for Gloucestershire from 1987 to 1989, making nine first-class and four List A appearances. In his nine first-class appearances for the county, he scored 269 runs at an average of 24.45, with a high score of 77. This score, which was his only first-class half century for Gloucestershire, came against Kent in the 1988 County Championship. He took 7 wickets with the ball, at a bowling average of 42.71, with best figures of 3/37.