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Squad


	Vikram Solanki (c)

	Gareth Batty (vc)

	Kabir Ali

	Moeen Ali

	Gareth Andrew

	Steve Davies (wk)

	Fidel Edwards

	Edward Foster

	William Gifford

	Graeme Hick

	Richard Jones

	Simon Jones

	Alexei Kervezee

	Shaftab Khalid

	Josh Knappett (wk)

	Steve Magoffin

	Matt Mason

	Daryl Mitchell

	Stephen Moore

	Ben Smith

	David Wheeldon

	Chris Whelan

Moeen Ali

England

Player profile

Full name Moeen Munir Ali
Born June 18, 1987, Birmingham
Current age 20 years 339 days
Major teams England Under-19s, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Nickname Moe
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Moseley School
Relations Brother - Kadeer Ali, Brother - OM Ali, Cousin - Kabir Ali

Batting and fielding averages

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St

First-class 13 20 2 582 92 32.33 1136 51.23 0 6 5 0

List A 26 25 2 597 100 25.95 561 106.41 1 4 71 17 4 0

Twenty20 4 3 0 33 12 11.00 23 143.47 0 0 2 2 0 0

Bowling averages

Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10

First-class 13 728 545 3 2/50 2/73 181.66 4.49 242.6 0 0 0

List A 26 13 250 227 5 2/45 2/45 45.40 5.44 50.0 0 0 0

Twenty20 4 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career statistics
First-class debut 2005

Last First-class Worcestershire v Loughborough UCCE at Kidderminster, May 7-9, 2008 scorecard

List A debut Warwickshire v Derbyshire at Birmingham, May 14, 2006 scorecard

Last List A Hampshire v Worcestershire at Southampton, May 20, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut Northamptonshire v Worcestershire at Northampton, Jun 22, 2007 scorecard

Last Twenty20 Worcestershire v Gloucestershire at Kidderminster, Jul 1, 2007 scorecard

Profile

Moeen Ali is a prospect-and-a-half. Signed to Warwickshire at the tender age of 15, he was awarded the captaincy of the England Under-19 team for the World Cup in 2006 after apparently growing up overnight."I've never seen anyone change so fast," said his shocked coach Andy Pick - who instantly elevated him to the leader's role. Ali took his team to the semi-final; not bad going as they had entered the tournament on the back of an 11-0 drubbing in Bangladesh.

A talented and explosive batsman, he blasted a century in 56 balls against Sri Lanka in a Test in 2005, and once smashed 195 not out in a Twenty20 match for his under-15 club side Moseley Ashfield. He represented England at U-15 and U-16 level, and won the Denis Compton medal two years in succession. His useful offspinners make him a formidable allrounder.

Ali has a good pedigree to boot - his brother, Kadeer, plays at Gloucestershire and their cousin, Kabir, of Worcestershire is a regular member of England's one-day squad. Both act as Moeen's mentors, as does Mohammad Sheikh at Derbyshire. And in September 2006, he moved from Warwickshire to join his cousin at New Road.
Jenny Thompson September 2006

Notes

NBC Denis Compton Award 2004
NBC Denis Compton Award 2005