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Full name Ali Hassimshah Omarshah
Born August 7, 1959, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 49 years 67 days
Major teams Rhodesia,Zimbabwe,Mashonaland
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Commentator
Relations Nephew - S Shah
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
5
0
122
62
24.40
429
28.43
0
1
13
1
0
0
ODIs
28
28
2
437
60*
16.80
860
50.81
0
1
27
2
6
0
First-class
45
74
5
1766
200*
25.59
3
5
21
0
List A
85
82
4
1452
98
18.61
0
5
35
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
3
186
125
1
1/46
1/82
125.00
4.03
186.0
0
0
0
ODIs
28
25
1077
812
18
3/33
3/33
45.11
4.52
59.8
0
0
0
First-class
45
3816
1710
35
4/113
48.85
2.68
109.0
0
0
List A
85
2476
1907
40
3/33
3/33
47.67
4.62
61.9
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v New Zealand at Bulawayo, Nov 1-5, 1992 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), Sep 18-21, 1996 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Jun 9, 1983 scorecard
Last ODI
India v Zimbabwe at Colombo (SSC), Sep 1, 1996 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1979/80 - 2002/03
List A span
1981/82 - 1997/98
Profile
The first player from outside the white community to represent Zimbabwe, Ali Shah was one of their genuine allrounders during the period they were pressing for full Test status. A left-hand batsman who batted right down the order, and a right-arm medium-pace bowler, Shah started his international career in Zimbabwe's 1983 World Cup debut, and by the time he finished they were a Test side. His cricket suffered from the mid 80s as he went into business and was unable to devote the necessary time to practice and playing. Nevertheless, he was due to play in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test in 1992-93 until he put his foot in a hole and sprained his ankle on the eve of the game. He toured India in that season and again a year later, but fell out of favour with the selectors who were looking for greater commitment. A sound domestic season in 1995-96 led to his recall for the Sri Lanka tour, and in the second Test at Colombo he made his Test-best of 62. That was his final first-class match. In another era, or had he had the time to play and train, he would undoubtedly have played far more. He subsequently became a television commentator and a national selector, but was removed from this latter role at the start of the Heath Streak affair.
Martin Williamson (April 2004)
