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Full name Kabir Ali
Born November 24, 1980, Moseley, Birmingham, Warwickshire
Current age 27 years 322 days
Major teams England,England A,England NCA XI,Rajasthan,Worcestershire,Worcestershire Cricket Board
Nickname Kabby, Taxi
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height
6 ft 0 in
Education Moseley School, Wolverhampton University
Relations Cousin - Kadeer Ali,Cousin - MM Ali,Cousin - OM Ali
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
1
2
0
10
9
5.00
28
35.71
0
0
1
0
0
0
ODIs
14
9
3
93
39*
15.50
108
86.11
0
0
8
1
1
0
First-class
108
148
21
2238
84*
17.62
0
7
27
0
List A
155
96
25
1080
92
15.21
0
3
25
0
Twenty20
24
19
4
261
49
17.40
191
136.64
0
0
16
11
7
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
1
2
216
136
5
3/80
5/136
27.20
3.77
43.2
0
0
0
ODIs
14
13
673
682
20
4/45
4/45
34.10
6.08
33.6
1
0
0
First-class
108
18526
11035
418
8/50
26.39
3.57
44.3
20
4
List A
155
6628
5689
226
5/36
5/36
25.17
5.14
29.3
10
2
0
Twenty20
24
23
513
669
32
4/44
4/44
20.90
7.82
16.0
1
0
0
Career statistics
Only Test
England v South Africa at Leeds, Aug 21-25, 2003 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v Zimbabwe at Leeds, Jul 1, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Sri Lanka at Leeds, Jul 1, 2006 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1999
Last First-class
Essex v Worcestershire at Colchester, Aug 20-23, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2000
Last List A
England Lions v South Africans at Leicester, Aug 14, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Warwickshire v Worcestershire at Birmingham, Jul 9, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Worcestershire v Glamorgan at Worcester, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard
Profile
In December 2002, when England had lost the Ashes for the eighth series in a
row and the onus was on finding new blood, the last thing the team needed
was another poseur. Fortunately, Kabir Ali - Worcestershire seam bowler and
part-time male model - leaves his pouting well behind when he sets foot on a
cricket pitch. One of the 50 most eligible bachelors in Britain (according
to Asian Woman & Bride magazine), Kabir bowls with strength and stamina, and
hits the bat hard from just short of a length, albeit with a somewhat low-slung action. At a time when England fast bowlers were dropping like flies in Australia in 2002-03, Kabir's
single-minded approach at the Adelaide Academy won him many friends - and promotion to the one-day squad. He made his debut the following summer, although he was not an instant success. His ODI bow was washed out before he had taken the field, while his solitary Test ended in a dispiriting defeat at Headingley, but England did not forget, and after earning a recall for the Champions Trophy in 2004, he went on to be one of England's few successes in a 4-1 series defeat in South Africa. He was the leading wicket-taker with 13 scalps, and overcame his jitters - and a no-ball that went for four - to secure a thrilling tie in the final over at Bloemfontein. Subsequent opportunities have been few and far between - although he did impress in phases in Pakistan and India the following winter. His one-day career appeared to have come to a stuttering halt after he went for more than 7 an over in two matches against Sri Lanka in 2006, and he was not selected for the subsequent series against Pakistan. The selectors finally appeared to have decided Ali was out of his depth in international cricket. Andrew Miller October 2006
