owais shah Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
owais shah is a cricketer(sportsman) from England. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Owais Alam Shah
Born
October 22, 1978, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
Age
45 years old
Nicknames
Ace
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Batter
Height
6ft 1in
Education
Isleworth & Syon School
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 6 | 71 | 17 | 23 |
Inn | 10 | 66 | 15 | 22 |
Runs | 269 | 1834 | 347 | 506 |
Avg | 26.9 | 30.57 | 24.79 | 33.73 |
SR | 41.9 | 78.68 | 122.18 | 130.08 |
HS | 88 | 107 | 55 | 76 |
NO | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
100s | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
50s | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 |
4s | 35 | 144 | 26 | 34 |
6s | 3 | 26 | 13 | 23 |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 6 | 71 | 17 | 23 |
Inn | 2 | 10 | - | - |
Balls | 30 | 193 | - | - |
Runs | 31 | 184 | - | - |
Wkt | 0 | 7 | - | - |
BBI | 12 / 0 | 15 / 3 | - | - |
BBM | 12 / 0 | 15 / 3 | - | - |
Eco | 6.2 | 5.72 | - | - |
Avg | 0.0 | 26.29 | - | - |
5W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- England
- Cape Cobras
- Delhi Daredevils
- Dhaka Gladiators
- England Lions
- Essex
- Hampshire
- Hobart Hurricanes
- Jamaica Tallawahs
- Kochi Tuskers Kerala
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Middlesex
- Rajasthan Royals
- Wellington
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
Shah started his cricketing career by playing for the Wycombe House cricket club. He was a prolific run-getter for the club where he smashed several records. He made his first-class debut for Middlesex at the age of 17 in 1996 and there was a lot of excitement generated. A solid performance in the 1997 season earned him the Denis Compton award for the most promising young player performance.
During that year, he was selected as captain of the England U-19 team that toured South Africa and he led them to victory. Many observers had ear-marked him for greatness following his heavy run-scoring. However, he suffered a dip in form for two seasons and by the year 2000, he was not a regular member of the county.
He got his form back in the 2001 season when he averaged 40 plus for Middlesex. He was called up to the England squad for the 2001 Natwest series featuring Australia and Pakistan. A strong 62 against Pakistan was not enough for Shah to cement his place. Following a string of poor results and scores, Shah was stripped of the vice-captaincy of his county in 2004. However, he roared back to form in 2005 when he scored 1728 runs in the season at an average of 66.46.
A Test debut followed against India in Mumbai in March 2006. He played a vital innings on a difficult pitch as he stroked a gritty 88 to lead England to victory by 212 runs. He performed consistently in the T20s and the ODI series against the West Indies. He scored his maiden ODI century came against India in the 5th ODI at the Oval in September 2007, when he scored 107 off just 95 balls. His effort went in vain as India won the match by two wickets.
In the second edition of the IPL, Owais Shah was snapped up by the Delhi Daredevils for a price of USD 275000 during the second player auction. He replaced Moises Henriques in the Kolkata Knight Riders team. During the fourth edition of the IPL, he was bought by the Kochi Tuskers for a price of USD 200000. In IPL 5 he represented the Rajasthan Royals after Kochi was expelled from the tournament.
His inability to maintain his place in the team continued to hurt Shah. During that time, he blasted a brilliant 98 off just 89 balls in the Champions Trophy match against South Africa in September 2009 that led England to victory. After a poor 2009 ODI series against Australia, he was dropped from the England team. He suffered a further setback in 2010 when it was announced that Middlesex were not renewing his contract. On the recommendation of his former Middlesex teammate and NZ skipper Stephen Fleming, Shah was selected to play for the Wellington Firebirds in the domestic T20 competition for the 2009 season.
He is currently contracted to play for Essex. With the emergence of young talent in the England team, Shah has an uphill task to make a comeback into the team. He has become a bit of a T20 agent and is wanted across the globe and is seen in many tournaments. He plays for the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League since 2011, which he represents South African franchise Cape Cobras since 2010.
Fun facts: Owais Shah holds the bat handle very tightly while batting and that leads to strangulation in his palm, due to which, he suffers from cramps on a regular basis.
By Siddharth Vishwanathan
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
After a see-saw career threatened to usher in early oblivion, Owais Shah finally got a chance at redemption in March 2006, making his Test debut against India in the final match at Mumbai. Following Michael Vaughan's return home due to injury early in the tour, Shah was drafted in as a replacement and made a composed and vital 88 in a memorable victory. A stylish and classical batsman who seemed to have the world at his feet as a teenager, he was compared in ability to the young Mark Ramprakash. Shah made his first-class debut in 1996, and at the end of the promising summer, Wisden praised his "abundant promise". His county cap followed, but back-to-back seasons with averages in the mid 20s ended with him being dropped by Middlesex in 2000.
He bounced back in 2001 in fine form, and was drafted into England's one-day side in the NatWest Series where he looked at ease, especially when making 62 against Pakistan at Lord's. Even though he toured as part of England's one-day squad to Zimbabwe and New Zealand that winter, his chances were limited. He was overlooked in 2002, but again played a few one-dayers the following winter in the ICC Knock-out Trophy and in the VB Series, but he found it almost impossible to forge a place in the side. Another solid season followed, but others edged ahead of him in the pecking order, and there was talk that his fielding was not helping his cause. His international ambitions suffered a further blow when he was relieved of the vice-captaincy at Middlesex in June 2004 after a string of bad results. However, a feast of runs in 2005 (1728 runs at a healthy average of 66.46) led to his inclusion in the England A tour of the Caribbean in 2006, and ultimately his Test debut. Further opportunities were thin on the ground, however. He had to wait 18 months for his second Test - another one-off appearance, this time at Lord's against West Indies where he failed twice - but a series of eyecatching performances followed in the one-day series, as England rebuilt after another disappointing World Cup campaign. Despite the continued failings of England's top 6, he was but a spectator and drinks carrier for the Test tours of Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
Good county form and half-centuries in the home ODIs against New Zealand ensured he travelled to India at the end of 2008, and he finally got his opportunity in the Caribbean the following spring, following the selectors' temporary loss of patience with Ian Bell. An anxious Shah failed to cement his position, however, with his uncertain running-between-the-wickets proving his downfall, and he was overlooked for the subsequent home summer as Ravi Bopara leapt into the No. 3 position.
Though he remained a key figure in the one-day set-up, he was surprisingly axed for the tour of South Africa in 2009-10, despite a memorable 98 from 89 balls in the Champions Trophy that preceded it. As England settled on a formula that delivered both Twenty20 and one-day success it appeared as though Shah's international career was over and he was dealt a further blow when he was unceremoniously released by Middlesex at the end of the 2010 season and signed for Essex, although his debut was delayed by the IPL. Decent returns in 2011 and 2012 saw him retained by Essex on a further one-year deal but Shah was an increasingly itinerant cricketer, taking in stints in Australia's Big Bash and the Bangladesh Premier League as he moved towards a career as a T20 specialist. That prophecy was fulfilled at the end of the 2013 season, when he announced his retirement from first-class cricket.
Will Luke and ESPNcricinfo staff