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Full name Owais Alam Shah
Born October 22, 1978, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan
Current age 29 years 357 days
Major teams England,England Lions,Middlesex
Nickname Ace
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height
6 ft 1 in
Education Isleworth & Syon School
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
2
4
0
136
88
34.00
304
44.73
0
1
19
1
1
0
ODIs
47
43
5
1052
107*
27.68
1382
76.12
1
6
76
12
13
0
T20Is
10
9
1
235
55*
29.37
174
135.05
0
1
18
9
3
0
First-class
196
333
31
12984
203
42.99
35
66
154
0
List A
277
261
33
7643
134
33.52
11
47
92
0
Twenty20
38
37
7
1009
79
33.63
700
144.14
0
7
94
44
11
0
Bowling averages
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Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
ODIs
47
5
114
126
3
1/18
1/18
42.00
6.63
38.0
0
0
0
T20Is
10
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
196
1938
1324
22
3/33
60.18
4.09
88.0
0
0
List A
277
753
755
18
2/2
2/2
41.94
6.01
41.8
0
0
0
Twenty20
38
2
13
11
1
1/10
1/10
11.00
5.07
13.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v England at Mumbai, Mar 18-22, 2006 scorecard
Last Test
England v West Indies at Lord's, May 17-21, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v Australia at Bristol, Jun 10, 2001 scorecard
Last ODI
England v South Africa at Cardiff, Sep 3, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I
England v New Zealand at Manchester, Jun 13, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1996
Last First-class
Northamptonshire v Middlesex at Northampton, Sep 24-27, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1995
Last List A
Sussex v Middlesex at Hove, Sep 11, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Kent v Middlesex at Southampton, Jul 26, 2008 scorecard
Profile
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. How long will his patience last?
Will Luke April 2008
