Full name Qasim Ali Umar
Born February 9, 1957, Nairobi, Kenya
Current age 63 years 351 days
Major teams Pakistan, Cumberland, Karachi, Muslim Commercial Bank, Sind
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 26 | 43 | 2 | 1502 | 210 | 36.63 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
ODIs | 31 | 31 | 3 | 642 | 69 | 22.92 | 1125 | 57.06 | 0 | 4 | 52 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
First-class | 98 | 174 | 13 | 6809 | 210* | 42.29 | 18 | 30 | 71 | 0 | ||||
List A | 58 | 58 | 6 | 1661 | 102 | 31.94 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 98 | 365 | 229 | 6 | 3/34 | 38.16 | 3.76 | 60.8 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 58 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 24.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | India v Pakistan at Jalandhar, Sep 24-29, 1983 scorecard |
Last Test | Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi, Nov 20-25, 1986 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | India v Pakistan at Hyderabad (Deccan), Sep 10, 1983 scorecard |
Last ODI | England v Pakistan at Perth, Jan 7, 1987 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1973/74 - 1986/87 |
List A span | 1975/76 - 1986/87 |
Kenyan-born, Qasim Umar was a prolific opening batsman with the ability to perform well anywhere in the middle order. He made his Test debut against India at Jullundur in 1983-84. In a career of just four years he played in 26 Tests, scoring 1502 runs with two double centuries, one century and 5 fifties, ending up with an impressive average of 36.63. With 15 catches to his credit, he was also a good fielder.