Asif Masood
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Full name | Syed Asif Masood Shah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | January 23, 1946 (age 78) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
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Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1], 4 February 2006 |
Syed Asif Masood Shah (Urdu: آصف مسعود شاہ; born January 23, 1946, in Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 16 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1969 to 1977. He was educated at Islamia College Lahore
His best Test was against England at Birmingham in 1971, when he took 5 for 111 and 4 for 49. This performance led to his selection for the Rest of the World team in Australia in 1971–72.
He used to begin his run-up with a backward step before a loping approach to the wicket which John Arlott likened to "Groucho Marx chasing a pretty waitress".
Retiring from cricket in 1977, after marrying in the UK, Asif Masood became a successful businessman, owning first a travel agency then a post office in Bury, Lancashire. He currently resides in Bury with his wife and four children.
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