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Nadeem Ahmed

Nadeem Ahmed

Hong Kong cricketer

Not to be confused with Nadeem Ahmad.

Nadeem Ahmed (born 28 September 1987) is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricketer who appeared in one One Day International against Pakistan in 2004; he bowled 10 overs without taking a wicket and scored 1.[1] He also appeared in two first-class matches in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup taking three wickets.[2]

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In December 2017, he finished as the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, with 24 wickets in 11 matches.[3]

In August 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup Qualifier tournament.[4] Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.[5]

In October 2018, he was charged with five offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.[6] In August 2019, the ICC banned him for life from all forms of cricket, on charges related to match-fixing.[7] The majority of the offences related to matches played by Hong Kong against Canada and Scotland during the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in New Zealand.[8]

His brother Irfan Ahmed has also played cricket for Hong Kong.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Hong Kong v Pakistan, 2004 Asia Cup, Scorecard, Cricinfo, Retrieved on 22 January 2008
  2. [2]
    Hong Kong bowling averages, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005, CricketArchive, Retrieved on 22 January 2008
  3. [3]
    "ICC World Cricket League, 2015-2016/17 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August - 8th September 2018". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup". Hong Kong Cricket. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. [6]
    "Three Hong Kong players charged under ICC Anti-Corruption Code". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. [7]
    "Two Hong Kong players banned from all cricket for life". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Hong Kong's Irfan and Nadeem Ahmed banned from cricket for life". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.


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