Asif Masood
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| Full name | Syed Asif Masood Shah | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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January 23, 1946 (age 72) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 57) | 21 February 1969 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 January 1977 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 2) | 11 February 1973 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 16 October 1976 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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