Nadeem Ahmed

Not to be confused with Nadeem Ahmad.

Nadeem Ahmed
Personal information
Full name
Nadeem Ahmed
Born (1987-09-28) 28 September 1987 (age 37)
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
RelationsIrfan Ahmed (brother)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 12)18 July 2004 v Pakistan
Last ODI18 September 2018 v India
T20I debut (cap 7)16 March 2014 v Nepal
Last T20I18 January 2017 v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 25 24 7 45
Runs scored 67 34 94 163
Batting average 5.58 6.80 8.54 8.57
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 14 10 29 24*
Balls bowled 1,327 495 1,557 2,334
Wickets 38 25 31 63
Bowling average 24.52 21.84 24.25 26.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/26 4/21 5/72 4/26
Catches/stumpings 12/– 12/– 1/– 17/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 September 2021

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]

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.

  1. ^ Hong Kong v Pakistan, 2004 Asia Cup, Scorecard, Cricinfo, Retrieved on 22 January 2008
  2. ^ Hong Kong bowling averages, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005, CricketArchive, Retrieved on 22 January 2008
  3. ^ "ICC World Cricket League, 2015-2016/17 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  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. ^ "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. ^ "Three Hong Kong players charged under ICC Anti-Corruption Code". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Two Hong Kong players banned from all cricket for life". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong's Irfan and Nadeem Ahmed banned from cricket for life". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.