Owais Shah

Owais Shah
Personal information
Full name
Owais Alam Shah
Born (1978-10-22) 22 October 1978 (age 45)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NicknameAce
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 632)18 March 2006 v India
Last Test6 March 2009 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 163)10 June 2001 v Australia
Last ODI2 October 2009 v Australia
ODI shirt no.3 (prev. 69)
T20I debut (cap 27)28 June 2007 v West Indies
Last T20I30 August 2009 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995–2010Middlesex
2009Delhi Daredevils
2009/10Wellington
2010Kolkata Knight Riders
2010/11–2012/13Cape Cobras
2011Kochi Tuskers Kerala
2011–2013Essex
2011/12–2013/14Hobart Hurricanes
2012–2013Rajasthan Royals
2013Dhaka Gladiators
2014–2015Hampshire
2014Jamaica Tallawahs
2015Sylhet Super Stars
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 6 71 17 252
Runs scored 269 1,834 347 16,357
Batting average 26.90 30.56 24.78 41.94
100s/50s 0/2 1/12 –/1 45/79
Top score 88 107* 55* 203
Balls bowled 30 193 2,266
Wickets 0 7 26
Bowling average 26.28 57.88
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 0/12 3/15 3/33
Catches/stumpings 2/– 21/– 5/– 200/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 26 April 2016

Owais Alam Shah (born 22 October 1978) is a former England cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played for Middlesex from 1995 to 2010 and Essex from 2011 to 2013 before announcing his retirement from first-class cricket. He played Twenty20 cricket for Hampshire in 2014 and 2015. He also represented England in all forms of the game.

Between 2001 and 2009, he played 71 ODIs and 17 Twenty20 Internationals. He also played 6 Tests, starting with a strong 88 on debut against India in 2006, however opportunities were limited and he did not make his third appearance until 2009 against the West Indies in 2008–09. With Michael Vaughan retired and Ian Bell dropped, Shah had the opportunity to claim the number three position for himself, however a weak series saw him dropped in favour of Ravi Bopara.

He also represented the Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders during the 2009 and 2010 seasons before being bought by Kochi Tuskers Kerala for the following two seasons, and had a short stint at the Wellington Firebirds in New Zealand. After Kochi Tuskers were excluded from the 2012 season, he played for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 5.