Yacoob Omar

Yacoob Omar
Personal information
Full name
Yacoob Omar
Born (1948-08-07) 7 August 1948 (age 76)
Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971/72–1986/87Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 67 1
Runs scored 3,742 0
Batting average 34.33 0.00
100s/50s 8/12 0/0
Top score 174* 0
Balls bowled 5,675 46
Wickets 101 0
Bowling average 19.81
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/34
Catches/stumpings 51/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 April 2023

Yacoob Omar (born 7 August 1948) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Natal, mostly in Howa Bowl matches. He was born at Durban in 1948.

Omar holds the record for most runs scored in the Howa Bowl, which was known as the Dadabhay Trophy when he made a pair on first-class debut.[1] He was also a decent right arm medium pace bowler.

In a tournament which was played on poor pitches that favoured the bowlers, Omar was one of the few players capable of making centuries and had a career best score of 174 not out, scored as captain against Eastern Province in 1975/76.[2]

  1. ^ "Eastern Province v Natal 1972/73". CricketArchive.
  2. ^ "Eastern Province v Natal 1975/76". CricketArchive.