Basil Hameed

Emirati cricketer

Basil Hameed
Personal information
Full name
Basil bin Abdul Hameed
Born (1992-04-15) 15 April 1992 (age 32)
Panniyankara, Kerala, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 80)8 December 2019 v United States
Last ODI19 June 2023 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 50)17 August 2023 v New Zealand
Last T20I3 November 2023 v Nepal
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 31 27 25 24
Runs scored 667 288 528 285
Batting average 24.70 15.00 25.14 15.00
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/3 0/0
Top score 63* 42 63* 42
Balls bowled 943 191 802 191
Wickets 51 15 30 15
Bowling average 16.73 14.06 16.73 14.06
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/17 3/20 5/17 3/20
Catches/stumpings 13/– 12/– 11/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 June 2023

Basil bin Abdul Hameed (born 15 April 1992) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team.[1][2] In December 2019, he was named in the One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series.[3] He made his ODI debut against the United States on 8 December 2019.[4]

In February 2020, Basil was included in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2020 ACC Western Region T20 qualifier tournament.[5] He made his T20I debut against Iran on 23 February 2020.[6] In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers awarded a year-long part-time contract by the Emirates Cricket Board.[7]

In February 2022, in the second match against Oman, Basil took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.[8]

Personal life

Basil was born in Panniyankara, Kerala, India.[1] He was "on the verge of playing Ranji Trophy cricket for his native Kerala" before moving to the UAE for work reasons in 2015. As of 2019[update] he was an assistant sales manager with Al Nabooda Insurance Brokers (ANIB) and also played cricket for the company team in UAE domestic competitions.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Basil Hameed". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. ^ "From Ahmed Raza to Zahoor Khan - 13 UAE players who would be great cover options during IPL 2020". The National. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "ECB announce team to represent the UAE in ICC Men's WCL2". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Sharjah, Dec 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Robin Singh backs UAE youth for the Western Region Asia Cup Qualifier in Oman". The National. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Group B, ACC Western Region T20 at Al Amerat, Feb 23 2020". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Rameez Shahzad omitted from latest list of centrally contracted UAE cricketers". The National. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Hameed and Rizwan star as UAE go two from two against Oman". CricBuzz. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. ^ Radley, Paul (31 December 2019). "Cricket 'is just about bat against ball' for UAE newcomer Basil Hameed". The National. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

External links

  • Basil Hameed at ESPNcricinfo
  • International League T20 Details