Kassem Ibadulla
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Kassem Ben Khalid Ibadulla (born 13 October 1964) is an English
born former New Zealand cricket
er. Ibadullah was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break
. He was born at Birmingham
, Warwickshire
, England
.
The son of Pakistan Test
cricketer Khalid Ibadulla
, Ibadulla moved to New Zealand
with his father in 1976. He played for Otago at Under-19 level, before making his first-class
debut for the team against Central Districts in the 1982/83 Shell Trophy. Ibadulla initially played infrequently for Otago, making just five appearances between 1983 and 1986. He played in England in 1985 for Cheshire
, making eight appearances in that seasons Minor Counties Championship.
In 1987 he joined English county
Gloucestershire
, making his first-class debut for the county against a Rest of the World XI. In that same season he also made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire
in the Refuge Assurance League
. He played for Gloucestershire from 1987 to 1989, making nine first-class and four List A appearances. In his nine first-class appearances for the county, he scored 269 runs at an average
of 24.45, with a high score of 77. This score, which was his only first-class half century for Gloucestershire, came against Kent
in the 1988 County Championship. He took 7 wickets with the ball, at a bowling average
of 42.71, with best figures of 3/37.
Ibadulla continued to play for Otago during this period, toward the end of his career he became a more regular feature in the Otago side. He went on to make eighteen further first-class appearances for the team, the last of which came against Central Districts in the 1990/91 Shell Trophy. He made a total of twenty-two first-class appearances for Otago, scoring 862 runs at an average of 27.80, with a high score of 107. This score, one of two centuries
he made for Otago, came against Central Districts in 1988. With the ball, he took 22 wickets at an average of 45.04, with best figures of 5/22. His only five wicket haul came against Canterbury in his second match for Otago in the 1982/83 Shell Trophy. He made his first List A appearance for Otago in 1987 when Queensland toured New Zealand. He made fourteen further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Central Districts in the 1990/91 Shell Cup. He scored 155 runs in his fifteen matches, which came at an average of 11.92, with a high score of 29. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at an average of 39.40, with best figures of 3/32.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
born former New Zealand cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Ibadullah was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
. He was born at Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, England
England
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.
The son of Pakistan Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
cricketer Khalid Ibadulla
Khalid Ibadulla
Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla is a former Pakistani cricketer and TVNZ cricket commentator. He played in four Tests between 1964 and 1967. Most of his cricket was played for Warwickshire, for whom he appeared between 1954 and 1972...
, Ibadulla moved to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
with his father in 1976. He played for Otago at Under-19 level, before making his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for the team against Central Districts in the 1982/83 Shell Trophy. Ibadulla initially played infrequently for Otago, making just five appearances between 1983 and 1986. He played in England in 1985 for Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, making eight appearances in that seasons Minor Counties Championship.
In 1987 he joined English county
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
, making his first-class debut for the county against a Rest of the World XI. In that same season he also made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
in the Refuge Assurance League
1987 Refuge Assurance League
The 1987 Refuge Assurance League was the nineteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the second time by Worcestershire County Cricket Club....
. He played for Gloucestershire from 1987 to 1989, making nine first-class and four List A appearances. In his nine first-class appearances for the county, he scored 269 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 24.45, with a high score of 77. This score, which was his only first-class half century for Gloucestershire, came against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
in the 1988 County Championship. He took 7 wickets with the ball, at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 42.71, with best figures of 3/37.
Ibadulla continued to play for Otago during this period, toward the end of his career he became a more regular feature in the Otago side. He went on to make eighteen further first-class appearances for the team, the last of which came against Central Districts in the 1990/91 Shell Trophy. He made a total of twenty-two first-class appearances for Otago, scoring 862 runs at an average of 27.80, with a high score of 107. This score, one of two centuries
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
he made for Otago, came against Central Districts in 1988. With the ball, he took 22 wickets at an average of 45.04, with best figures of 5/22. His only five wicket haul came against Canterbury in his second match for Otago in the 1982/83 Shell Trophy. He made his first List A appearance for Otago in 1987 when Queensland toured New Zealand. He made fourteen further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Central Districts in the 1990/91 Shell Cup. He scored 155 runs in his fifteen matches, which came at an average of 11.92, with a high score of 29. With the ball, he took 5 wickets at an average of 39.40, with best figures of 3/32.
External links
- Kassem Ibadulla at ESPNcricinfo
- Kassem Ibadulla at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...