Nezam Hafiz
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Nezam Ahmed Hafiz was a Guyanese
born American cricket
er. Hafiz was a right-handed middle order batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
. He was born at Rose Hall, East Berbice-Corentyne
, Guyana
.
debut for Demerara
in the final of the 1988/89 Guystac Trophy
against Berbice
, with the match ending in a draw. His debut for Guyana
against Barbados
in that same seasons Red Stripe Cup
. He made four further first-class appearances for Guyana, the last of which came against the Leeward Islands
. In his five first-class matches for Guyana, he scored 40 runs at an average
of 10.00, with a high score of 30. He made two List A appearances for his home country, with both coming in the 1988/89 Geddes Grant Shield against the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands
.
Following his relocation to the United States, Hafiz went on to play a single List A match for the United States national cricket team against the Leeward Islands when the United States were invited to take part in the 1998/99 Red Stripe Bowl. In his only major appearance for the United States, he was absent hurt in their batting innings. He also toured England
with the United States team in 2000.
on the World Trade Center
. He had been working on the 94th floor of Tower One where he worked as a financial assistant for insurance company Marsh and McLennan. At the time of his death he was living at South Ozone Park, Queens
. His name is one of the 2,983 names inscribed at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
at the World Trade Center site. His name can be found on Panel N-6 of the North Pool.
Guyanese people
Guyanese people are people originating in the South American nation of Guyana. Geographically Guyana is not an island in the Caribbean but a nearby mainland land mass associated with the English Caribbean through history and culture first as a Dutch, then British colony, and as a founding member of...
born American 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. Hafiz was a right-handed middle order batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born at Rose Hall, East Berbice-Corentyne
East Berbice-Corentyne
East Berbice-Corentyne is one of ten regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Suriname to the east, Brazil to the south and the regions of Mahaica-Berbice, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Potaro-Siparuni and Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo...
, Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
.
Cricket career
Hafiz made his first-classFirst-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 Demerara
Demerara cricket team
Demerara cricket team played first class cricket in the Jones Cup, later the Guystac Trophy, and came from the former British colony of Demerara, which is now a county of Guyana, formerly British Guiana...
in the final of the 1988/89 Guystac Trophy
Guystac Trophy
The Guystac Trophy was a Guyanese inter-county cricket tournament, the final of which had first-class status. The tournament was played annually, the final being usually between Demerara and Berbice, two former colonies and now counties of Guyana. The only exception came in 1980/81 when a side...
against Berbice
Berbice cricket team
Berbice cricket team played first class cricket in the Guystac Trophy and against the occasional touring team during the 20th century.The team came from the Dutch colony of Berbice, which is now a county of Guyana.-History:...
, with the match ending in a draw. His debut for Guyana
Guyana national cricket team
The Guyana cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Guyana.It does not take part in any international competitions, but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Carib Beer Cup and the KFC Cup, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies...
against Barbados
Barbados national cricket team
The Barbadian cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Barbados.It does not take part in any international competitions , but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the WICB Cup, and the best players may be...
in that same seasons Red Stripe Cup
KFC Cup
The Regional Super 50 is the current name of the domestic one-day cricket competition in the West Indies, it was previously known as the KFC Cup until the fast food chain pulled out of sponsorship in 2008 and the WICB Cup until 2011...
. He made four further first-class appearances for Guyana, the last of which came against the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands cricket team
The Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, a regional association which again is part of the West Indies Cricket Board. Contrary to the normal English definition of the Leeward Islands, Dominica is not...
. In his five first-class matches for Guyana, he scored 40 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 10.00, with a high score of 30. He made two List A appearances for his home country, with both coming in the 1988/89 Geddes Grant Shield against the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands
Windward Islands cricket team
The Windward Islands cricket team is a cricket team representing the member countries of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control. The team plays in the West Indies regional tournament....
.
Following his relocation to the United States, Hafiz went on to play a single List A match for the United States national cricket team against the Leeward Islands when the United States were invited to take part in the 1998/99 Red Stripe Bowl. In his only major appearance for the United States, he was absent hurt in their batting innings. He also toured England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
with the United States team in 2000.
Death
Hafiz was killed in the September 11, 2001 attacksSeptember 11, 2001 attacks
The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
on the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
. He had been working on the 94th floor of Tower One where he worked as a financial assistant for insurance company Marsh and McLennan. At the time of his death he was living at South Ozone Park, Queens
South Ozone Park, Queens
South Ozone Park is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Queens. It was originally developed as low-cost housing in the early 1900s. Adjacently north of JFK Airport, its boundaries extend from the Aqueduct Racetrack westward to the Van Wyck Expressway.Its main...
. His name is one of the 2,983 names inscribed at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum
National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center, formerly the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, is a 503 non-profit corporation that began operations in 2005. The foundation’s name was changed in 2007 to better reflect the national scope of the September 11th attacks...
at the World Trade Center site. His name can be found on Panel N-6 of the North Pool.
External links
- Nezam Hafiz at ESPNcricinfo
- Nezam Hafiz 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...