Mohamed Riaz Farcy is a former cricket

Cricket

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er from Hong Kong. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace

Fast bowling

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 bowler, He played for the Hong Kong cricket team

Hong Kong cricket team

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 between 1993 and 1998.

Biography

Born in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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 on 15th January 1967, Farcy played first-class cricket

First-class cricket

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 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

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 in 1989. He played three matches in the Lakspray Trophy

Premier Trophy

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 for Colts Cricket Club

Colts Cricket Club

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 and two for a Sri Lanka Board XI. He made his debut for Hong Kong in 1993, playing against Bangladesh. He then represented Hong Kong at the 1994 ICC Trophy

1994 ICC Trophy

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 in Nairobi

Nairobi

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.

In 1996, he played for Hong Kong at the first ACC Trophy

ACC Trophy

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 tournament and in the Hong Kong Sixes

Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes

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. He also played in the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup

Tuanku Ja'afar Cup

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 that year, setting the record for the highest score in the tournament's history when he scored 178 against Thailand. He represented Hong Kong in the 1997 ICC Trophy

1997 ICC Trophy

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 in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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, winning the man of the match

Man of the match

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 award after scoring a century

Century (cricket)

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 against Italy.

He played in the Hong Kong Sixes a second time in 1997, and his last known appearance for Hong Kong was in the 1998 ACC Trophy, his last match being the semi-final against Malaysia.