Nasir Siddiqi

{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer (born 1965)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Nasir Siddiqi

| image =

| fullname = Mohammad Nasir Siddiqi

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|1|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lahore, Pakistan

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off-spin

| international = true

| country = United Arab Emirates

| internationalspan = 1998–2004

| date = 11 March

| year = 2016

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/15/15279/15279.html CricketArchive

}}

Mohammad Nasir Siddiqi (born 28 January 1965) is a former Pakistani-born cricketer who played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team between 1998 and 2004. He played as an all-rounder, batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off-spin.

Siddiqi was born in Lahore, Pakistan.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/15/15279/15279.html Nasir Siddiqi] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016. He made his debut for the UAE at the 1998 ACC Trophy in Nepal,[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/15/15279/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Nasir Siddiqi] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016. and in his first match, against Thailand, scored 66 runs from 80 balls, featuring in a 206-run opening partnership with Saeed-al-Saffar.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/102/102663.html Thailand v United Arab Emirates], Pepsi Asian Cricket Council Trophy 1998/99 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016. He scored another half-century later in the tournament, top-scoring with 61 against Nepal.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/102/102671.html Nepal v United Arab Emirates], Pepsi Asian Cricket Council Trophy 1998/99 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016. Siddiqi remained in good form at the 2000 ACC Trophy, which the UAE hosted. He again scored two half-centuries, making 50 not out against the Maldives and 53 not out against Malaysia.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/101/101498.html United Arab Emirates v Maldives], Asian Cricket Council Trophy 2000/01 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/101/101504.html United Arab Emirates v Malaysia], Asian Cricket Council Trophy 2000/01 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016.

At the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, Siddiqi featured in only two of the UAE's matches, against Canada and Scotland.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/15/15279/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Nasir Siddiqi] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016. The following year, he represented the UAE at the Hong Kong International Sixes tournament. Siddiqi's final international appearances came at the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge, which the UAE hosted and where matches held List A status.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/15/15279/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Nasir Siddiqi] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2016. He featured in four of his team's five matches, but had little success batting, scoring only 41 runs across his four innings. He had greater success as a bowler, however, taking five wickets including 3/30 against Namibia.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/25554.html Players / United Arab Emirates / Mohammad Nasir Siddiqi] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 March 2016.