Qasim Sheikh
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{{Use British English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Qasim Sheikh
| image =
| country = Scotland
| fullname = Mohammad Qasim Sheikh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Left-arm medium
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2008–2010
| odidebutdate = 2 July
| odidebutyear = 2008
| odidebutagainst = Ireland
| odicap = 32
| lastodidate = 15 June
| lastodiyear = 2010
| lastodiagainst = Netherlands
| club1 = Pakistan Customs
| year1 = 2008/09
| columns = 3
| column1 = ODI
| matches1 = 7
| runs1 = 63
| bat avg1 = 10.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 23
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| column2 = FC
| matches2 = 16
| runs2 = 691
| bat avg2 = 27.64
| 100s/50s2 = 3/3
| top score2 = 108
| catches/stumpings2 = 3/–
| column3 = LA
| matches3 = 13
| runs3 = 85
| bat avg3 = 7.72
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 23
| catches/stumpings3 = 3/–
| date = 27 January
| year = 2025
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45374/45374.html CricketArchive
}}
Mohammad Qasim Sheikh (born 30 October 1984) is a Scottish former cricketer. He played for Scotland and Pakistan Customs. He was born in Glasgow to Pakistani parents on 30 October 1984.
A left-handed batsman,[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/icccont2007/content/current/player/25434.html Cricinfo]. Retrieved 12 December 2007 he made his debut for Scotland in a game against the Netherlands in the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup. He had previously represented his country in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand.
In Scottish domestic cricket he has played for Clydesdale, the same club he joined when he was only seven years old. Sheikh has played for Clydesdale at every level from under-12s all the way through the ranks until he was selected for the 1st eleven, and in 2007 he went on to become the first Asian captain at the age of 22.
In 2009, Glasgow-born Sheikh became the first Scottish-born cricketer to score a first-class century in Pakistan, when he played for the Customs team through the winter. He has represented his country on more than 20 occasions,{{cite web |url=http://stats.cricketscotland.com/saltires/csthome.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-08-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110080449/http://stats.cricketscotland.com/saltires/csthome.htm |archive-date=10 January 2013 }} Retrieved 28 October 2009 including the ICC World Twenty20 Championships in South Africa (2007) and England (2009).
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=25434}}
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Category:British Asian cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Glasgow
Category:Pakistan Customs cricketers
Category:Pakistani emigrants to Scotland
Category:Scotland One Day International cricketers
Category:Scottish people of Pakistani descent
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