OA Shah Profile

General Information Full name Owais Alam Shah Born October 22, 1978, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan Current age 32 years 96 days Major teams England, Cape Cobras, Delhi Daredevils, England Lions, Essex, Kolkata Knight Riders, Middlesex, Wellington Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling Style Right-arm offbreak Career Statistics Batting & Fielding Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 6 71 17 Innings Played 10 66 15 Not Outs 0 6 1 Runs 269 1834 347 Highest 88 107* 55* Average 26.90 30.56 24.78 Balls Faced 642 2331 284 St/R 41.90 78.67 122.18 100's 0 1 0 50's 2 12 1 4's 35 144 26 6's 3 26 13 Catches Taken 2 21 5 Stumpings Made 0 0 0 Bowling Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 6 71 17 Innings Played 2 10 - Balls 30 193 - Runs 31 184 - Wickets 0 7 - Best Inning Bowling - 3/15 - Best Match Bowling - 3/15 - Average - 26.28 - Economy Rate 6.20 5.72 - St/R - 27.5 - 4 Wickets 0 0 - 5 Wickets 0 0 - 10 Wickets 0 0 - Profile Owais Alam Shah was born 22 October 1978 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. He is a cricketer who plays for Middlesex County Cricket Club, Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders and has appeared for England in a number of One Day Internationals and four Test matches. Success at first class level from a young age for Middlesex led to regular appearances in the England ODI team, along with growing calls for him to become a regular Test match batsman after a strong 88 on debut in 2006 and the opening of a Test number three spot following the retirement of Michael Vaughan and the dropping of Ian Bell. After a see-saw career threatened to usher in early oblivion, Owais Shah finally got a chance at redemption in March 2006, making his Test debut against India in the final match at Mumbai. Following Michael Vaughan's return home due to injury early in the tour, Shah was drafted in as a replacement and made a composed and vital 88 in a memorable victory. He is a stylish and classical batsman who seemed to have the world at his feet as a teenager.