Mahaboob Alam

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Mahaboob Alam
Nepal
Personal information
Born 31 August 1981 (1981-08-31) (age 26)
Rajbiraj, Saptari District, Nepal
Role All-rounder
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Left-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
Years Team
2004-2005 Flag of Nepal Nepal
First-class debut 25 March 2004: Nepal v UAE
Last First-class 7 May 2005: Nepal v UAE
Under-19 ODI debut 16 January 2000: Nepal Under-19s v Kenya Under-19s
Last Under-19 ODI 22 January 2001: Nepal Under-19s v England Under-19s
Career statistics
First-class Youth ODI ICC Trophy
Matches 4 3 3
Runs scored 98 19 9
Batting average 14.00 6.33 9.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 34 15 9
Balls bowled 414 102 78
Wickets 12 4 0
Bowling average 14.83 23.75 -
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 3/25 3/36 0/10
Catches/stumpings 1/0 0/0 1/0

As of 20 January 2008
Source: CricketArchive

Mahaboob Alam, also known as Mehaboob Alam (born 31 August 1981) is a Nepali cricketer.[1] A left-handed batsman and left-arm medium pace bowler,[2] he has played for the Nepal national cricket team since 2000.[3]

[edit] Biography

Born in Rajbiraj in 1981,[2] Mahaboob Alam first represented Nepal at Under-19 level, playing in the Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2000. He made his debut for the senior side later that year, playing in the ACC Trophy in the United Arab Emirates.[3]

He played in three matches in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Ontario,[4] and played in the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore, helping guide Nepal to the final.[3] He made his first-class debut in 2004, playing against the UAE and Malaysia in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[5]

By this time he had become a key figure for Nepal, winning seven man of the match awards between 2004 and 2006.[6] He also played in the ACC Trophy in Malaysia and an ACC Fast Track Nations Tournament match against Singapore in 2004. In 2005 he played in the repêchage tournament of the 2005 ICC Trophy,[3] in which Nepal finished third after beating Qatar in a play-off. Alam was named man of the match for the play-off after taking 5/11.[7] He also played ACC Fast Track Nations matches against Singapore, Malaysia,[3] the UAE and Hong Kong.[5] The games against the UAE and Hong Kong also counted towards the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup[8] and are his last first-class matches to date.[5][9]

In 2006, he played in a play-off match against Namibia to decide the final spot in the 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Needing an outright win to qualify, Nepal could only secure a draw after there was no play on the first day.[10] Later in the year he played on a tour of Pakistan with Nepal in addition to playing in the ACC Trophy and ACC Premier League. He most recently represented his country at the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup.[3]

On May 25, 2008, he became the first bowler to take all ten wickets in an innings in an ICC recognised international tournament match. Playing for Nepal in a World Cricket League Division 5 game against Mozambique he took all ten wickets at a cost of 12 runs as Mozambique were bowled out for 19 in 14.5 overs.[11]

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ a b CricketArchive profile
  3. ^ a b c d e f Other matches played by Mahaboob Alam at CricketArchive
  4. ^ ICC Trophy matches played by Mahaboob Alam at CricketArchive
  5. ^ a b c First-class matches played by Mahaboob Alam at CricketArchive
  6. ^ Matches in which Mahaboob Alam won an award at CricketArchive
  7. ^ Scorecard of Nepal v Qatar, 27 February 2005 at CricketArchive
  8. ^ 2005 ACC Fast Track Nations Points Table
  9. ^ Note: Cricinfo lists his last first-class match as being against Namibia in 2006, however the International Cricket Council specifically ruled that this match was NOT first-class.
  10. ^ Scorecard of Namibia v Nepal, 23 March 2006 at CricketArchive
  11. ^ Alam takes 10 wickets in Jersey