Mohammad Shukri (cricketer)

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Mohammad Shukri
Malaysia
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Shukri Abdul Rahim[1]
Born	6 October 1986 (1986-10-06) (age 21)
	Kelantan, Malaysia
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Left-arm orthodox spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2004	Malaysia
First-class debut	23 April 2004: Malaysia v Nepal
Last First-class	17 September 2004: Malaysia v UAE
Career statistics
	First-class
Matches	2
Runs scored	12
Batting average	4.00
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	5
Balls bowled	156
Wickets	5
Bowling average	19.00
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	3/32
Catches/stumpings	1/0
As of 12 January 2008 Source: CricketArchive

Mohammad Shukri Abdul Rahim^[1] usually known as Mohammad Shukri (born 6 October 1986) is a Malaysian cricketer.^[2] A right-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler,^[3] he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 2002.^[4]

[edit] Biography

Born in Kelantan in 1986,^[3] Mohammad Shukri first represented his country at Under-15 level, playing in the ACC Under-15 Trophy in Kuala Lumpur in 2000. He also played in the ICC Under-17 Asia Cup in Pakistan the same year, and played in the ACC Under-17 Asia Cup in Bangladesh in 2001. He made his debut for the Malaysian senior side in 2002, playing in the Saudara Cup match against Singapore.^[5]

In 2003, he played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore before playing for Malaysia Under-19s in the Youth Asia Cup in Karachi.^[5] He made his first-class debut the following year, playing against Nepal and the UAE in the ICC Intercontinental Cup.^[6] The same year, he also played for a Malaysia Cricket Association Invitation XI against England A and played in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy, the Saudara Cup and in the ACC Trophy against Saudi Arabia.^[5]

In April 2005, he played for Malaysia Under-15s in the ACC Under-15 Cup in the United Arab Emirates,^[5] despite being 18 years old at the time.^[3] He played in the Saudara Cup match against Singapore later in the year, in addition to the ACC Under-19 Cup in Nepal. He played twice for Malaysia in 2006, both times against Singapore.^[5]

He played for Malaysia Under-19s against Sri Lanka Under-19s and England Under-19s in January 2007,^[5] though he was 20 at the time.^[3] After playing in that year's Saudara Cup match, he most recently represented his country at the ACC Twenty20 Cup in Kuwait in October 2007.^[5]

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