Qasim Zubair (born 31 August 1987) is an Emirati cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler,[2] he has played for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team since 2006,[3] including three first-class matches.[4]
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Full name | Qasim Zubair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 31 August 1987||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 24 September 2008 |
Biography
editBorn in Dubai in 1987,[2] Qasim Zubair first represented the UAE at Under-15 level, playing in the Under-15 Asia Cup in Dubai in 2002. He played for the Under-19 team in the Youth Asia Cup in Karachi the following year, and in the ACC Under-17 Cup in India in 2004. His career at youth level ended with the ACC Under-19 Cup in Nepal in 2005.[5]
He made his debut for the UAE senior team in 2006, when he played against Brunei in the ACC Trophy.[5] He made his first-class debut in January 2007, playing in a 2006 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Scotland. He played against Ireland in the same tournament the following month.[4]
He toured Canada with the UAE later in 2007, playing against a Canadian Invitation XI and Ontario.[5] He played a 2007-08 ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Bermuda in November.[4] In 2008, he played for the UAE against Somerset and Yorkshire and most recently represented his country in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite tournament, where he played against Afghanistan and Nepal.[5] He is currently running his own business, Taier Al Jazeera Used Car Parts.
References
edit- ^ Qasim Zubair at Cricinfo
- ^ a b Qasim Zubair at CricketArchive
- ^ Teams played for by Qasim Zubair at CricketArchive
- ^ a b c First-class matches played by Qasim Zubair at CricketArchive
- ^ a b c d Other matches played by Qasim Zubair Archived October 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive