Syed Asif Masood Shah (; born 23 January 1946) is a former Pakistani

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s from 1969 to 1977. He was educated at Islamia College Lahore. His best Test was against England at Birmingham in 1971, when he took 5 for 111 and 4 for 49. This performance led to his selection for the Rest of the World team in Australia in 1971–72. He would begin his run-up with a backward step before a loping approach to the wicket which

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likened to "Groucho Marx chasing a pretty waitress". Retiring from cricket in 1977, after marrying in the UK, Asif Masood became a successful businessman, owning first a travel agency then a post office in

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. He currently resides in Bury with his wife and four children.

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