Syed Rashid Ali (; born 1 January 1975) is a former Danish

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er. He is of Pakistani descent. Ali played two matches for Denmark Under-19s against Bermuda Under-19s and Ireland Under-19s in

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in 1991. He made his Lisr A debut for

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in English domestic cricket's

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against

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at Svanholm Park, Brøndby. Opening the batting with Mickey Lund, Ali was dismissed for 8 runs by

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, one of his seven wickets, with Denmark being dismissed for just 56. Their first-class county opponents won the match by 8 wickets. Later in 2005, he was selected in Denmark's squad for the

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in Ireland, with the matches in the tournament having List A status. He made four List A appearances during it, against

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, the

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and

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. Ali scored 32 runs in the tournament, at an

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of 8.00, with a high score of 19. This was the last time he played for Denmark.

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