Sherezad Shah (born 1 August 1983) is a Zimbabwean
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
er.
He played three
first-class matches between 2001 and 2002.
Biography
Sherezad Shah was born in a cricketing family. He is the nephew of former Test all-rounder
Ali Shah
Ali Hassimshah Omarshah (born 7 August 1959), known as Ali Shah , is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer. An all-rounder who batted left-handed and bowled right-arm medium pace, Shah played in three Test matches and 28 One Day Internat ...
, who remains his mentor.
Sherezad embarked on his cricket journey around the age of four, under Ali's guidance.
Despite a brief interruption due to his family's relocation to
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
in 1991, his structured cricket career flourished in Nelspruit.
Earning a place in his school's first team at the Under-15 level, Sherezad also played for the Lowveld team and the Impala club.
In 2000, he returned to Zimbabwe, aspiring for a position in the
national Under-19 team.
He was selected for the team for the
Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC) contested by national under-19 teams. First contested in 1988, as the Youth World Cup, it was not staged again u ...
, although he didn't play any matches.
His participation in a quadrangular tournament led to a notable performance against
Kenya
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Sherezad had short tenures with
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and Ali's club, Universals, where he displayed competence in pace bowling and batting.
Primarily a bowler, Sherezad also focused on improving his batting skills.
With Ali's support, he joined the
CFX Academy
The CFX Academy cricket team was a first-class cricket team representing the Zimbabwe's cricket academy in the country's domestic cricket competitions. They competed in the Logan Cup from 1999 until 2002. The club played their home matches at the ...
in 2002, with a lower back injury delaying his
Logan Cup
The Logan Cup is the premier domestic first-class cricket competition in Zimbabwe. It is named after James Douglas Logan.
History
The first recorded cricket match in what was known at the time as Rhodesia was played in August 1890 near Fort V ...
debut.
His notable achievements include scoring "60 not out for Prince Edward School on a South African tour, and taking four wickets for 28 runs."
See also
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CFX Academy cricket team
The CFX Academy cricket team was a first-class cricket team representing the Zimbabwe's cricket academy in the country's domestic cricket competitions. They competed in the Logan Cup from 1999 until 2002. The club played their home matches at the ...
References
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1983 births
Living people
Zimbabwean cricketers
CFX Academy cricketers
Midlands cricketers
Cricketers from Harare
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