Syed Ali (12 July 1913 – 3 February 1993) was a Trinidadian
cricket
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er. He played in five
first-class matches for
Trinidad and Tobago
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from 1940 to 1943. Primarily an
off-spin
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ner, he was
no-ball
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ed for
throwing
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on 29 occasions by umpire
Eddie Ward
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during a match against
Barbados
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in 1942, leading him to bowl
underarm
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.
See also
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List of Trinidadian representative cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for the Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team in the West Indies. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all th ...
References
External links
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1913 births
1993 deaths
Trinidad and Tobago cricketers
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