Zamin Ally Amin (born 4 April 1963) is a former American

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er of Guyanese origin. A

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bowler, he played for the American national side from 1990 to 2004. Amin hails from

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region, and played for the Guyana under-19s before emigrating to the United States. He made his senior debut for the U.S. national team at the

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in the Netherlands,ICC Trophy matches played by Zamin Amin
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016. and took 13 wickets from seven games to finish as the team's leading wicket-taker (and fifth overall). His best figures of the tournament, 4/29 from ten overs, came against

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. Amin was also the leading wicket-taker for the U.S. at the

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, taking 11 wickets from seven matches (including 5/20 against

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). He came close to repeating the feat at the tournament's 1997 edition, with only Derek Kallicharran taking more wickets among his teammates. In October 1998, Amin played for the U.S. in the

1998–99 Red Stripe Bowl The 1998–99 Red Stripe Bowl was the 25th season of what is now the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). It ran from 6 to 19 October 1998. Eight teams cont ...

, the West Indian domestic one-day competition. He had little opportunity to bowl in his two matches, and went wicketless.List A matches played by Zamin Amin
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016. Amin's next major international tournament was the

2000 Americas Cricket Cup The 2000 Americas Cricket Cup was an international cricket tournament held in Canada between 7 and 12 August 2000. It was the inaugural edition of what is now the ICC Americas Championship. The tournament was contested by the five associate memb ...

in Canada.Miscellaneous matches played by Zamin Amin
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016. After that, he did not return to the national team until March 2004, when he represented the U.S. in the

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in the United Arab Emirates. Later in the year, in May, Amin was selected to make his first-class debut, playing against

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in the newly established

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.First-class matches played by Zamin Amin
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016. He was 43 years old at the time of his debut, and took two wickets in each innings. Despite his age, Amin was his team's equal leading wicket-taker at the

2004 ICC Americas Championship The 2004 ICC Americas Championship was a cricket tournament in Bermuda, taking place between 6 and 16 July 2004. It gave six North and South American Associate and Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council experience of internationa ...

in Bermuda, with his best figures being 5/31 against

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. After the conclusion of the championship, the U.S. played an Intercontinental Cup fixture against

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, which was Amin's last international appearance. In February 2020, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the

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