Hamza Saleh Almuzahim (born 12 April 1986) is a Ugandan former cricketer.
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| Full name | Hamza Saleh Almuzahim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1986 Jinja, Uganda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Almuzahim was born at Jinja in April 1986. Almuzahim captained the Uganda Under-19 cricket team in the 2004 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1] The following year he was included in the senior Uganda squad for the ICC Trophy in Ireland,[2] during which he made his List A one-day debut against the United States, making an unbeaten 45 runs to guide Uganda to a 6 wicket victory.[3] He made a total of five appearances during the tournament.[4] The following year he once again captained the Uganda Under-19 team in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, with Uganda finishing in 14th place.[5]
After a gap of five years, Almuzahim was recalled to the Ugandan squad for their Intercontinental Shield match against Namibia,[6] in which he made his first-class debut.[7] He also played in a one-day match on the tour,[4] in addition to making his Twenty20.[8] He played in four more one-day matches in 2010, against Kenya. The following year he was selected in the Ugandan squad for the World Cricket League Division Two,[9] playing in five matches during the tournament.[4] In November 2013, he was named in the Ugandan squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier,[10] with him playing in seven matches during the qualifier.[8] The following year he played for Uganda in the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand, playing in six one-day matches during the qualifier. In total, Almuzahim played in twenty List A one-day matches for Uganda, scoring 230 runs at an average of 12.77 and with a highest score of 45 not out.[11] In eight Twenty20 matches, he scored 94 runs at an average of 11.75, and a highest score of 45.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Uganda Squad". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Uganda Squad". www.cricketeurope.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Uganda v United States of America, ICC Trophy 2005 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Hamza Almuzahim". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2006 - Team Squads". www.srilankasports.org. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Uganda re-call Almuzahim and Nand Kishore". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Hamza Almuzahim". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Twenty20 Matches played by Hamza Almuzahim". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Uganda Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Uganda Squad". ESPNcricinfo. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hamza Almuzahim". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Hamza Almuzahim". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2022.