Shamim Kabir
Anwarul Kabir Shamim (1944 – 29 July 2019)
First-class career
Kabir made his first-class cricket debut playing for East Pakistan against Karachi Greens in November 1961. In December 1964, he scored his maiden first-class half-century. Playing for Dacca University against a strong PIA bowling attack, at the Dacca Stadium (now known as Bangabandhu National Stadium), he scored 64 in the first innings. He was in good form that season, as in March 1965, he scored 55 against Dacca, in a match played at the Outer Stadium. His highest score of 89 came in January 1968, when he scored 89 in the first innings for East Pakistan (Green) against the East Pakistan Railways at the Dacca Stadium, sharing a 101-run third-wicket partnership with the skipper M. A. Latif.[2]
Overall in his 15 first-class matches Shamim scored 411 runs at an average of 17.86. He was also an occasional wicket-keeper, with one stumping to his credit.[3]
After retirement
He retired from international cricket after the 1976–77 season.
Death
He died in 2019 at the age of 74.[6]
See also
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricket team in Bangladesh in 1976-77
References
- ^ a b "CONDOLENCE : Anwarul Kabir Shamim (1945-2019)". Retrieved 2019-07-29.
- ^ "East Pakistan Greens v East Pakistan Railways 1967-68". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Shamim Kabir". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ Wisden 2020, pp. 222–23.
- ^ Hasan Babli. "Antorjartik Crickete Bangladesh". Khelar Bhuban Prakashani, November 1994.
- ^ "Bangladesh's first cricket captain Shamim Kabir dies". 2019-07-29. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
External links
- Islam, K. Z. (13 February 2006). "Cricket Then And Now: Friends along the way". 15th Anniversary Special. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.