Uvais Karnain
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| Full name | Shaul Hameed Uvais Karnain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 1962 (age 61) Colombo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 38) | 31 March 1984 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 29 April 1990 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 May 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shaul Hameed Uvais Karnain (born 11 August 1962) is a Sri Lankan former Sri Lankan
Domestic career
Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Karnain started playing first-class cricket for Moors Sports Club and Nondescripts Cricket Club during the 1982–83 season.[1]
International career
A right-arm medium-fast bowler, he made his ODI debut in March 1984 against
Karnain was then selected for the World Series Cricket and the World Championship of Cricket, both during the 1984–85 season in Australia. In nine matches that he played in the World Series Cricket, he scored 173 runs at an average of 43.25.[4] Although his performance with the bat earned him a good repute, his performance with the ball was criticized as he conceded a lot many runs in both the tournaments. He was also a part of the Sri Lankan team that lost to India in the Wills Asia Cup in 1988. This was followed by the Austral-Asia Cup which was held in the United Arab Emirates in 1990. The series marked his last appearance in international cricket.
After cricket
As of April 2015, Karnain was one of the members of the selection committee of the Sri Lanka women's national cricket team.[5]
References
- ^ a b P Jayasekera, Johann. "Sri Lanka / Players / Shaul Karnain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / One-Day Internationals / Bowling records". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Second One-day International Sri Lanka v New Zealand 1983-84". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. reprinted by ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / SHU Karnain / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ Fidel Fernando, Andrew. "Woutersz named SL team manager for Pakistan, India series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2015.