Hamza Ali
British Pakistani cricketer
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Hamza Sultan Ali[1][2] (8 August 1995 – 9 June 2016), also known as Hamza Shabbir,[3] was a British Pakistani cricketer who played for Hampshire, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Young Cricketers and Rawalpindi Rams.[4] Primarily a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he also batted right handed. Ali attended City Academy Bristol and Filton Sixth Form College.[3][5]
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Bristol, England
Bristol, England
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| Full name | Hamza Sultan Ali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 August 1995 Bristol, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 June 2016 (aged 20) Bristol, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2016 | Rawalpindi Rams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only First-class | 4 April 2016 Hampshire v Cardiff MCCU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 19 January 2015 Rawalpindi v National Bank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 22 January 2016 Rawalpindi v FATA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Ali played for many years for Stapleton Cricket Club in the West Of England League Bristol and North Somerset Division; his step father also played for the club.[6] In 2016, he represented Downend Cricket Club,[2][7] where he was known as one of the fastest bowlers in the Bristol leagues.[8] During 2015, Ali also represented Omar Associates in the Patron's Trophy Grade II.[9] He made his List A debut in 2014/15 for Rawalpindi Rams against National Bank of Pakistan; Ali took 4/39 from 8.3 overs.[10] In the 2015 season, Ali made two appearances for Hampshire Second XI, and he made his first-class debut in April 2016 in a pre-season match for Hampshire against Cardiff MCCU, taking 2/47.[11] Ali also represented the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Young Cricketers, with his last appearance for them being in a Second XI Championship match against Sussex Second XI; Ali scored 44 and took 4 for 39 in the first innings of the match.[11][12]
Death and tributes
On 9 June 2016, Ali died at around 17:20 British Standard Time after drowning in the River Avon near Saltford Lock to the south-east of Bristol.[3][12][13] He was 20 years old.[3][12] Hampshire's Head of Player Development said of Ali that "He was an incredibly committed and enthusiastic cricketer who always gave 100% for the team that he was playing for", whilst MCC head coach Steven Kirby said that "He greatly impressed us with his energy, enthusiasm and exceptional all-round talent."[11][14] In memory of Ali, Hampshire wore black armbands for their 2016 T20 Blast match on 9 June against Surrey,[11][12] Downend players wore black armbands on their match on 11 June, and the flags at Stapleton Cricket Club were lowered to half-mast on 9 June.[7]