Said Shah
Pakistani cricket umpire (1940–2021)
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Said Ahmed Shah (28 April 1940 – 5 February 2021) was a Pakistani academic and cricket umpire.[1] He stood in one Test match, between Pakistan and the West Indies, in 1984 and five ODI games between 1984 and 1997.[2] He also stood in ninety-four first-class cricket and forty-seven List A cricket matches between 1972 and 2000.[3][4]
Fullname
Said Ahmed Shah
Born28 April 1940
Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, British India
Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, British India
Died5 February 2021 (aged 80)
Peshawar, Pakistan
Peshawar, Pakistan
RoleUmpire
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Said Ahmed Shah |
| Born | 28 April 1940 Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, British India |
| Died | 5 February 2021 (aged 80) Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Role | Umpire |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 1 (1997) |
| ODIs umpired | 5 (1984–1997) |
Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2021 | |
He was educated at the Islamia College Peshawar between 1957 and 1963 where he did his master's degree in political science and history.[5] He started his career as a lecturer in Charsaddah College before being transferred to Government College, Peshawar in 1980 where he retired as a professor of history twenty years later.[5]
