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Addil Somani
Personal information
Full name
Adil Somani
Born (1967-10-22) 22 October 1967 (age 57)
Kampala, Kampala District, Uganda
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988/89-1993/94Northern Districts
1987Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 8 5
Runs scored 177 44
Batting average 17.70 11.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 40 15
Balls bowled 583 66
Wickets 9 3
Bowling average 37.55 16.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/7 2/16
Catches/stumpings –/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 September 2010

Addil Somani (born 22 October 1967) is a former Ugandan born New Zealand cricketer. Somani was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Kampala, Uganda.

Somani's first-class debut came for English county side Nottinghamshire in 1987, against Oxford University, which was his only first-class match for the county side.

In 1989, he made his first-class debut for Northern Districts against Canterbury. Between the 1988/89 and 1993/94 seasons, he represented Northern Districts in 7 first-class matches, the last of which came against Wellington.[1] In his 8 career first-class matches, he scored 177 runs at a batting average of 17.70, with a high score of 40. With the ball he took 9 wickets at a bowling average of 37.55, with best figures of 2/7.

He made his List-A debut for Northern Districts in the 1993/94 season against Otago. During that season he represented the team in 5 List-A matches, the last of which came against Wellington.[2] In his 5 List-A matches, he scored 44 runs at an average of 11.00, with a high score of 15.[3] With the ball he took 3 wickets at an average of 16.00, with best figures of 2/16.[4]

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