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Kassem Ibadulla
Personal information
Full name
Kassem Ben Khalid Ibadulla
Born (1964-10-13) 13 October 1964 (age 60)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RelationsBilly Ibadulla (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–1989Gloucestershire
1985Cheshire
1982/83–1990/91Otago
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 31 19
Runs scored 1,131 184
Batting average 26.92 12.26
100s/50s 2/4 –/–
Top score 107 29
Balls bowled 2,452 318
Wickets 29 5
Bowling average 44.48 46.60
5 wickets in innings 1 –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 5/22 3/32
Catches/stumpings 14/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2011

Kassem Ben Khalid Ibadulla (born 13 October 1964) is an English-born former New Zealand cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.

Ibadulla is the son of Test cricketer Billy Ibadulla and his German wife, Gertrude.[1] He moved to New Zealand with his father in 1976.[2] He played for Otago at Under-19 level,[3] before making his first-class debut for the team against Central Districts in the 1982/83 Shell Trophy. Ibadulla initially played infrequently for Otago, making just five appearances between 1983 and 1986.[4] He played in England in 1985 for Cheshire, making eight appearances in that seasons Minor Counties Championship.[5]

In 1987 he joined English county Gloucestershire, making his first-class debut for the county against a Rest of the World XI. In that same season he also made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire in the Refuge Assurance League. He played for Gloucestershire from 1987 to 1989, making nine first-class and four List A appearances.[4][6] In his nine first-class appearances for the county, he scored 269 runs at an average of 24.45, with a high score of 77.[7] This score, which was his only first-class half century for Gloucestershire, came against Kent in the 1988 County Championship.[8] He took 7 wickets with the ball, at a bowling average of 42.71, with best figures of 3/37.[9]

Ibadulla continued to play for Otago during this period, toward the end of his career he became a more regular feature in the Otago side. He went on to make eighteen further first-class appearances for the team, the last of which came against Central Districts in the 1990/91 Shell Trophy.[4] He made a total of twenty-two first-class appearances for Otago, scoring 862 runs at an average of 27.80, with a high score of 107.[7] This score, one of two centuries he made for Otago, came against Central Districts in 1988.[10] With the ball, he took 22 wickets at an average of 45.04, with best figures of 5/22.[9] His only five wicket haul came against Canterbury in his second match for Otago in the 1982/83 Shell Trophy.[11] He made his first List A appearance for Otago in 1987 when Queensland toured New Zealand. He made fourteen further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Central Districts in the 1990/91 Shell Cup.[6] He scored 155 runs in his fifteen matches, which came at an average of 11.92, with a high score of 29.[12] With the ball, he took 5 wickets at an average of 39.40, with best figures of 3/32.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/where-are-they-now-billy-ibadulla-1379564.html
  2. ^ Seconi, Adrian (17 January 2009). "Billy Ibadulla: straight-talking cricket mentor". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Other matches played by Kassem Ibadulla". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Kassem Ibadulla". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Kassem Ibadulla". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  6. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Kassem Ibadulla". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  7. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kassem Ibadulla". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  8. ^ "Gloucestershire v Kent, 1988 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  9. ^ a b "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Kassem Ibadulla". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  10. ^ "Central Districts v Otago, 1987/88 Shell Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  11. ^ "Otago v Canterbury, 1982/83 Shell Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  12. ^ "ListA Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Kassem Ibadulla". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
  13. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Kassem Ibadulla". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
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