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Saeed Hatteea
Personal information
Full name
Saeed Ahmed al-Hatteea
Born (1950-02-02) 2 February 1950 (age 74)
Aga Khan Palace, India
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969/70–1970/71Bombay
1972Oxfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 8 1
Runs scored 1 6
Batting average 0.20 –
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 7 6*
Balls bowled 1,392 56
Wickets 27 4
Bowling average 28.91 8.00
5 wickets in innings 1 –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 5/33 4/32
Catches/stumpings 6/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2011

Saeed Ahmed al-Hatteea (born 2 February 1950) is a businessman, Middle Eastern royal and former cricketer. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman.

In 1962, he moved with his family to South Kensington, London, where he attended the City of London School.[1] Having played several matches for England schools and one Second XI Championship match for Warwickshire in 1969,[2] he was invited by India's chairman of selectors, Vijay Merchant, to play in India.[3] He made his first-class debut for Bombay against Saurashtra in the 1969–70 Ranji Trophy. He played three further first-class matches for Bombay that season,[4] and was expected by some to be named in the squad for national team's tour of the West Indies, but he was not selected.[3][5]

Hatteea returned to England for the 1970 season, where he played second XI cricket for Gloucestershire.[2] He also played for a Rest of the World XI against TN Pearce's XI in England that September. Back in India later in the year, he played two further matches for Bombay, and made a single appearance for West Zone against South Zone, in the 1970–71 Duleep Trophy semi-final.[4] In his 8 first-class matches, he took 27 wickets at a bowling average of 28.29. His only five wicket haul came against Gujarat for Bombay.[6]

Having returned to England, Hatteea played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, making 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county in 1972.[7] It was for Oxfordshire that he made his only List A appearance against Durham in the Gillette Cup.[8] In this match he scored an unbeaten 6 runs. With the ball he took 4 wickets for the cost of 32 runs from 9.2 overs.[9] He later played club cricket for Chorleywood and became Chairman of Sport at The Hurlingham Club.[10]

Hatteea's business career is equally as distinguished and diverse. He quickly rose through the ranks at Marks and Spencer, becoming one of their youngest Divisional Directors. He joined a select team to explore international retail opportunities, and while based in New York, Marks and Spencer acquired Brooks Brothers and Kings Supermarket. During this time, he received an offer from Donald Trump for an apartment in his city skyscraper, which he declined. After living on Manhattan's Upper East Side, Saeed was transferred to Canada as President of M&S, while also maintaining director responsibilities for the USA.[11] In 1994, he left M&S to join the Kingfisher Group as CEO, later moving to China to develop retailing and sourcing operations in Shanghai and Hong Kong.[12]

He has partnered with notable figures such as Prince Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud, Lawrence Stroll, Silas Chou, and Andrew Killingsworth. [13] Upon returning to the UK, he became involved with venture capital start-ups and managed and advised businesses across Continental Europe, the UK, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and a billion-dollar enterprise in Shanghai. [14]

He continues to work as a property investor and retail consultant, currently serving as Chairman of "Yours Clothing," a retail venture valued at over £500 million.[15]

He is an extended member of the House of Fatimid and an 'Al-Husayni' through his maternal lineage. [16]

References

  1. ^ "OC Profile | "Cricket has opened doors for me, wherever I've been"" (PDF). Gazette. John Carpenter Club. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Teams Saeed Hatteea played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b Natarajan, H. (14 April 2015). "Seven deserving fast bowlers who sadly never got the India cap". Cricket Country. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Saeed Hatteea". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  5. ^ Gavaskar, Sunil (1976). Sunny Days: An Autobiography. Rupa. p. 25. ISBN 9788129118011.
  6. ^ "Gujarat v Bombay, 1969/70 Ranji Trophy (West Zone)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Saeed Hatteea". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  8. ^ "List A Matches played by Saeed Hatteea". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  9. ^ "Oxfordshire v Durham, 1972 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
  10. ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Saeed Hatteea". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  11. ^ Tran, Mark (23 November 2001). "M&S dumps Brooks Brothers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Article clipped from The Guardian". The Guardian. 12 February 1994. p. 38. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  13. ^ Finamore, Emma (6 December 2023). "Andrew Killingsworth". Drapers. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Silas Chou & family". Forbes. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  15. ^ UK, FashionNetwork com. "Yours Clothing gets non-exec director from Missguided". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  16. ^ "The.Ismaili | The official website of the Ismaili Muslim community". The.Ismaili. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
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