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Aamer Hameed

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Aamer Hameed
File:Aamer Hameed.jpg
Hameed at the Oval in 1978
Personal information
Born18 October 1954 (1954-10-18) (age 70)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches - 2
Runs scored - 0
Batting average - -
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score - -
Balls bowled - 88
Wickets - 1
Bowling average - 38.00
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling -/- 1/32
Catches/stumpings -/- 1/-
Source: [1], 3 May 2006

Aamer Hameed (born 18 October 1954, in Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer, known as The Lahori Lion who played two ODIs between 1977 and 1978. His primary skill was a fast-medium pace bowler. Both his international matches came against England during the 1977/78 home series. He only picked up one wicket in his two games dismissing Mike Brearley at the Zafar Ali Stadium. He was picked for the summer tour of England in 1978 although he didn't receive a call-up during the series and eventually was never considered for international selection for the remainder of his career. After the Tour of England 1978, he went for his further studies and joined University College Oxford, England. Here, he played for Oxford University and won his Oxford Blue in 1979. Additionally, he had also played for the Oxbridge Cricket Club during this time.

File:Aamer Hameed 1.jpg
Aamer Hameed in action at The Parks, Oxford

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