{{short description|Emirati cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Abdullah Hanif | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|17|df=yes}} | birth_place = United Arab Emirates | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium-fast | international = true | country = United Arab Emirates | internationalspan = 2004 | date = 11 March | year = 2016 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/63/63476/63476.html CricketArchive }} '''Abdullah Hanif''' (born 17 September 1982) is a former international cricketer who represented the United Arab Emirates national team in the 2004 ICC Intercontinental Cup. He played as an all-rounder, batting left-handed and bowling right-arm medium pace.
Hanif represented the UAE Under-19s at the 2001 Youth Asia Cup in Nepal. He served as vice-captain to Mohammad Usman.<ref>(13 September 2001). [http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/usman-to-lead-u-19-cricket-team-1.424753 "Usman to lead U-19 cricket team"] – ''Gulf News''. Retrieved 24 March 2016.</ref> In March 2004, Hanif was selected in the UAE senior team for an Intercontinental Cup game against Nepal, which was the country's inaugural first-class match.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/63/63476/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Abdullah Hanif] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2016.</ref> In the game, played at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, he batted third in each innings, scoring 12 runs in the first and nine in the second. He also bowled first-change in Nepal's first innings (behind Ali Asad and Asim Saeed), but was only called upon for two overs.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/79/79319.html United Arab Emirates v Nepal], ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2004 (Asia Group) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2016.</ref>
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==External links== *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/63/63476/63476.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com Cricket Archive] *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/uae/content/player/25607.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hanif, Abdullah}} Category:1982 births Category:Living people Category:Emirati cricketers