Adil Somani
CountryNew Zealand
Birth date22 October 1967 (age 58)
Birth placeKampala Uganda
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Club 2Northern Districts
Year 21988/89–1993/94
Club 1Nottinghamshire
Year 11987
Columns2
Column 1First-class
Matches 18
Runs 1177
Bat avg 117.70
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 140
Deliveries 1583
Wickets 19
Bowl avg 137.55
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 12/7
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Column 2List A
Matches 25
Runs 244
Bat avg 211.00
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 215
Deliveries 266
Wickets 23
Bowl avg 216.00
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 22/16
Catches/stumpings 22/–
Date30 September
Year2010
Sourcehttp://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38435.html Cricinfo

Addil Somani (born 22 October 1967) is a Ugandan-born former cricketer. Somani was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg breaks and played top-level cricket in both England and New Zealand. He was born at Kampala.

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 debut in New Zealand 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]

References

  1. ^ First-Class Matches played by Addil Somani
  2. ^ List-A Matches played by Addil Somani
  3. ^ List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Addil Somani
  4. ^ List-A Bowling For Each Team by Addil Somani