Nadeem Ahmed

{{Short description|Hong Kong cricketer (born 1987)}} {{Distinguish|Nadeem Ahmad}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Nadeem Ahmed | image = | country = Hong Kong | fullname = Nadeem Ahmed | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|09|28|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Multan]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] | role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]] | family = [[Irfan Ahmed]] (brother) | international = true | internationalspan = 2004–2018

| columns = 4 | column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]] | matches1 = 25 | runs1 = 67 | bat avg1 = 5.58 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 14 | deliveries1 = 1,327 | wickets1 = 38 | bowl avg1 = 24.52 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 4/26 | catches/stumpings1 = 12/– | column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] | matches2 = 24 | runs2 = 34 | bat avg2 = 6.80 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 10 | deliveries2 = 495 | wickets2 = 25 | bowl avg2 = 21.84 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 4/21 | catches/stumpings2 = 12/– | column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | matches3 = 7 | runs3 = 94 | bat avg3 = 8.54 | 100s/50s3 = 0/0 | top score3 = 29 | deliveries3 = 1,557 | wickets3 = 31 | bowl avg3 = 24.25 | fivefor3 = 1 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 5/72 | catches/stumpings3 = 1/– | column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | matches4 = 45 | runs4 = 163 | bat avg4 = 8.57 | 100s/50s4 = 0/0 | top score4 = 24[[Not out|*]] | deliveries4 = 2,334 | wickets4 = 63 | bowl avg4 = 26.33 | fivefor4 = 0 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 4/26 | catches/stumpings4 = 17/– | date = 28 September 2021 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24230.html ESPNcricinfo }} '''Nadeem Ahmed''' (born 28 September 1987) is a [[Pakistan]]i-born [[Hong Kong]] [[cricket]]er who appeared in one [[One Day International]] against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in 2004; he bowled 10 overs without taking a wicket and scored 1.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/hongkong/engine/match/65710.html Hong Kong v Pakistan, 2004 Asia Cup, Scorecard], [[Cricinfo]], Retrieved on 22 January 2008</ref> He also appeared in two first-class matches in the [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup]], taking three wickets.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/UAE/ICC_Inter-Continental_Cup_2005/Hong_Kong_Bowling.html Hong Kong bowling averages, ICC Intercontinental Cup 2005], CricketArchive, Retrieved on 22 January 2008</ref>

In December 2017, he finished as the joint-leading wicket-taker in the [[2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship]], with 24 wickets in 11 matches.<ref>{{cite web | title=ICC World Cricket League, 2015-2016/17 / Records / Most wickets | url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/wcl-championship-2015-17/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=10073;type=tournament | work=ESPNcricinfo | publisher=ESPN Sports Media |accessdate=8 December 2017}}</ref>

In August 2018, he was named in Hong Kong's squad for the [[2018 Asia Cup Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="HKACQ">{{cite web | url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 | title=Hong Kong Squad for the ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers 2018 － 27th August - 8th September 2018 | work=Hong Kong Cricket | accessdate=4 August 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200907/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/hong-kong-squad-for-the-acc-asia-cup-qualifiers-2018-%EF%BC%8D-27th-august-8th-september-2018 | archive-date=4 August 2018 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Hong Kong won the qualifier tournament, and he was then named in Hong Kong's squad for the [[2018 Asia Cup]].<ref name="2018AC">{{cite web | url=http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910131513/http://www.hkcricket.org/en/media/news/anshuman-rath-to-lead-hong-kong-into-the-2018-unimoni-asia-cup | url-status=dead | archive-date=10 September 2018 | title=Anshuman Rath to lead Hong Kong into the 2018 Unimoni Asia Cup | work=Hong Kong Cricket | accessdate=10 September 2018}}</ref>

In October 2018, he was charged with five offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/874928 | title=Three Hong Kong players charged under ICC Anti-Corruption Code | work=International Cricket Council | accessdate=8 October 2018}}</ref> In August 2019, the ICC banned him and his brother and fellow Hong Kong cricketer [[Irfan Ahmed]] for life from all forms of cricket, on charges related to match-fixing.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1326475 | title=Two Hong Kong players banned from all cricket for life | work=International Cricket Council | accessdate=26 August 2019}}</ref> The majority of the offences related to matches played by Hong Kong against [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] and [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] during the [[2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27468148/hong-kong-irfan-nadeem-ahmed-banned-cricket-life | title=Hong Kong's Irfan and Nadeem Ahmed banned from cricket for life | work=ESPN Cricinfo | accessdate=26 August 2019}}</ref>

==See also== * [[List of cricketers banned for corruption]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{ESPNcricinfo|id=24230}}

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