{{short description|Guyanese-born American cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Zamin Amin | image = | fullname = Zamin Ally Amin | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|4|4|df=yes}} | birth_place = British Guiana | nickname = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Left-arm orthodox | family = | country = United States | international = true | internationalspan = 1990–2004 | date = 2 February | year = 2016 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5547/5547.html CricketArchive }} '''Zamin Ally Amin''' (born 4 April 1963) is a former American cricketer of Guyanese origin. A left-arm orthodox bowler, he played for the American national side from 1990 to 2004.
Amin hails from Chesney, in Guyana's East Berbice-Corentyne region, and played for the Guyana under-19s before emigrating to the United States.<ref>[http://guyana-cricket.com/player/zamin-ally-amin Zamin Ally Amin] – Guyana Cricket. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref> He made his senior debut for the U.S. national team at the 1990 ICC Trophy in the Netherlands,<ref name="it">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5547/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Zamin Amin] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref> and took 13 wickets from seven games to finish as the team's leading wicket-taker (and fifth overall).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Unibind_ICC_Trophy_1990/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in Unibind ICC Trophy 1990 (ordered by wickets)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref> His best figures of the tournament, 4/29 from ten overs, came against Gibraltar.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/52/52837.html Gibraltar v United States of America], Unibind ICC Trophy 1990 (1st Round Group C) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref> Amin was also the leading wicket-taker for the U.S. at the 1994 ICC Trophy, taking 11 wickets from seven matches (including 5/20 against Israel). He came close to repeating the feat at the tournament's 1997 edition, with only Derek Kallicharran taking more wickets among his teammates.<ref name="it"/>
In October 1998, Amin played for the U.S. in the 1998–99 Red Stripe Bowl, the West Indian domestic one-day competition. He had little opportunity to bowl in his two matches, and went wicketless.<ref name="la">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5547/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Zamin Amin] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref> Amin's next major international tournament was the 2000 Americas Cricket Cup in Canada.<ref name="misc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5547/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Zamin Amin] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref> After that, he did not return to the national team until March 2004, when he represented the U.S. in the ICC Six Nations Challenge in the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="la"/> Later in the year, in May, Amin was selected to make his first-class debut, playing against Canada in the newly established ICC Intercontinental Cup.<ref name="fc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5547/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Zamin Amin] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref> He was 43 years old at the time of his debut, and took two wickets in each innings.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/79/79603.html United States of America v Canada], ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2004 (Americas Group) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2016.</ref> Despite his age, Amin was his team's equal leading wicket-taker at the 2004 ICC Americas Championship in Bermuda, with his best figures being 5/31 against Argentina.<ref name="misc"/> After the conclusion of the championship, the U.S. played an Intercontinental Cup fixture against Bermuda, which was Amin's last international appearance.<ref name="fc"/>
In February 2020, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.over50scricket.com/world-cup-scores-squads-news |title=2020 over-50s world cup squads |work=Over-50s Cricket World Cup |access-date=15 March 2020 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163511/https://www.over50scricket.com/world-cup-scores-squads-news |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13612;team=6723;type=tournament |title=Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - West Indies Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref> However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/over-50s-world-cup-in-south-africa-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-outbreak/62521.htm |title=Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak |work=Cricket World |access-date=15 March 2020}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5547/5547.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com CricketArchive] * [http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/player/25657.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]
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