Farooq Kirmani, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Farooq Kirmani

cricketer

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1955

Place of Birth: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Farooq Kirmani

  • Farooq Kirmani (born 1 June 1955) is a former international cricketer who represented the Canadian national team between 1982 and 1991.
  • He was born in Pakistan, and played at first-class level there before emigrating to Canada. A right-handed middle-order batsman, Kirmani made his first-class debut in February 1972, aged 16, playing for the Karachi Whites in the BCCP Patron's Trophy.
  • He scored a maiden half-century the following season, making 76 not out against the Public Works Department.
  • In May 1974, Kirmani played a single match for the Karachi Blues in the Kardar Summer Shield, a knock-out competition.
  • He returned to the Karachi Whites for the next edition of the Patron's Trophy, and later in the 1974–75 season represented Sindh in the Pentangular Trophy, a one-off event played in Lahore.
  • Kirmani's final first-class appearance came in January 1975, when he played a game for Sindh B in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy.After emigrating to Canada, Kirmani made his international debut at the 1982 ICC Trophy in England.
  • He finished with 122 runs from his three innings, and against Kenya made his team's highest score of the tournament, 107 runs.
  • At the 1986 edition of the tournament, Kirmani scored 191 runs, behind only Paul Prashad and Ron Dipchand for Canada.
  • He made two half-centuries, scoring 51 against Hong Kong and 57 against Israel.
  • For the 1990 ICC Trophy, Kirmani was appointed Canada's captain, replacing Clement Neblett from the previous event.
  • Neither he nor his team had much success – Canada were knocked out in the second round, winning only half of their six matches overall, and Kirmani made only 90 runs in six innings.
  • He played his last match for Canada the following year, aged 36, appearing against the United States in Calgary.

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