Kassem Ibadulla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Kassem Ibadulla

cricketer

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1964

Place of Birth: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Kassem Ibadulla

  • Kassem Ben Khalid Ibadulla (born 13 October 1964) is an English-born former New Zealand cricketer.
  • He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.
  • He was born at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Ibadulla is the son of Test cricketer Billy Ibadulla and his German wife, Gertrude.
  • He moved to New Zealand with his father in 1976.
  • He played for Otago at Under-19 level, before making his first-class debut for the team against Central Districts in the 1982/83 Shell Trophy.
  • Ibadulla initially played infrequently for Otago, making just five appearances between 1983 and 1986.
  • He played in England in 1985 for Cheshire, making eight appearances in that seasons Minor Counties Championship.In 1987 he joined English county Gloucestershire, making his first-class debut for the county against a Rest of the World XI.
  • In that same season he also made his List A debut against Nottinghamshire in the Refuge Assurance League.
  • He played for Gloucestershire from 1987 to 1989, making nine first-class and four List A appearances.
  • In his nine first-class appearances for the county, he scored 269 runs at an average of 24.45, with a high score of 77.
  • This score, which was his only first-class half century for Gloucestershire, came against Kent in the 1988 County Championship.
  • He took 7 wickets with the ball, at a bowling average of 42.71, with best figures of 3/37.Ibadulla continued to play for Otago during this period, toward the end of his career he became a more regular feature in the Otago side.
  • He went on to make eighteen further first-class appearances for the team, the last of which came against Central Districts in the 1990/91 Shell Trophy.
  • He made a total of twenty-two first-class appearances for Otago, scoring 862 runs at an average of 27.80, with a high score of 107.
  • This score, one of two centuries he made for Otago, came against Central Districts in 1988.
  • With the ball, he took 22 wickets at an average of 45.04, with best figures of 5/22.
  • His only five wicket haul came against Canterbury in his second match for Otago in the 1982/83 Shell Trophy.
  • He made his first List A appearance for Otago in 1987 when Queensland toured New Zealand.
  • He made fourteen further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Central Districts in the 1990/91 Shell Cup.
  • He scored 155 runs in his fifteen matches, which came at an average of 11.92, with a high score of 29.
  • With the ball, he took 5 wickets at an average of 39.40, with best figures of 3/32.

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