Shahbaz Bashir
Mohammad Shahbaz Bashir (born 27 December 1983) is a Pakistani-born Dutch former cricketer. Bashir was born at Lahore in December 1983. He was made his debut in List A one-day cricket for the Pakistan Cricket Board Greens against the Pakistan Cricket Board Blues at Lahore in November 2002.[1] He later emigrated to the Netherlands, qualifying to play for them through residency in 2012.[2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Netherlands against United Arab Emirates (UAE) in July 2012 at Deventer in the Intercontinental Cup.[3] He became the first Dutch player to a score a century on first-class debut, making 102.[2][4] Bashir also made three List A appearances for the Netherlands, the first coming against Leicestershire in the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40, an English domestic one-day tournament the Netherlands were invited to take part in. He then made a further two appearances against the UAE following the Intercontinental Cup match.[1] In four List A appearances, Bashir scored 35 runs with a highest score of 30.[5] He took a wicket apiece in both first-class and List A cricket.[6][7] References
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