| Asim Munir | |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Fullname: | Asim Munir Butt |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1982 |
| Birth Place: | Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Club3: | Cumberland |
| Year3: | 2002 |
| Club2: | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited |
| Year2: | 2001/02 - 2003/04 |
| Club1: | Gujranwala |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 23 |
| Runs1: | 1,322 |
| Bat Avg1: | 42.64 |
| 100S/50S1: | 4/4 |
| Top Score1: | 157 |
| Deliveries1: | 232 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 53.66 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/7 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 14/ - |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 41 |
| Runs2: | 953 |
| Bat Avg2: | 26.47 |
| 100S/50S2: | 2/4 |
| Top Score2: | 128 |
| Deliveries2: | 242 |
| Wickets2: | 8 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 29.50 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/44 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 20/ - |
| Date: | 10 June |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/39254.html Cricinfo |
Asim Munir Butt (born 24 October 1982) is a former Pakistani cricketer. Munir was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Sialkot, Punjab.[1]
Munir made his debut for Gujranwala in a List A match in the 1998/99 Pakistani cricket season against Lahore City.[2] The following season, he made his first-class debut for the team against Pakistan International Airlines. He played first-class and List A cricket for the team until the 2002/03 season,[2] [3] Butt also played first-class and List A cricket for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, who he represented from the 2001/02 season to the 2003/04 season.[2] [3] He additionally played List A cricket for the Pakistan Cricket Board Blues and Pakistan Emerging Players, who he played for in 2002/03 and 2003/04 respectively.[4] He played county cricket in England on a single occasion, playing a List A match for Cumberland against Devon in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was played in 2002.[5]
Overall, Munir played 23 first-class matches. In these, he scored 1,322 runs at a batting average of 42.64, making 4 half centuries and 4 centuries.[1] His highest score, an unbeaten 157, came against the Rest of Baluchistan in 2001/02.[6] He took 3 wickets with the ball, coming at a bowling average of 53.66.[1] In List A matches, he made 41 appearances. In these, he scored 953 runs at an average of 26.47, making 4 half centuries and 2 centuries.[1] His highest score, an unbeaten 128, came against Multan in 2002/03.[7] He took a total of 8 wickets with the ball, at an average of 29.50 and with best figures of 4/44.[1]
Munir also played a number of Youth One Day Internationals for Pakistan Under-19s, making his debut against Sri Lanka Under-19s in 2001. He also played for Pakistan Under-19s in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup.[8]