| Ismail Ebrahim | |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Fullname: | Ismail Ebrahim |
| Birth Date: | 5 November 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Durban, Natal Province, South Africa |
| Death Place: | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role: | Spin bowler |
| Club1: | Natal |
| Year1: | 1971-1985 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 48 |
| Runs1: | 520 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.19 |
| 100S/50S1: | -/- |
| Top Score1: | 47 |
| Deliveries1: | 10,793 |
| Wickets1: | 179 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 21.33 |
| Fivefor1: | 8 |
| Tenfor1: | 2 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/50 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 35/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 2 |
| Runs2: | 3 |
| Bat Avg2: | 3.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | -/- |
| Top Score2: | 3 |
| Deliveries2: | 96 |
| Wickets2: | - |
| Bowl Avg2: | - |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | -/– |
| Date: | 19 July |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44980.html ESPNcricinfo |
Ismail "Baboo" Ebrahim (5 November 1946 - 18 July 2020) was a South African cricketer.[1]
A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Ebrahim played 48 first-class matches and two List A matches, mostly for Natal, between 1971 and 1984. He played in the Dadabhay Trophy tournament for non-white cricketers until the 1977–78 season, when he represented Natal B in the Castle Bowl, the second division of "white" first-class cricket, and would go on to play in the Currie Cup in the 1978–79 season.[2]
In addition to playing in the previously exclusively white Currie Cup, Ebrahim was one of several non-white cricketers to join white cricket clubs in the 1970s in spite of the apartheid laws that existed during his cricket career.[3] He also represented Radcliffe in the Central Lancashire Cricket League for one season.[4]
Ebrahim was selected to play for the South African Invitational XI against the International Wanderers in 1976. He returned match figures of 6 for 66, and claimed the wickets of Greg Chappell and Mike Denness.[5] He later represented South Africa in Masters cricket events.[6]
Ebrahim died in Durban on 18 July 2020.[7]