Umer Rashid Explained

Umer Rashid
Country:England
Fullname:Umer Bin Abdul Rashid
Birth Date:6 February 1976
Birth Place:Southampton, England
Death Place:Concord Falls, Grenada
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Role:All-rounder
Club1:Middlesex
Year1:1995–1998
Club2:Sussex
Year2:1999–2001
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:41
Runs1:1,421
Bat Avg1:25.37
100S/50S1:2/7
Top Score1:110
Deliveries1:4,216
Wickets1:49
Bowl Avg1:42.30
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/103
Catches/Stumpings1:12/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:71
Runs2:594
Bat Avg2:14.48
100S/50S2:0/1
Top Score2:82
Deliveries2:3091
Wickets2:73
Bowl Avg2:33.34
Fivefor2:1
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:5/24
Catches/Stumpings2:23/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7266/7266.html CricketArchive
Date:9 October
Year:2022

Umer Bin Abdul Rashid (6 February 1976 – 1 April 2002) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex and Sussex County Cricket Clubs.

Rashid played as an allrounder who bowled slow left-arm orthodox and batted left-handed. He was a member of the Marcus Trescothick led 1995 Under-19 series against South Africa. In one of the games he struck 64 from number 11 and made 97 not out in another. With the ball he took 10 for 71 in one of the unofficial Test matches played.

His first-class debut came in 1996 for Middlesex before he moved to Sussex in 1999. He made 2 centuries in his career, an innings of 110 against Glamorgan and 106 at Chester-le-Street. His slow left arm bowling gave him 49 first-class wickets and a best of 5 for 103 against Northampton.

In 2002 Sussex travelled to Grenada for a pre-season tournament. He had been swimming at a popular tourist spot Concord Falls when his brother Burhan got into trouble. Rashid drowned attempting to rescue him.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Another cricket tragedy as Umer Rashid is drowned . ESPNcricinfo . 2 April 2002 . 19 April 2017 . Dellor, Ralph.
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/counties/sussex/1906734.stm Sussex all-rounder dies