Moneeb Iqbal

Summary

Moneeb Iqbal (born 28 February 1986) is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler.[1] Having first represented Scotland in 2002, making his debut at the age of fifteen in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup, he represented the national team in the same competition in 2004 and 2006.[2]

Moneeb Iqbal
Personal information
Full name
Moneeb Mohammed Iqbal
Born (1986-02-28) 28 February 1986 (age 38)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RelationsMohammad Ramzan (brother-in-law)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 35)1 April 2009 v Ireland
Last ODI17 May 2013 v Pakistan
T20I debut22 March 2012 v Netherlands
Last T20I5 July 2013 v Kenya
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006Durham
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 12 6 9 35
Runs scored 192 46 159 478
Batting average 24.00 15.33 10.60 19.12
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/2
Top score 63 31 42 67
Balls bowled 270 48 840 655
Wickets 4 2 19 10
Bowling average 67.50 29.50 36.73 64.55
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/35 2/15 4/36 2/8
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 3/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 September 2013

Though he scored a duck in his first match for the Scottish team, he finished the competition with an average nearing 20. He performed better two years later, when he hit his first half-century, and played once again in 2006. Iqbal was born in Glasgow to Pakistani parents on 28 February 1986.

At the time of his first international fixture, Moneeb was the youngest cricketer ever to represent Scotland in an international. He became a member of Durham's cricketing academy in 2004, and played his debut first-class match in May 2006, having represented the Second XI since 2004. Iqbal is a lower-order batsman for the second team, and plays in the tailend in first-class cricket.

Iqbal's brother-in-law, Mohammad Ramzan, is a onetime Pakistani Test cricketer.

References edit

  1. ^ Moneeb Iqbal | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo
  2. ^ Moneeb Iqbal | Scotland Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | CricketArchive

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