| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Said Ahmed Shah |
| Born | 28 April 1940 Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, British India |
| Died | 5 February 2021 (aged 80) Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Role | Umpire |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 1 (1997) |
| ODIs umpired | 5 (1984–1997) |
Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2021 | |
Said Ahmed Shah (28 April 1940 – 5 February 2021) was a Pakistani academic and cricket umpire.[1] He stood in one Test match, Pakistan vs. West Indies, in 1984 and five ODI games between 1984 and 1997.[2] He also stood in ninety-four first-class cricket and forty-seven List A cricket matches between 1972 and 2000.[3][4]
He was educated at the Islamia College Peshawar between 1957 and 1963 where he did his master's degree in political science and history.[5] He started his career as a lecturer in Charsaddah College before being transferred to Government College, Peshawar in 1980 where he retired as a professor of history twenty years later.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "PCB condoles umpire Said Shah's death". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ↑ "Said Ahmed Shah". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive.
- 1 2 February 2021, Salim Parvez Tuesday 9. "A symbol of dedicated service – An obituary of Said Shah". Cricket World.
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