Syed Asif Masood Shah (born January 23, 1946, Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 16 Tests and 7 ODIs from 1969 to 1977. Usually known as "Asif Masood", he was educated at Islamia College.
His best Test was against England at Birmingham in 1971, when he took 5 for 111 and 4 for 49. This performance led to his selection for the Rest of the World team in Australia in 1971-72.
He used to begin his run-up with a backward step before a loping approach to the wicket which John Arlott likened to "Groucho Marx chasing a pretty waitress".
Retiring from cricket in 1977, after marrying in the UK, Asif Masood became a successful businessman, owning first a travel agency then a post office in Bury, Lancashire. He currently resides in Bury with his wife and four children.
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squad – Rest of the World XI in Australia 1971/72
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- Sobers (c)
- Ackerman
- Asif Masood
- Bedi
- Cunis
- Engineer (wk)
- Gavaskar
- Gifford
- Greig
- Hutton
- Intikhab Alam
- Kanhai
- Lloyd
- PM Pollock
- RG Pollock
- Taylor (wk)
- Zaheer Abbas
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Pakistan squad – 1975 Cricket World Cup
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- Asif Iqbal (c)
- Asif Masood
- Imran Khan
- Javed Miandad
- Majid Khan
- Mushtaq Mohammad
- Naseer Malik
- Pervez Mir
- Sadiq Mohammad
- Sarfraz Nawaz
- Wasim Bari (wk)
- Wasim Raja
- Zaheer Abbas
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| Persondata |
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Asif Masood |
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| Short description |
Cricketer |
| Date of birth |
January 23, 1946 |
| Place of birth |
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Date of death |
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