Asim Munir (cricketer)

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Asim Munir
Personal information
Full nameAsim Munir Butt
Born (1982-10-24) 24 October 1982 (age 39)
Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-hand
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002Cumberland
2001/02–2003/04Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
1999/00–2002/03Gujranwala
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 23 41
Runs scored 1,322 953
Batting average 42.64 26.47
100s/50s 4/4 2/4
Top score 157* 128*
Balls bowled 232 242
Wickets 3 8
Bowling average 53.66 29.50
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 1/7 4/44
Catches/stumpings 14/– 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2011

Asim Munir Butt (born 24 October 1982) is a former Pakistani cricketer. Munir was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Sialkot, Punjab.[1]

Munir made his debut for Gujranwala in a List A match in the 1998/99 Pakistani cricket season against Lahore City.[2] The following season, he made his first-class debut for the team against Pakistan International Airlines. He played first-class and List A cricket for the team until the 2002/03 season,[2][3] Butt also played first-class and List A cricket for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, who he represented from the 2001/02 season to the 2003/04 season.[2][3] He additionally played List A cricket for the and , who he played for in 2002/03 and 2003/04 respectively.[4] He played county cricket in England on a single occasion, playing a List A match for Cumberland against Devon in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was played in 2002.[5]

Overall, Munir played 23 first-class matches. In these, he scored 1,322 runs at a batting average of 42.64, making 4 half centuries and 4 centuries.[1] His highest score, an unbeaten 157, came against the Rest of Baluchistan in 2001/02.[6] He took 3 wickets with the ball, coming at a bowling average of 53.66.[1] In List A matches, he made 41 appearances. In these, he scored 953 runs at an average of 26.47, making 4 half centuries and 2 centuries.[1] His highest score, an unbeaten 128, came against Multan in 2002/03.[7] He took a total of 8 wickets with the ball, at an average of 29.50 and with best figures of 4/44.[1]

Munir also played a number of Youth One Day Internationals for Pakistan Under-19s, making his debut against Sri Lanka Under-19s in 2001. He also played for Pakistan Under-19s in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Player profile: Asim Munir". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Asim Munir". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Asim Munir". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Teams Asim Munir played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  5. ^ "Devon v Cumberland, 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Gujranwala v Rest of Baluchistan, 2001/02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Gujranwala v Multan, 2002/03". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Asim Munir". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2011.

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