Riaz Farcy

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Mohamed Riaz Farcy is a former cricketer from Hong Kong.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[2] He played for the Hong Kong cricket team between 1993 and 1998.[3]

Biography

Born in Hong Kong on 15 January 1967,[2] Farcy played first-class cricket in Sri Lanka in 1989. He played three matches in the Lakspray Trophy for Colts Cricket Club and two for a Sri Lanka Board XI.[4] He made his debut for Hong Kong in 1993, playing against Bangladesh.[3] He then represented Hong Kong at the 1994 ICC Trophy in Nairobi.[5]

Career

In 1996, he played for Hong Kong at the first ACC Trophy tournament[6] and in the Hong Kong Sixes.[3] He also played in the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup that year, setting the record for the highest score in the tournament's history when he scored 178 against Thailand.[7] He represented Hong Kong in the 1997 ICC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur,[5] winning the man of the match award after scoring a century against Italy.[8]

He played in the Hong Kong Sixes a second time in 1997, and his last known appearance for Hong Kong was in the 1998 ACC Trophy, his last match being the semi-final against Malaysia.[3]

References

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  1. Cricinfo profile
  2. a b CricketArchive profile
  3. a b c d Other matches played by Riaz Farcy at CricketArchive
  4. First-class matches played by Riaz Farcy at CricketArchive
  5. a b ICC Trophy matches played by Riaz Farcy at CricketArchive
  6. 1996 ACC Trophy Template:Webarchive at CricketEurope
  7. Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sports Books Publishing, 2007
  8. Scorecard of Hong Kong v Italy, 28 March 1997 at CricketArchive

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