Riaz Farcy

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]

Riaz Farcy
Personal information
Full nameMohamed Riaz Farcy
Born (1967-01-15) 15 January 1967
Hong Kong
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989Sri Lanka Board XI
1989Colts Cricket Club
First-class debut7 April 1989 Colts Cricket Club v Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
Last First-class25 August 1989 Sri Lanka Board XI v Burgher Recreation Club
ICC Trophy debut13 February 1994 Hong Kong v Denmark
Last ICC Trophy4 April 1997 Hong Kong v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class ICC Trophy
Matches 5 14
Runs scored 63 387
Batting average 12.60 27.64
100s/50s 0/0 1/1
Top score 24 102
Balls bowled 217 410
Wickets 3 12
Bowling average 31.66 20.41
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/16 2/9
Catches/stumpings 5/0 0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 5 January 2008

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]

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

  1. Cricinfo profile
  2. CricketArchive profile
  3. Other matches played by Riaz Farcy at CricketArchive
  4. First-class matches played by Riaz Farcy at CricketArchive
  5. ICC Trophy matches played by Riaz Farcy at CricketArchive
  6. 1996 ACC Trophy 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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