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Moeen Ali

England

Player profile

Full name Moeen Munir Ali
Born June 18, 1987, Birmingham
Current age 21 years 112 days
Major teams England Under-19s, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Nickname Moe
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Moseley School
Relations Brother - Kadeer Ali, Brother - OM Ali, Cousin - Kabir Ali

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 16 24 2 624 92 28.36 1262 49.44 0 6 5 0
List A 35 34 2 730 100 22.81 735 99.31 1 5 75 20 6 0
Twenty20 11 10 2 128 26* 16.00 112 114.28 0 0 9 4 0 0

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 16 806 572 3 2/50 2/73 190.66 4.25 268.6 0 0 0
List A 35 18 334 320 7 2/45 2/45 45.71 5.74 47.7 0 0 0
Twenty20 11 1 6 11 0 - - - 11.00 - 0 0 0

Career statistics
First-class debut 2005
Last First-class Worcestershire v Middlesex at Kidderminster, Sep 17-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut Warwickshire v Derbyshire at Birmingham, May 14, 2006 scorecard
Last List A Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Sep 21, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Northamptonshire v Worcestershire at Northampton, Jun 22, 2007 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Worcestershire v Glamorgan at Worcester, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard

 Profile

Moeen Ali is a prospect-and-a-half. Signed to Warwickshire at the tender age of 15, he was awarded the captaincy of the England Under-19 team for the World Cup in 2006 after apparently growing up overnight."I've never seen anyone change so fast," said his shocked coach Andy Pick - who instantly elevated him to the leader's role. Ali took his team to the semi-final; not bad going as they had entered the tournament on the back of an 11-0 drubbing in Bangladesh.

A talented and explosive batsman, he blasted a century in 56 balls against Sri Lanka in a Test in 2005, and once smashed 195 not out in a Twenty20 match for his under-15 club side Moseley Ashfield. He represented England at U-15 and U-16 level, and won the Denis Compton medal two years in succession. His useful offspinners make him a formidable allrounder.

Ali has a good pedigree to boot - his brother, Kadeer, plays at Gloucestershire and their cousin, Kabir, of Worcestershire is a regular member of England's one-day squad. Both act as Moeen's mentors, as does Mohammad Sheikh at Derbyshire. And in September 2006, he moved from Warwickshire to join his cousin at New Road.
Jenny Thompson September 2006

 Notes
NBC Denis Compton Award 2004
NBC Denis Compton Award 2005

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Apr 20, 2008

Moeen Ali portrait
Moeen Ali portrait
© Getty Images

Sep 9, 2007

Moeen Ali larruped 100 in 49 balls
Moeen Ali larruped 100 in 49 balls
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Sep 9, 2007

Moeen Ali is all smiles following his audacious hundred
Moeen Ali is all smiles following his audacious hundred
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