Riaz Farcy

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Riaz Farcy
country = Hong Kong
fullname = Mohamed Riaz Farcy
living = true
dayofbirth = 15
monthofbirth = 1
yearofbirth = 1967
placeofbirth =
countryofbirth = Hong Kong
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Right-arm medium pace
club1 = Sri Lanka Board XI
year1 = 1989
clubnumber1 =
club2 = Colts Cricket Club
year2 = 1989
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 7 April
debutyear1 = 1989
debutfor1 = Colts Cricket Club
debutagainst1 = Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club
lastdate1 = 25 August
lastyear1 = 1989
lastfor1 = Sri Lanka Board XI
lastagainst1 = Burgher Recreation Club
type2 = ICC Trophy
debutdate2 = 13 February
debutyear2 = 1994
debutfor2 = Hong Kong
debutagainst2 = Denmark
lastdate2 = 4 April
lastyear2 = 1997
lastfor2 = Hong Kong
lastagainst2 = Ireland
deliveries = balls
columns = 2
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 5
runs1 = 63
bat avg1 = 12.60
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 24
deliveries1 = 217
wickets1 = 3
bowl avg1 = 31.66
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 1/16
catches/stumpings1 = 5/0
column2 = ICC Trophy
matches2 = 14
runs2 = 387
bat avg2 = 27.64
100s/50s2 = 1/1
top score2 = 102
deliveries2 = 410
wickets2 = 12
bowl avg2 = 20.41
fivefor2 = 0
tenfor2 = n/a
best bowling2 = 2/9
catches/stumpings2 = 0/0
date = 5 January
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5430/5430.html CricketArchive

Mohamed Riaz Farcy is a former cricketer from Hong Kong. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24121.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5430/5430.html CricketArchive profile] ] He played for the Hong Kong cricket team between 1993 and 1998. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5430/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Riaz Farcy] at CricketArchive]

Biography

Born in Hong Kong in 1967, 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. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5430/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Riaz Farcy] at CricketArchive] He made his debut for Hong Kong in 1993, playing against Bangladesh. He then represented Hong Kong at the 1994 ICC Trophy in Nairobi. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/5/5430/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Riaz Farcy] at CricketArchive]

In 1996, he played for Hong Kong at the first ACC Trophy tournament [ [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/1996/TOURNAMENTS/ACCTROPHY/about.shtml 1996 ACC Trophy] at CricketEurope] and in the Hong Kong Sixes. 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. [Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sports Books Publishing, 2007] He represented Hong Kong in the 1997 ICC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur, winning the man of the match award after scoring a century against Italy. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/63/63725.html Scorecard] of Hong Kong v Italy, 28 March 1997 at CricketArchive]

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.

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