Faghme Abrahams is a former South African cricketer, who played cricket during the apartheid-era. As a non-white player, he was restricted to playing in the Howa Bowl, which was not classified as first-class cricket at the time. The games were retrospectively given first-class status during the early 1990s.[1]
Source: CricketArchive (subscription required), 25 June 2016
Abrahams played for Eastern Province between 1974 and 1987, appearing in at least 60 first-class matches.[2][a] In the 1978–79 season, when Eastern Province won the Howa Cup, Abrahams was their leading run-scorer, accumulating 227 runs at an average of 25.22.[5] His highest score in first-class cricket was made in March 1978 against Transvaal, when he scored 86 runs in the second innings to help his side to victory.[6]
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^ abESPNcricinfo statistics include 63 first-class matches for Abrahams, compared to the 60 listed by CricketArchive.[3] Another player with a similar name, Fareed Abrahams, is credited by CricketArchive with playing three matches for Eastern province in 1971/72.[4]
Referencesedit
^Odendaal, Andre (2003). The Story of an African Game. New Africa Books Books. pp. 214, 249. ISBN9780864866387.
^"First-class matches played by Faghme Abrahams (60)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^"Player profile: Faghme Abrahams". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^"Fareed Abrahams". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^"Batting and fielding for Eastern Province: Howa Cup 1978/79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
^"Transvaal v Eastern Province: Howa Bowl 1977/78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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