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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = Farooq Kirmani<br />
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| full_name =<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1955|6|1|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]<br />
| nickname = <br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Right-arm off-spin<br />
| role = <br />
| family = <br />
| heightm = <br />
| country = Canada<br />
| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 1982–1991<br />
| club1 = [[Karachi Whites]]<br />
| year1 = 1972–1974<br />
| club2 = [[Karachi Blues]]<br />
| year2 = 1974<br />
| club3 = [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]]<br />
| year3 = 1974–1975<br />
| date = 8 March<br />
| year = 2016<br />
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42046/42046.html CricketArchive<br />
}}<br />
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'''Farooq Kirmani''' (born 1 June 1955) is a former international [[cricket]]er who represented the [[Canada national cricket team|Canadian national team]] between 1982 and 1991. He was born in [[Pakistan]] and played at [[first-class cricket|first-class]] level there before emigrating to Canada.<br />
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A right-handed middle-order batsman, Kirmani made his first-class debut in February 1972. At the age of 16, he was playing for the [[Karachi Whites]] in the [[BCCP Trophy|BCCP Patron's Trophy]].<ref name="fc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42046/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Farooq Kirmani] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2016.</ref> He scored a maiden half-century the following season, making 76 not out against the [[Public Works Department cricket team|Public Works Department]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/32/32982.html Karachi Whites v Public Works Department], BCCP Patron's Trophy 1972/73 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2016.</ref> In May 1974, Kirmani played a single match for the [[Karachi Blues]] in the Kardar Summer Shield, a knock-out competition. He returned to the Karachi Whites for the next edition of the Patron's Trophy, and later in the 1974–75 season represented [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]] in the Pentangular Trophy, a one-off event played in [[Lahore]]. Kirmani's final first-class appearance came in January 1975, when he played a game for Sindh B in the [[Quaid-i-Azam Trophy]].<ref name="fc"/><br />
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After emigrating to Canada, Kirmani made his international debut at the [[1982 ICC Trophy]] in England. He finished with 122 runs from his three innings, making against [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] his team's highest score of the tournament, 107 runs.<ref name="it">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42046/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Farooq Kirmani] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2016.</ref> At the [[1986 ICC Trophy|1986 edition]] of the tournament, Kirmani scored 191 runs, behind only [[Paul Prashad]] and [[Ron Dipchand]] for Canada. He made two half-centuries, scoring 51 against [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]] and 57 against [[Israel national cricket team|Israel]].<ref>[http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=915;team=17;type=tournament Records / ICC Trophy, 1986 - Canada / Batting and bowling averages] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122011706/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=915%3Bteam%3D17%3Btype%3Dtournament |date=22 November 2016 }} – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 March 2016.</ref> For the [[1990 ICC Trophy]], Kirmani was appointed Canada's captain, replacing [[Clement Neblett]] from the previous event. Neither he nor his team had much success – Canada were knocked out in the second round, winning only half of their six matches overall, and Kirmani made only 90 runs in six innings.<ref name="it"/> He played his last match for Canada the following year, aged 36, appearing against the [[United States national cricket team|United States]] in [[Calgary]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42046/Miscellaneous_Matches.html Miscellaneous matches played by Farooq Kirmani] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2016.</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42046/42046.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com Cricket Archive]<br />
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/canada/content/player/40218.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]<br />
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[[Category:1955 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Canadian cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Karachi Blues cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Karachi Whites cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani cricketers]]<br />
[[Category:Pakistani emigrants to Canada]]<br />
[[Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada]]<br />
[[Category:Sindh cricketers]]<br />
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