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{{short description|British India-born American cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Masood Akhtar
| image =
| fullname = Syed Masood Akhtar
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|8|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| nickname =
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off-spin
| family =
| country = United States
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1979–1982
| club1 = [[Pakistan Education Board cricket team|Pakistan Education Board]]
| year1 = 1962
| club2 = [[Karachi B cricket team|Karachi B]]
| year2 = 1962
| club3 = [[Karachi cricket team|Karachi]]
| year3 = 1964–1968
| club4 = [[Karachi Blues]]
| year4 = 1965–1966
| club5 = [[Karachi Whites]]
| year5 = 1966–1968
| club6 = [[Central Zone cricket team (Pakistan)|Central Zone]]
| year6 = 1968
| club7 = [[Pakistan Universities cricket team|Pakistan Universities]]
| year7 = 1968
| club8 = [[Public Works Department cricket team|Public Works Department]]
| year8 = 1968–1970
| club9 = [[Pakistan International Airlines cricket team|Pakistan International Airlines B]]
| year9 = 1971–1972
| date = 11 March 2016
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/36/36146/36146.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Syed Masood Akhtar''' (born 18 August 1946) is a former international [[cricket]]er who represented the [[United States national cricket team|American national side]] between 1979 and 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricketworld.com/masood-chik-the-high-flying-bird/67913.htm|title=Masood Chik - The High-flying Bird|first=Salim Parvez Wednesday 30|last=December 2020|website=Cricket World}}</ref> He was born in present-day India, and played [[first-class cricket]] in Pakistan before emigrating to the United States.

Akhtar was born in [[Delhi]], but moved to Pakistan after [[Partition of India|partition]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/36/36146/36146.html Masood Akhtar] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref> He made his first-class debut in March 1962, aged 15, playing for the [[Pakistan Education Board cricket team|Pakistan Education Board]] in the [[Ayub Trophy]]. His [[Quaid-i-Azam Trophy]] came in December of the same year, when he played a single match for [[Karachi B cricket team|Karachi B]].<ref name="fc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/36/36146/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Masood Akhtar] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref> Playing for [[Karachi cricket team|Karachi]] during the 1964–65 season, Akhtar made a maiden first-class century, scoring 112 runs against [[Karachi University cricket team|Karachi University]] in the Ayub Trophy.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27183.html Karachi v Karachi University], Ayub Trophy 1964/65 (South Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref> In the tournament's final, against the [[Lahore Education Board cricket team|Lahore Education Board]], he scored another century, 116 runs, from eighth in the batting order. One of his opponents in that game was [[Kamran Rasheed]], who was later his teammate on the U.S. national team.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27232.html Lahore Education Board v Karachi], Ayub Trophy 1964/65 (Final) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref> Later in the 1964–65 season, in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, Akhtar added a third century, scoring 113 for the [[Karachi Blues]] against [[Bahawalpur cricket team|Bahawalpur]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27296.html Karachi Blues v Bahawalpur], Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1964/65 (South Zone) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref>

In March 1968, Akhtar appeared twice against the [[Commonwealth XI cricket team|Commonwealth XI]] team that was touring Pakistan at the time – once for [[Central Zone cricket team (Pakistan)|Central Zone]] and once for [[Pakistan Universities cricket team|Pakistan Universities]]. Over the next few seasons, he also made appearances for the [[Public Works Department cricket team|Public Works Department]] and [[Pakistan International Airlines cricket team|Pakistan International Airlines B]], with his last first-class appearance coming in March 1972.<ref name="fc"/> After emigrating to the U.S., Akhtar made his debut for the national team at the [[1979 ICC Trophy]] in England.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/36/36146/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Masood Akhtar] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref> He played only a single match at the tournament, however, scoring five runs and taking 1/33 against [[Wales cricket team|Wales]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/39/39224.html United States of America v Wales], ICC Trophy 1979 (Group C) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref> Akhtar was also included in the American squad for the [[1982 ICC Trophy]], but again played only a single game, against [[Gibraltar national cricket team|Gibraltar]]. He conceded two runs from his only over, with the match being [[No result|washed out]] after 18 overs of play.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/42/42418.html Gibraltar v United States of America], ICC Trophy 1982 (Group A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref> Akhtar remained involved in American cricket after his retirement from playing, serving as a physiotherapist for the national team and on the board of the [[United States of America Cricket Association]] (USACA), including briefly as president.<ref>Venu Palaparthi (4 June 2013). [http://www.dreamcricket.com/dreamcricket/news.hspl?nid=16985&ntid=4 "USA Cricket: Tenth Anniversary of Gladstone Dainty's Presidency - Review (Part 1)"] – DreamCricket. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref> He was inducted into the U.S. Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010.<ref>(3 July 2010). [http://nation.com.pk/sports/03-Jul-2010/Masood-second-Pakistani-to-enter-US-Cricket-Hall-of-Fame "Masood second Pakistani to enter US Cricket Hall of Fame"] – ''The Nation''. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://cricketarchive.com/Players/36/36146/36146.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com CricketArchive]
* [http://www.espncricinfo.com/usa/content/player/25623.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]

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