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Saeed Hatteea
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| Full name | Saeed A. S. Hatteea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1950 Jinnah House, Bombay Presidency | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1972 | Oxfordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969/70–1970/71 | Bombay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 May 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saeed A. S. Hatteea (born 2 February 1950) is a businessman, executive, chief adviser and former cricketer. He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman.
Born into a wealthy family, in 1962, he moved with his family to their home in Kensington, London, where he attended the independent City of London School.[1]
Having played several matches for England schools and one Second XI Championship match for Warwickshire in 1969,[2] he was invited by India's chairman of selectors, Vijay Merchant, to play in India.[3] He made his first-class debut for Bombay against Saurashtra in the 1969/70 Ranji Trophy. He played three further first-class matches for Bombay that season,[4] and was expected by some to be named in the squad for national team's tour of the West Indies, but he was not selected.[3][5]
Hatteea returned to England for the 1970 season, where he played second XI cricket for Gloucestershire.[2] He also played for a Rest of the World XI against TN Pearce's XI in England that September. Back in India later in the year, he played two further matches for Bombay, and made a single appearance for West Zone against South Zone, in the 1970–71 Duleep Trophy semi-final.[4] In his 8 first-class matches, he took 27 wickets at a bowling average of 28.29. His only five wicket haul came against Gujarat for Bombay.[6]
Having returned to England, Hatteea played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, making 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances for the county in 1972.[7] It was for Oxfordshire that he made his only List A appearance against Durham in the Gillette Cup.[8] In this match he scored an unbeaten 6 runs. With the ball he took 4 wickets for the cost of 32 runs from 9.2 overs.[9] He later played club cricket for Chorleywood and became chairman of sport at The Hurlingham Club.[10] He is also an honorary life member of the MCC.
Hatteea began his business career at Marks & Spencer Plc, where he held senior executive roles across multiple international markets, including the UK, Canada, the United States, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. He had the position of President of North American divisions. In 1994, Hatteea joined Kingfisher Plc as Chief Merchandising Officer (CMO), appointed as part of a broader strategic initiative to revitalise the business and implement a new direction.
Hatteea later moved to Shanghai, to partner with Hong Kong billionaire, Silas Chou. There, he served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Novel Departments Stores. During his tenure, he partnered with leading figures in the fashion industry. Following several successful years in China, he returned to the UK to undertake a range of roles in venture capital and consultancy. He subsequently became Chairman of Yours Clothing and its parent company, AK Retail Holdings, a leading UK fashion retailer. As Chairman, he sat on the board of directors alongside founder Andrew Killingsworth, guiding the company’s growth across both domestic and international markets. In 2024, the company was valued at £500 million.
References
- ↑ "OC Profile | "Cricket has opened doors for me, wherever I've been"" (PDF). Gazette. John Carpenter Club. pp. 22–23. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Teams Saeed Hatteea played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Natarajan, H. (14 April 2015). "Seven deserving fast bowlers who sadly never got the India cap". Cricket Country. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "First-Class Matches played by Saeed Hatteea". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ Gavaskar, Sunil (1976). Sunny Days: An Autobiography. Rupa. p. 25. ISBN 9788129118011.
- ↑ "Gujarat v Bombay, 1969/70 Ranji Trophy (West Zone)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Saeed Hatteea". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "List A Matches played by Saeed Hatteea". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "Oxfordshire v Durham, 1972 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "Miscellaneous Matches played by Saeed Hatteea". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
External links
- Saeed Hatteea at ESPNcricinfo
- Saeed Hatteea at CricketArchive