Yacoob Omar

Yacoob Omar (born 7 August 1948) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Natal, mostly in Howa Bowl matches. He was born at Durban in 1948.

Yacoob Omar

Personal information
Full name	Yacoob Omar
Born	(1948-08-07) 7 August 1948 (age 76) Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1971/72–1986/87	Natal
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 67 1 Runs scored 3,742 0 Batting average 34.33 0.00 100s/50s 8/12 0/0 Top score 174* 0 Balls bowled 5,675 46 Wickets 101 0 Bowling average 19.81 – 5 wickets in innings 2 – 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 5/34 – Catches/stumpings 51/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 April 2023

Omar holds the record for most runs scored in the Howa Bowl, which was known as the Dadabhay Trophy when he made a pair on first-class debut.^[1] He was also a decent right arm medium pace bowler.

In a tournament which was played on poor pitches that favoured the bowlers, Omar was one of the few players capable of making centuries and had a career best score of 174 not out, scored as captain against Eastern Province in 1975/76.^[2]