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Nazir ( Born 26 June 1942 in kitale, kenya) is a former East African cricketer .He is Right Handed Batsman and wicket-keeper had represented kenya in First Class Cricket. }

Early Life
Nazir's family moved to Mombasa when he was six year old. He did his primary and secondary school education at the coast. He was the captain of his high school ( kenyan Indian Republic ) for four years and he represented the combined school XI against the gujarat cricket club of India at the time when Indian Cricket Team was on a tour of east Africa.

Present Life and Health
Before living in Perivale, the retired sportsman was based in Holmfirth , Yorkshire. He was born and spent 33 years in kenya before coming to England in 1974. The married Grandfather lives with son and his wife who help take care of him .Mr.Ahmed, a former kenyan cricketer suffers from Vascular dementia caused by a problem with a blood supply to brain .He also suffers from coronary artery disease , had a heart attack in 1976, a minor stroke in 2004 and is on his fifth pacemaker

Cricket Career
Ahmed's wicket- keeping record of 14 victims behind the stumps against Mombasa Sports Club in May 1962 has yet to be Broken, He played for Buxton Sports Club, when he moved to Nairobi ,He Joined the elite band of cricketers at Sir Ali Sports Club.His Highest score was 167 runs against Kisumu XI in 1965.His total runs in his career was 4347. His wicket Keeping victims was 212 catches and 65 Stumpings.He was coached by a yorkshire man GW Webster and Colin croft who persuaded him to migrate to play in English Counties.

Nazir Ahmed holds the Kenyan record of the highest dismissals by a wicketkeeper in a match.He took 10 catches and stumped 4. He was a sound opening batsman and wicket-keeper and played his cricket initially at Mombasa and then in Nairobi.

He is also one of those rare sportsmen that also represented Kenya Hockey Team and was elected in the 1972 Olympics. Cricket ,However remained his favourite sport representing Buxton Sports Club ,Mombasa Sports Club, Sir Ali Sports Club nad Nairobi Blues .Between 1957 to 1973 he scored 4347 runs and has 277 victims behind the stumps.  