Afzal Masood

Mohammad Afzal Masood (born 2 May 1952) is a former Pakistani first-class cricketer. He also represented Ireland on forty occasions.

Cricket in Pakistan Born at Lahore in May 1972, Masood is the older brother of the first-class cricketer Mohammad Akhtar. Masood made his debut in first-class cricket for Lahore Reds against Rawalpindi in at Rawalpindi in January 1968. He played two first-class matches for Sargodha in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in November 1968. After briefly playing in the Birmingham League, Masood moved to Dublin to open a chain of boutique shops. Masood played five List A matches for Ireland from 1982–1988, This score, which was his only List A fifty, came against Sussex in the 1983 NatWest Trophy. Masood also made two first-class appearances for Ireland, both against Scotland in 1986 and 1987. Imran Khan, playing for Sussex in this match, praised Masood's innings and attempted to persuade him to return to Pakistan to force his way into the Pakistani team. He continued to play club cricket in Ireland into the 1990s, scoring his final century in 1994.