Syed Asif Masood Shah is a former Pakistan

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er who played in 16 Tests

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 and 7 ODIs from 1969 to 1977. He was educated at Islamia College.

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 described his unusual run-up as being akin to "Groucho Marx chasing a pretty waitress" and rendered his name as "Masif Asood".

Retiring from cricket in 1977, after marrying in the UK, Asif Masood became a successful businessman, owning first a travel agency then a post office in Bury, Lancashire. He currently resides in Bury with his wife and four children.