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'''Syed Mahboob Ali Shah''' (born 13 October 1938) is a former [[Pakistan]]i [[first-class cricket]]er and [[Test cricket|Test]] [[cricket]] [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]].<br />
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Mahboob Shah was born in [[Delhi]]. Before becoming an umpire, he played in 14 first-class matches for [[Baluchistan cricket team|Baluchistan]], [[Central Zone cricket team|Central Zone]], [[Karachi Whites cricket team|Karachi Whites]], [[Karachi C cricket team|Karachi C]], [[Quetta cricket team|Quetta]] and [[Karachi University cricket team|Karachi University]] between 1954/55 and 1960/61. He reached the Final of the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] in 1957/58 with Karachi C, losing to [[Bahawalpur cricket team|Bahawalpur]]. He achieved a [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 21.10 in 21 [[innings]], including a high score of 152, his only first-class century, for Karachi University against [[Sind University cricket team|Sind University]] in February 1960;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23973.html|title=Karachi University v. Sind University|website=Cricketarchive.com|accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref> as a medium-fast bowler, he took 12 [[wicket]]s at a [[bowling average]] of 22.58, including 6/14 for Karachi C against [[Sind A cricket team|Sind A]] in October 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/22/22704.html|title=Karachi C v. Sind A|website=Cricketarchive.com|accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref><br />
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He umpired 28 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and 32 [[One Day International|ODI]]s between March 1975 and March 1997, mainly in Pakistan – only four of his Test matches were overseas. He made his Test umpiring debut in March 1975, in the second Test between [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] and [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] at the [[National Stadium, Karachi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/34/34948.html|title=Pakistan v. West Indies|website=Cricketarchive.com|accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref> He stood regularly in Test matches in Pakistan from 1978 to 1990. In 1994, he and [[Khizer Hayat]] were the two Pakistani representatives on the first [[International Panel of Umpires and Referees|international panel of umpires]], set up by the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] to ensure that one neutral umpire would stand in every Test match (later supplemented by the [[Elite Panel of ICC Umpires]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-bird-launches-initiative-1406868.html|title=Cricket: Bird launches initiative|date=14 January 1994|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref> He stood in his first Test outside Pakistan in March 1994, in the third Test between [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]] and [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] at [[Sahara Stadium Kingsmead|Kingsmead]], [[Durban]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/58/58707.html|title=South Africa v. Australia|website=Cricketarchive.com|accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref> His final Test was the second Test between [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] at [[Trust Bank Park]] (aka [[Seddon Park]]), [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], in March 1997.<br />
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He made his ODI debut as umpire in the match between Pakistan and New Zealand at [[Jinnah Stadium Sialkot|Jinnah Stadium]], [[Sialkot]] on 16 October 1976.<ref name="cricketarchive.com">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/49/49342.html|title=Pakistan v. New Zealand ODI|website=Pakistan v. New Zealand ODI|accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref> He umpired in the [[1987 Cricket World Cup]] in India, including the final between Australia and England at [[Eden Gardens]], [[Calcutta]], on 8 November 1987,<ref name="cricketarchive.com"/> and in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]] in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. His last ODI was the third between Pakistan and New Zealand at the National Stadium, Karachi, on 8 December 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/63/63159.html|title=Pakistan v. New Zealand ODI|website=Cricketarchive.com|accessdate=11 February 2019}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Test cricket umpires]]<br />
* [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5372/statistics_lists.html List of matches] from CricketArchive<br />
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/41265.html Profile] from [[Cricinfo]]<br />
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