Irfan Rana Cricketer

Mohammad Irfan Ahmed Rana (born 10 February 1968) is a former Pakistani cricketer. Rana was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Karachi, Sindh Province. Rana made his first-class debut for Karachi Whites against Karachi Blues in 1989. The following season he made a single first-class appearance for Pakistan National Shipping Corporation against Pakistan International Airlines. During that same season, he played his third and final first-class match for Karachi Whites against Sargodha. In his 3 first-class matches, he took 8 wickets at a bowling average of 31.87, with best figures of 3/114. With the bat he scored 11 runs at a batting average of 2.75, with a high score of 4*. It was for the Karachi Whites that he made his debut in List A cricket against the Karachi Blues during the 1989/90 season. He played 2 further matches for Karachi Whites in the 1989/90 to 1990/91 season, both against Karachi Blues. He also played a single List A match for Pakistan National Shipping Corporation against Pakistan International Airways in the 1990/91 season. Rana later represented the Lancashire Cricket Board in English county cricket in a single List A match against Cheshire in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2001. In his combined total of 5 List A matches, he scored 34 runs at an average of 34.00, with a high score of 18. With the ball he took a single wicket at an average of 145.00, with best figures of 1/43.