Mohamed Riaz Farcy is a former cricketer from Hong Kong.Cricinfo profile A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,CricketArchive profile He played for the Hong Kong cricket team between 1993 and 1998.Other matches played by Riaz Farcy at CricketArchive
Biography
Born in Hong Kong on 15 January 1967, Farcy played first-class cricket in Sri Lanka in 1989. He played three matches in the Lakspray Trophy for Colts Cricket Club and two for a Sri Lanka Board XI.First-class matches played by Riaz Farcy at CricketArchive He made his debut for Hong Kong in 1993, playing against Bangladesh. He then represented Hong Kong at the 1994 ICC Trophy in Nairobi.ICC Trophy matches played by Riaz Farcy at CricketArchive
Career
In 1996, he played for Hong Kong at the first ACC Trophy tournament1996 ACC Trophy at CricketEurope and in the Hong Kong Sixes. He also played in the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup that year, setting the record for the highest score in the tournament's history when he scored 178 against Thailand.Encyclopedia of World Cricket by Roy Morgan, Sports Books Publishing, 2007 He represented Hong Kong in the 1997 ICC Trophy in Kuala Lumpur, winning the man of the match award after scoring a century against Italy.Scorecard of Hong Kong v Italy, 28 March 1997 at CricketArchive
He played in the Hong Kong Sixes a second time in 1997, and his last known appearance for Hong Kong was in the 1998 ACC Trophy, his last match being the semi-final against Malaysia.
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