Abbas Shah (date and place of birth unknown) is an Indian former first-class cricketer, active 1945-46, who played for Mysore. Details of his batting and bowling styles have not yet been discovered.
Shah played for Mysore in a Ranji Trophy semi-final against Holkar at the Yeshwant Club Ground in Indore on 2-5 March. Holkar opened by scoring 912 for eight declared, currently (2017) the seventh-highest total in first-class cricket history (see List of first-class cricket records totals) and six of their batsmen scored centuries. Mysore responded with 190 and 509, losing the match by an innings and 213 runs. Shah bowled 26 overs and took one for 109, his wicket being that of Kamal Bhandarkar who had scored 142. In his two innings as a batsman, Shah scored 23 and 28.
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