Ali Bacher South Africa (RSA)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Legbreak
	Tests	First-class
Matches	12	120
Runs scored	679	7894
Batting average	32.33	39.07
100s/50s	-/6	18/45
Top score	73	235
Balls bowled	-	-
Wickets	-	2
Bowling average	-	43.50
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	-	1/8
Catches/stumpings	10/-	110/1
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Aaron "Ali" Bacher (b. 24 May, 1942) is an administrator of the United Cricket Board of South Africa. He was born to Lithuanian-Jewish parents who emigrated to South Africa and got his nickname "Ali" at the age of seven from Ali Baba. Ali married Shira Teeger, and they have two daughters and one son. May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... See also: 1941 in South Africa, other events of 1942, 1943 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ... This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... Ali Baba (Arabic: علي بابا ) is a fictional character described in the adventure tale of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves which was added to the traditional collection of The Book of One Thousand and One Nights by its European transcriber, Antoine Galland, an 18th-century French orientalist who had heard it...

Ali started cricket while at school and represented Transvaal at the age of 17. He played in 12 Tests for South Africa, three against England and nine against Australia; he was captain in the last four. In a first-class match for Transvaal against the visiting Australian cricket team in 1966/67, he made a high score of 235 in the second innings. He captained the national team in only one series: in 1969/70 against Australia at home in which the South Africans won all the Tests in the four match series. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Flag of Transvaal The Transvaal (lit. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... The English cricket team is a national cricket team representing England and Wales. ... First-class cricket matches are those in which both teams have two innings each and which involve either international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams. ... Flag of Transvaal The Transvaal (lit. ... The Australian cricket team, together with the English cricket team, are the oldest teams in Test cricket having played its first Test match in 1877. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

He studied at the University of the Witwatersrand and became a General practitioner. In 1981 he had heart bypass surgery. The University of the Witwatersrand (pronounced vit-vaters-rant, with flat vowels -- see South African English) is a leading South African university situated in Johannesburg. ... A general practitioner (GP) or family physician (FP) is a physician/medical doctor who provides primary care. ... See also: 1980 in South Africa, other events of 1981, 1982 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. ...

His greatest legacy is that of a cricket administrator who organised the International rebel tours in the early 1980s while South Africa was isolated from the rest of the cricketing world due to sanctions imposed due to the apartheid regime. He was also the chief organiser of the 2003 Cricket World Cup. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ...

External links

• Crinfo article on Ali Bacher
• Cricketfundas.com's Interview of Ali Bacher