Syed Masood Akhtar (born 18 August 1946) is a former international cricketer who represented the United States national team between 1979 and 1982.
[1] He was born in present-day India, and played first-class cricket in Pakistan before emigrating to the United States.
[2] He made his first-class debut in March 1962, aged 15, playing for the Pakistan Education Board in the Ayub Trophy.
[4] In the tournament's final, against the Lahore Education Board, he scored another century, 116 runs, from eighth in the batting order.
[8] Akhtar was also included in the American squad for the 1982 ICC Trophy, but again played only a single game, against Gibraltar.