Hamza Shaikh
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Born | (2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 18) Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm off break | ||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
2022–present | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||
FC debut | 14 August 2024 England Lions v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||
LA debut | 12 August 2022 Warwickshire v Sussex | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 10 August 2024 |
Hamza Shaikh (born 29 May 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and legbreak bowler.
Early life
Born in Birmingham, Shaikh attended Eden Boys School, Perry Barr[1] and Sandwell College, where he studied a BTEC in Sports Coaching & Development. He joined Warwickshire at under-10 level.[2][3] He played club cricket for Knowle & Dorridge in the Birmingham and District League.[4]
Career
He signed a professional contract as a 16 year-old with Warwickshire in June 2022.[5] In 2022, he was 12th man for the England Test team at Edgbaston against India.[6] He made his List-A cricket debut for Warwickshire on 12 August 2022, against Sussex.[7] He extended his contract with Warwickshire in October 2022, agreeing to a two-year deal.[8]
International career
He played for England U19 at the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9][10] He went on to captain the England U19 side in the summer of 2024, scoring a century against Sri Lanka U19 in July 2024.[11]
References
- ^ "Hamza Shaikh". Edgbaston. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Hamza focused on more senior starts after Indian winter coaching". Cricket World. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "HAMZA FOCUSED ON FIRST TEAM STARTS AFTER INDIA BATTING SABBATICAL". Sandwell.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Saini, Akash (3 June 2022). "Warwickshire academy's Hamza Shaikh and Amir Khan sign professional contracts". Cricket.One. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Botcherby, Elizabeth (1 June 2022). "Warwickshire academy duo sign professional contracts". The Cricketer. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "EXCITING TIMES FOR HAMZA SHEIKH". Millichamphall. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Rob Yates hundred narrowly staves off Sussex fightback". CRICINFO. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Botcherby, Elizabeth (12 October 2022). "Teenage batter Hamza Shaikh earns two-year contract extension with Warwickshire". The Cricketer. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ Wigmore, Tim (3 February 2024). "'The game's gone': England U19 batsman given out for handing ball to wicketkeeper". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "U19 Cricket World Cup: England's Hamza Shaikh falls to controversial obstructing the field dismissal". Sky Sports. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Hamza Shaikh century caps powerful display from Young Lions batters". espncricinfo. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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- 2 Bethell
- 3 Amir Khan
- 5 Foulkes
- 7 Garton
- 8 Malik
- 10 TC Ali
- 11 Smith (wk)
- 12 Benjamin
- 14 Briggs
- 15 Hamza Shaikh
- 16 Hain
- 17 Yates
- 18 Miles
- 19 Woakes
- 20 Hannon-Dalby
- 21 Wylie
- 22 Rushworth
- 23 Lintott
- 27 Booth
- 30 Barnard
- 32 Hasan Ali
- 33 Gleeson
- 35 Rhodes
- 37 Rae
- 61 Burgess (wk)
- 65 Aamir Jamal
- 71 Davies (c & wk)
- 80 Mousley
- 99 Simmons
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