Jahid Ahmed
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Full name | Jahid Sheikh Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 38) Chelmsford, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2009 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Unicorns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 May 2010 |
Jahid Sheikh Ahmed (Bengali: জাহিদ শেখ আহমেদ; born 20 February 1986) is an English former first-class cricketer. He played as a right-handed lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Personal life
Ahmed attended St Peter's High School in Burnham-on-Crouch before attending University of East London.[1] He is a Muslim.[2]
Career
Ahmed made his debut for Essex County Cricket Club during the 2005 season, having represented Essex Cricket Board's under-17s team since 2003. He played in one first-class match of each during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. On his debut match in List A cricket, he contributed with a match-winning 4/32 against the touring Sri Lankans.[1][3]
In 2010, Ahmed was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties.[4]
In 2021, he alleged that he faced racism, while playing for Essex.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Collins, Sam (September 2006). "Jahid Ahmed". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ "Third ex-Essex player alleges racism". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Essex v Sri Lankans in 2006". CricketArchive. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ^ Cricinfo staff, Unicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40, 13 April 2010, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
- ^ "Jahid Ahmed: Essex was a white man's world". The Cricketer.
External links
- Jahid Ahmed at ESPNcricinfo