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Full name | Atif Sheikh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Nottingham, England | 18 February 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2016 | Leicestershire (squad no. 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 24 May 2010 Derbyshire v Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 6 June 2015 Leicestershire v New Zealanders | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,5 October 2017 |
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