Domestic career
An off-spinner, [2] Ahmed played club cricket alongside his brothers Raheem and Rehan for Cavaliers and Carrington CC. All bowlers,on one occasion they took all ten wickets in an innings between them. [3] [4] He made his debut for Nottinghamshire's second XI against Lancashire in May 2022,three months after his 14th birthday, [5] and established himself in the side the following season. [6] In June 2024,he signed a three-and-a-half-year professional contract with the county. [7] [8] [9] [10]
He made his List A debut for Nottinghamshire against Leicestershire in the 2024 One-Day Cup at Grace Road on 24 July 2024. [11] [12] [13] Aged 16 years 153 days,Ahmed became the second youngest player to appear in senior cricket for Nottinghamshire,behind Paul Johnson,who was 32 days younger when he made debut in 1981. [13] [14]
On 29 August 2024,Ahmed became the youngest-ever player to appear for Nottinghamshire in a County Championship match. [15] On the second day of that match against Surrey he became the youngest-ever player to take five wickets in an County Championship innings, [16] [17] [18] and the next day he became the youngest-ever player to take ten wickets in a first-class match in England,beating the record of W. G. Grace which had stood since 1865. [19] [20]
Along with Freddie McCann,he was named joint Nottinghamshire emerging player of the year for the 2024 season. [21]
In the 2025 T20 Blast against Lancashire in July 2025,he became the second-youngest man to take a T20 hat trick,aged 17 years and 147 days. [22] The following month,he was signed by Manchester Originals ahead of the 2025 The Hundred season. [23]
International career
Ahmed made his debut for the England U19 as a 15 year-old in the summer of 2023. [24] He was subsequently selected for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] He retained his place in the England U19 team for their summer 2024 series against Sri Lanka U19. [30] [31] In the second four-day match between the two sides,Ahmed took 4/59 off 26.5 overs in Sri Lanka's second innings as England won to clinch the series 1-0,the first game having been a rain-affected draw. [32] [33] He was named in the England Lions squad for a four-day match against Sri Lanka in August 2024. [34] Ahmed was included in the XI for the match thus making his First-class debut,going on to take 3/87 in the tourists' second innings. [35]
He was named in the England Lions squad for their tour of South Africa in November and December 2024. [36] Ahmed returned to South Africa in January 2025 as part of the England Under-19 squad. [37]
In May 2025,Ahmed was named in the England Lions squad for a two-match series against India A. [38]
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