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Born | Nottingham, England | 22 February 2008|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Rehan Ahmed (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2024 | Nottinghamshire (squad no. 97) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 14 August 2024 England Lions v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 24 July 2024 Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,29 September 2024 |
Farhan Ahmed (born 22 February 2008) is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club,the England national under-19 cricket team and England Lions. He is a right handed batsman and right arm off break bowler. [1]
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]
Ahmed made his debut for the England U19 as a 15 year-old in the summer of 2023. [22] He was subsequently selected for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] He retained his place in the England U19 team for their summer 2024 series against Sri Lanka U19. [28] [29] 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. [30] [31] He was named in the England Lions squad for a four-day match against Sri Lanka in August 2024. [32] 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. [33]
He was named in the England Lions squad for their tour of South Africa in November and December 2024. [34] Ahmed returned to South Africa in January 2025 as part of the England Under-19 squad. [35]
His father Naeem Ahmed,a former cricketer,was born in Mirpur,where he played as a fast-bowling all-rounder,before moving to England with his wife Musrat Hussain,in 2001. [36] [37] He is the younger brother of England international cricketer Rehan Ahmed. [38]
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