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Born | Birmingham, England | 29 May 2006|||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Warwickshire (squad no. 15) | |||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 14 August 2024 England Lions v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 12 August 2022 Warwickshire v Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricInfo,30 September 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.
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]
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]
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]
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