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Full name | Mohammad Hassan Azad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan | 7 January 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Loughborough MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Leicestershire (squad no. 42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Northamptonshire (squad no. 89) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 2 April 2015 Loughborough MCCU v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,28 September 2023 |
Mohammad Hassan Azad (born 7 January 1994) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Northamptonshire. He is a left handed opening batsman and an off-break bowler. [1]
Azad began his career in the academy at Nottinghamshire. He made his first-class debut on 2 April 2015 for Loughborough MCCU against Hampshire. [2]
Having performed well for the second XI during 2018,in March 2019 Azad signed for Leicestershire County Cricket Club ahead of the 2019 County Championship. [3] [4] He played in Leicestershire's match against Loughborough MCCU,in the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures,scoring his maiden first-class century. [5] [6] His good form continued through the first half of the County Championship season,and he was voted PCA Player of the Month for June. [7] In August 2019,his performances were further rewarded when he was offered a further two-year contract. [8]
In March 2023,Northamptonshire announced the signing of Azad on a short-term deal. [9]
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