Aqeel Ahmed (cricketer)
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Aqeel Ahmed is a Pakistani cricket
er. Ahmed is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break
. He was born in Faisalabad
, Punjab
.
Ahmed made his first-class
debut for Faisalabad
in the 1999/00 season against Islamabad. He followed this up by making his List A debut in the same season against the Water and Power Development Authority. Ahmed has played for a number of teams in Pakistan since making his debut, representing the Water and Power Development Authority between 2000/01 and 2008/09 and Faisalabad Wolves
, who alongside the main Faisalabad team he currently represents. To date he has played 51 first-class matches and 47 List A matches. A bowler, Ahmed has taken nearly 200 wickets in first-class cricket and over 50 in List A cricket.
In 2003, he had a taste of county cricket
in England
when he joined Devon
, playing a single List A match in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
which was played in 2003 against Suffolk
. The following season he returned to play in the 2nd round of the same competition against first-class opponents Leicestershire
, which Devon famously won. Despite playing List A cricket for the county, he did not represent them in Minor counties cricket.
Ahmed Signed for South Wales club Pontymister cricket club in May 2010, in his first season took 60 wickets at an average of 12.65 and scored over 500 runs with 2 hundreds at and average of 46.09.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Ahmed is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
. He was born in Faisalabad
Faisalabad
Faisalabad , formerly known as Lyallpur, is the third largest metropolis in Pakistan, the second largest in the province of Punjab after Lahore, and a major industrial center in the heart of Pakistan. Before the foundation of the city in 1880, the area was very thinly populated. The population has...
, Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
.
Ahmed made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Faisalabad
Faisalabad cricket team
Faisalabad Cricket Team is one of the 8 regional first-class cricket clubs, based in Faisalabad, Pakistan. Its limited overs team is called Interloop Wolves Faisalabad...
in the 1999/00 season against Islamabad. He followed this up by making his List A debut in the same season against the Water and Power Development Authority. Ahmed has played for a number of teams in Pakistan since making his debut, representing the Water and Power Development Authority between 2000/01 and 2008/09 and Faisalabad Wolves
Faisalabad Wolves
The Faisalabad Wolves is a Twenty-20 Cup team based in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground is Iqbal Stadium...
, who alongside the main Faisalabad team he currently represents. To date he has played 51 first-class matches and 47 List A matches. A bowler, Ahmed has taken nearly 200 wickets in first-class cricket and over 50 in List A cricket.
In 2003, he had a taste of county cricket
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
when he joined Devon
Devon County Cricket Club
Devon County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Devon and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy....
, playing a single List A match in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 28 August 2003 and 28 August 2004. The competition was won by Gloucestershire Gladiators who beat the Worcestershire Royals by 8 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...
which was played in 2003 against Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
. The following season he returned to play in the 2nd round of the same competition against first-class opponents Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
, which Devon famously won. Despite playing List A cricket for the county, he did not represent them in Minor counties cricket.
Ahmed Signed for South Wales club Pontymister cricket club in May 2010, in his first season took 60 wickets at an average of 12.65 and scored over 500 runs with 2 hundreds at and average of 46.09.
External links
- Aqeel Ahmed at ESPNcricinfo
- Aqeel Ahmed at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...