Hameed Hasan
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Hamid Hassan Khan Momand (Pashto: حميد حسن خان مومند) (born June 1, 1987) is a first-class cricket
er. Hassan is a 6 feet 5 inches tall right-arm fast-medium bowler
who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. He has also appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club
, MCC Young Cricketers and Pakistan Customs
.
and John Stephenson.
In 2009, Hassan was recorded as bowling at 90 miles per hour (40.2 m/s). He picked up four wickets to limit Jersey
to 80 in 39.5 overs in the final of the Pepsi ICC WCL Division 5 event
. He also picked up 3-19 against Italy and 4-22 against Fiji in the Pepsi ICC WCL Division 4
, finishing the event as the leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets.
in South Africa
Hassan ended the tournament as the second leading wicket taker with 18 wickets. In the same tournament he played his first ODI against Scotland, taking 3/33 from 8 overs.
Hassan made his Twenty20 International
debut in the Sri Lanka Associates T20 Series against Ireland, which Afghanistan lost by 5 wickets. Later in February 2010 Hasan represented the Afghanistan side in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
, where Hasan helped lead Afghanistan to three wins in Group A. In Afghanistan's final Group A match, a victory by 29 runs over the United States, Hasan took his best Twenty20 figures to date of 3/14. At present Hasan is the tournaments leading wicket taker with 8 wickets at a bowling average
of 8.12. Hassan was later named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20
.
Hasan was a key member of Afghanistan's 2010 ACC Trophy Elite
winning squad. In Afghanistan's first match in the tournament, against Bhutan, he took figures of 6/18 from 7.2 overs
. Later in the tournament, Hassan saved Afghanistan from the jaws of defeat against Malaysia by taking figures of 5/44 from 10 overs.
. In their first group match against India, he claimed figures of 1/8 from 3 overs, with the solitary wicket of Murali Vijay
as India won by 7 wickets. In Afghanistan's second match against South Africa, he claimed figures of 3/21 from 4 overs. His wickets were those of Jacques Kallis
, JP Duminy and Mark Boucher
. In Afghanistan's reply, he came in with the score on 32/8 and helped Afghanistan to post a score of 80 all out by sharing in a 33 run partnership with Mirwais Ashraf
and a 15 run partnership for the last wicket with Shapoor Zadran
, before Hasan himself was dismissed for 22 (1 four, 2 sixes) by Charl Langeveldt
to hand South Africa a 59 run victory.
, Hasan took his maiden five wicket haul in first-class cricket during the Intercontinental Cup match. In Scotland's first innings he took 6/50 and in their second innings he took 5/114, which also gave him his maiden ten wicket haul in a match. Afghanistan went on to record a 229 run win.
In the following Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya, Hasan was instrumental in orchestrating Kenya's collapse during their first innings, as he took figures of 5/70, including the wicket of David Obuya from the 2nd ball of the match. In Kenya's second innings, he again took another five wicket haul, this time figures of 6/87, as he wrapped up Afghanistan's victory on day four by dismissing Kenya from their overnight position of 324/6 to 344 all out, handing Afghanistan a 167 run victory.
Hassan was man of the match in the final of the competition against Scotland. This was awarded to him on the basis of his bowling figures of 5/45 in Scotland's second innings and 3/39 in their second, crucially helping restrict them to 82 in that innings and therefore setting up what would become a 7 wicket victory for the Afghans.
Prior to the final of the Intercontinental Cup, Hassan won a silver medal
at the 2010 Asian Games
cricket competition
. In March 2011 he was called up by the Marylebone Cricket Club
to represent them in the champion county match against Nottinghamshire
prior to the 2011 English cricket season
.
He later played for the newly formed Afghan Cheetahs
team in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup 2011-12.
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...
er. Hassan is a 6 feet 5 inches tall right-arm fast-medium bowler
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. He has also appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
, MCC Young Cricketers and Pakistan Customs
Pakistan Customs cricket team
Pakistan Customs cricket team are a first-class cricket side of no fixed abode based in Pakistan. They have never won the Qaid-i-Azam Trophy, but have won the Patron's Trophy once. They are the representative team of Pakistan Customs...
.
Early life and career
Hassan grew up with no tradition of cricket in his family and did not play the game until he left school in 2001. By the age of 22, he had received high praise from the likes of Mike GattingMike Gatting
Michael "Mike" William Gatting OBE is a former English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Middlesex and for England from 1977 to 1995, captaining the national side in twenty-three Test matches between 1986 and 1988...
and John Stephenson.
In 2009, Hassan was recorded as bowling at 90 miles per hour (40.2 m/s). He picked up four wickets to limit Jersey
Jersey cricket team
The Jersey cricket team is the team that represents the Crown dependency of Jersey in international cricket matches. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2005, and an associate member in 2007....
to 80 in 39.5 overs in the final of the Pepsi ICC WCL Division 5 event
2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament that took place between 23 and 31 May 2008 in Jersey. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.-Teams:...
. He also picked up 3-19 against Italy and 4-22 against Fiji in the Pepsi ICC WCL Division 4
Division 4
Division 4 was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 300 episodes....
, finishing the event as the leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets.
ODI debut
During the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier
The 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier was a cricket tournament that took place in April 2009 in South Africa. It was the final qualification tournament for the 2011 Cricket World Cup....
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
Hassan ended the tournament as the second leading wicket taker with 18 wickets. In the same tournament he played his first ODI against Scotland, taking 3/33 from 8 overs.
Hassan made his Twenty20 International
Twenty20 International
A Twenty20 International is a form of cricket which is played over 20 overs per side between two national cricket teams. The game is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket...
debut in the Sri Lanka Associates T20 Series against Ireland, which Afghanistan lost by 5 wickets. Later in February 2010 Hasan represented the Afghanistan side in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played from February 9–13, 2010 in the United Arab Emirates and a part of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series...
, where Hasan helped lead Afghanistan to three wins in Group A. In Afghanistan's final Group A match, a victory by 29 runs over the United States, Hasan took his best Twenty20 figures to date of 3/14. At present Hasan is the tournaments leading wicket taker with 8 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 8.12. Hassan was later named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20
2010 ICC World Twenty20
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.
Hasan was a key member of Afghanistan's 2010 ACC Trophy Elite
2010 ACC Trophy Elite
The 2010 ACC Trophy Elite was a cricket tournament in Kuwait, taking place between March 31 and April 9, 2010. It gives Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helps forms an essential part of regional rankings...
winning squad. In Afghanistan's first match in the tournament, against Bhutan, he took figures of 6/18 from 7.2 overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
. Later in the tournament, Hassan saved Afghanistan from the jaws of defeat against Malaysia by taking figures of 5/44 from 10 overs.
2010 ICC World Twenty20
Hasan played both of Afghanistan's matches against in the 2010 ICC World Twenty202010 ICC World Twenty20
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. In their first group match against India, he claimed figures of 1/8 from 3 overs, with the solitary wicket of Murali Vijay
Murali Vijay
Murali Vijay Krishna is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman for Tamil Nadu, Chennai Super Kings and India.-Test career:...
as India won by 7 wickets. In Afghanistan's second match against South Africa, he claimed figures of 3/21 from 4 overs. His wickets were those of Jacques Kallis
Jacques Kallis
Jacques Henry Kallis is a South African cricketer. As an all-rounder he is a formidable right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, being the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 12,000 runs and 250 wickets in both...
, JP Duminy and Mark Boucher
Mark Boucher
Mark Verdon Boucher is a South African cricketer, who holds the record for the most Test dismissals by a wicket-keeper. He was educated at Selborne College and has represented Border, Africa XI, ICC World XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders of the Indian Premier League, and...
. In Afghanistan's reply, he came in with the score on 32/8 and helped Afghanistan to post a score of 80 all out by sharing in a 33 run partnership with Mirwais Ashraf
Mirwais Ashraf
Mirwais Ashraf Khan is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler who plays for Afghanistan.Ashraf made his ODI debut against the Netherlands at the VRA Cricket Ground on 30 August 2009...
and a 15 run partnership for the last wicket with Shapoor Zadran
Shapoor Zadran
Shapoor Zadran is an Afghan cricketer. Zadran is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm fast-medium. Zadran currently plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team....
, before Hasan himself was dismissed for 22 (1 four, 2 sixes) by Charl Langeveldt
Charl Langeveldt
Charl Kenneth Langeveldt is a South African ODI and Test cricketer. He is one of four Cape Coloureds in the South African side, with the others being Herschelle Gibbs, JP Duminy and Ashwell Prince....
to hand South Africa a 59 run victory.
Success in first-class cricket
During Afghanistan's tour of Scotland in August 2010Afghan cricket team in Scotland in 2010
The Afghan cricket team toured Scotland from 11–17 August 2010. The tour consisted of one Intercontinental Cup Match and two One Day Internationals .-Intercontinental Cup Match:-1st ODI:-2nd ODI:...
, Hasan took his maiden five wicket haul in first-class cricket during the Intercontinental Cup match. In Scotland's first innings he took 6/50 and in their second innings he took 5/114, which also gave him his maiden ten wicket haul in a match. Afghanistan went on to record a 229 run win.
In the following Intercontinental Cup match against Kenya, Hasan was instrumental in orchestrating Kenya's collapse during their first innings, as he took figures of 5/70, including the wicket of David Obuya from the 2nd ball of the match. In Kenya's second innings, he again took another five wicket haul, this time figures of 6/87, as he wrapped up Afghanistan's victory on day four by dismissing Kenya from their overnight position of 324/6 to 344 all out, handing Afghanistan a 167 run victory.
Hassan was man of the match in the final of the competition against Scotland. This was awarded to him on the basis of his bowling figures of 5/45 in Scotland's second innings and 3/39 in their second, crucially helping restrict them to 82 in that innings and therefore setting up what would become a 7 wicket victory for the Afghans.
Prior to the final of the Intercontinental Cup, Hassan won a silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
at the 2010 Asian Games
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...
cricket competition
Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games
Cricket made its debut at the 16th Asian Games 2010 at Guangzhou, China where it was one of 42 sports competed in. The matches were played in Twenty20 format.Both Men's and Women's tournaments were conducted...
. In March 2011 he was called up by the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
to represent them in the champion county match against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
prior to the 2011 English cricket season
2011 English cricket season
The 2011 English cricket season began on 2 April with a round of university matches, and will continue until the final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 on 17 September. Three major domestic competitions are contested: the 2011 County Championship, the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 and the 2011 Friends Life t20...
.
He later played for the newly formed Afghan Cheetahs
Afghan Cheetahs
The Afghan Cheetahs are a Pakistan's domestic t20 cricket team established in 2011-12 from Afghanistan that play in Pakistans domestic Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup in September/October 2011. The team is captained by Mohammad Nabi and coached by Raees Ahmadzai....
team in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup 2011-12.
External links
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