Kamran Sheeraz
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Kamran Pasha Sheeraz is a former English
cricket
er. Sheeraz was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast
. He was born in Wellington
, Shropshire
.
Sheeraz made his debut in county cricket
for Bedfordshire
against Suffolk
in the 1992 MCCA Knockout Trophy
. That season he also played 7 Minor Counties Championship matches. He later made his first-class
debut for Gloucestershire
against Northamptonshire
in the 1994 County Championship. He made 12 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Glamorgan
in the 1997 County Championship. In his 13 first-class matches for the county, he took 27 wickets at an average
of 40.88, with best figures of 6/67. These figures came against the touring West Indians in 1995, a match in which he also took 5/44 to give him is only 10 wicket haul in a match in his first-class career. He made his List A debut for Gloucestershire against Derbyshire
in the 1994 AXA Equity & Law League
. He made 19 further List A appearances for Gloucestershire, the last of which came against Pakistan A
in 1997. In his 20 List A matches for the county, he took 13 wickets at an average of 50.07, with a best figures of 2/20. Following the end of the 1994 season
, Sheeraz played for Rawalpindi B
in Pakistan
, making 2 List A appearances in the Willis Cup against Islamabad and United Bank Limited
, taking 3 wickets in his 2 matches for the team.
With opportunities limited at Gloucestershire, he returned to Bedfordshire in 1997, appearing in a single Minor Counties Championship match against Northumberland, before leaving Gloucestershire at the end of the 1998 season
. In 1999, he joined Shropshire
, making his debut for the county against the Hampshire Cricket Board
in the 1999 NatWest Trophy
, which was his only List A appearance for Shropshire. In this match he took the wicket of Andrew Perry
for the cost of 38 runs from 10 overs
, while with the bat he was run out
for a duck
. He went on to make 2 appearances in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Derbyshire Cricket Board
and Cheshire
, before making 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made no further Minor counties or List A appearances for Shropshire after this season.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
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. Sheeraz was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born in Wellington
Wellington, Shropshire
Wellington is a town in the unitary authority of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England and now forms part of the new town of Telford. The population of the parish of Wellington was recorded as 20,430 in the 2001 census, making it the third largest town in Shropshire if...
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
.
Sheeraz made his debut in 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:...
for Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club
Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire and competing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play three-day...
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....
in the 1992 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
. That season he also played 7 Minor Counties Championship matches. He later 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 Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
against Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
in the 1994 County Championship. He made 12 further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan 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 Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
in the 1997 County Championship. In his 13 first-class matches for the county, he took 27 wickets at an 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 40.88, with best figures of 6/67. These figures came against the touring West Indians in 1995, a match in which he also took 5/44 to give him is only 10 wicket haul in a match in his first-class career. He made his List A debut for Gloucestershire against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in the 1994 AXA Equity & Law League
1994 AXA Equity & Law League
The 1994 AXA Equity & Law League was the twenty-sixth competing of English cricket’s Sunday League. The competition was won, as part of their historic treble of County Championship, Sunday League and Benson & Hedges Cup, by Warwickshire County Cricket Club....
. He made 19 further List A appearances for Gloucestershire, the last of which came against Pakistan A
Pakistan A cricket team
The Pakistan A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. It is the 'second-tier' of international Pakistan cricket, below the full Pakistan national cricket team. Matches played by Pakistan A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving...
in 1997. In his 20 List A matches for the county, he took 13 wickets at an average of 50.07, with a best figures of 2/20. Following the end of the 1994 season
1994 English cricket season
The 1994 English cricket season saw the emergence of a very strong Warwickshire team who won both the County Championship and the Sunday League.-Honours:*County Championship - Warwickshire*NatWest Trophy - Worcestershire...
, Sheeraz played for Rawalpindi B
Rawalpindi cricket team
Rawalpindi cricket team are a first-class cricket side which compete in Pakistani domestic cricket.- Players :* It has following notable players*Shoaib Akhtar*Sohail Tanvir*Yasir Arafat*Kamran Sheeraz-External links:*...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, making 2 List A appearances in the Willis Cup against Islamabad and United Bank Limited
United Bank Limited cricket team
United Bank Limited cricket team are a first-class cricket side which compete in Pakistani domestic cricket.-Honours:* Patrons Trophy * 1996-97* Pentangular Trophy * 1983-84* 1990-91* 1995-96* Quaid-E-Azam Trophy * 1976-77...
, taking 3 wickets in his 2 matches for the team.
With opportunities limited at Gloucestershire, he returned to Bedfordshire in 1997, appearing in a single Minor Counties Championship match against Northumberland, before leaving Gloucestershire at the end of the 1998 season
1998 English cricket season
In the 1998 English cricket season Leicestershire won the championship for the second time in three seasons while Lancashire performed the one day double.-Honours:*County Championship - Leicestershire*NatWest Trophy - Lancashire...
. In 1999, he joined Shropshire
Shropshire County Cricket Club
Shropshire 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 Shropshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, making his debut for the county against the Hampshire Cricket Board
Hampshire Cricket Board
The Hampshire Cricket Board was formed in 1996 and is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Hampshire...
in the 1999 NatWest Trophy
1999 NatWest Trophy
The 1999 NatWest Trophy was the 19th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 4 May and 29 August 1999...
, which was his only List A appearance for Shropshire. In this match he took the wicket of Andrew Perry
Andrew Perry
Andrew Howard Dawson Perry is a former English cricketer. Perry was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break....
for the cost of 38 runs from 10 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....
, while with the bat he was run out
Run out
Run out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. It is governed by Law 38 of the Laws of cricket.-The rules:A batsman is out Run out if at any time while the ball is in play no part of his bat or person is grounded behind the popping crease and his wicket is fairly put down by the opposing...
for a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
. He went on to make 2 appearances in the 1999 MCCA Knockout Trophy against the Derbyshire Cricket Board
Derbyshire Cricket Board
The Derbyshire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Derbyshire.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.-External links:*...
and Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire 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 Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, before making 3 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He made no further Minor counties or List A appearances for Shropshire after this season.
External links
- Kamran Sheeraz at ESPNcricinfo
- Kamran Sheeraz 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...