Mohammed Sheikh
Encyclopedia
Mohammed Sheikh is an English
cricket
er. Born in Birmingham
, he is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. In his nine years of first-class cricket he has played for Warwickshire
and Derbyshire
.
As early as 1994, Sheikh was playing for Warwickshire's second XI, and the following year he would move briefly to Worcestershire
and Essex
's representative second XI teams.
Pigeonholed early on as a limited overs cricketer, he reportedly has a reputation on the cricketing circuit as an accomplished impressionist and comedian. He bats with expert defensive ability and creative attacking strokes. Sheikh played with Warwickshire in their promotion season of 2001, though he would leave in 2003 for another Division Two team, Derbyshire, for whom he has played ever since.
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...
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. Born in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, he is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. In his nine years of first-class cricket he has played for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
and 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...
.
As early as 1994, Sheikh was playing for Warwickshire's second XI, and the following year he would move briefly to Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire...
and Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex 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 Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
's representative second XI teams.
Pigeonholed early on as a limited overs cricketer, he reportedly has a reputation on the cricketing circuit as an accomplished impressionist and comedian. He bats with expert defensive ability and creative attacking strokes. Sheikh played with Warwickshire in their promotion season of 2001, though he would leave in 2003 for another Division Two team, Derbyshire, for whom he has played ever since.
External links
- Mohammed Sheikh at Cricket Archive