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Afghan Cricket Team In Scotland In 2019
The Afghanistan cricket team toured Scotland in May 2019 to play two One Day International (ODI) matches. In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Gulbadin Naib as the team's new ODI captain, replacing Asghar Afghan. Afghanistan last visited Scotland in July 2016, winning a rain-affected two-match series 1–0. The two teams last played each other in an ODI in March 2018, during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, with Scotland winning by seven wickets. The ODI fixtures were part of Afghanistan's preparation for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. As per the previous series in 2016, this series was also impacted by the weather, with Afghanistan winning 1–0, after the first match was washed out. Squads Prior to the second ODI, Mujeeb Ur Rahman Mujeeb Ur Rahman Zadran ( ps, مجیب الرحمن ځدراڼ; born 28 March 2001) is an Afghan cricketer, who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. Two months after his international debut, at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyle Coetzer
Kyle James Coetzer (born 14 April 1984) is a Scottish cricketer and former captain of the side in international formats. He captained at under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels including skippering in the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. Coetzer was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to cricket. He became the third Scottish cricketer to receive an MBE for services to cricket. In January 2020, Coetzer was named as the Associate Cricketer of the Year by the International Cricket Council (ICC). He announced his retirement from Twenty20 International cricket on 21 July 2022. Domestic and T20 franchise career Coetzer played six first-class matches for Durham in the 2004 season, scoring 67 on his first class debut. Later that year he scored 133* for Scotland in the ICC Inter-Continental Cup Semi Final against Kenya. His form dropped away in 2005 and 2006, but early season form in 2007 has helped him gain his Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Cross (cricketer)
Matthew Henry Cross (born 15 October 1992) is a Scottish cricketer who plays for Scotland and is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. Cross made his One Day International debut for Scotland against Canada on 23 January 2014. Career Matthew Cross served as the Scotland U19 vice-captain during the 2011 U19 World Cup. He is studying Engineering at Loughborough University. Matthew became a member of Aberdeenshire CC at age nine. His performances with Loughbourgh MCCU and Scotland U19s were considered outstanding. In his career, he has also represented Nottinghamshire 2nd XI and Academy. He made a debut in the Scottish Saltries in the 2013 YB40 match against Hampshire staged at the Ageas Bowl. Matthew bettered his career stats more in 2013 as he got a break into the Scotland senior squad, which was followed by his selection for the T20 squad to participate in the 2013 World Cup Qualifiers in the UAE. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hashmatullah Shahidi
Hashmatullah Shahidi ( ps, حشمت الله شاهدي; born 4 November 1994) is an Afghan cricketer and currently the captain of Afghanistan national cricket team in One Day International and Test cricket. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Kenya in October 2013. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. He became the first Afghan player to score a test double hundred when he scored 200 not out against Zimbabwe in on 11 March 2021. In May 2021. Career In the final of the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, batting for Band-e-Amir Region against Speen Ghar Region, he scored 163 runs in the first innings. Scored his first international six In ODI series against Ireland in Ireland on 21/May/2019 scoring his 865* Runs without a six in ODI. In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India. He made his Test debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Mujeeb Ur Rahman Zadran ( ps, مجیب الرحمن ځدراڼ; born 28 March 2001) is an Afghan cricketer, who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. Two months after his international debut, at the age of 16 years and 325 days, he became the youngest player to take a five-wicket haul in a One Day International match. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. It was also his first-class cricket debut. His uncle, Noor Ali Zadran, is also an Afghan international cricketer. Domestic and T20 franchise career He made his List A debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 11 September 2017. In November 2017, he was signed by Comilla Victorians for 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League season. In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamid Hassan
Hamid Hassan ( ps, ; born 1 June 1987) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman who mainly plays as a bowler. He made his international debut for Afghanistan in April 2009. Early life and career Hassan was born in 1987. He was the second of three sons; his older brother was Rashid and his younger brother was Shamshad. When Hassan was six years old, his family fled fighting in their home district of Bati Kot near Jalalabad, Afghanistan to go to Pakistan as refugees. They lived in a refugee camp Peshawar, where Hassan learned to play cricket on the streets with a taped tennis ball from his older brother Rashid. Cricket had a stigma among his people, and when his grades started to suffer at school as a result of cricket, his parents tried to stop him from playing, but he continued to play in secret. Hassan joined a cricket club in 2002 and got selected for a team to go to the ACC Under 17 Trophy in 2003. Hassan weighed nearly , but after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharafuddin Ashraf
Sharafuddin Ashraf (born 10 January 1995) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in July 2014. Domestic career In July 2018, Ashraf was the leading wicket-taker for Amo Sharks in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals in five matches. He was named the player of the tournament for his all-round performance. In September 2018, Ashraf was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. International career He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe in July 2014, and his Twenty20 International debut against the Netherlands in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in July 2015. In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India, but was not selected in the playing eleven. In July 2021, he was named as one of four reserve players in Afghanistan's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftab Alam (cricketer)
Aftab Alam (born 30 November 1992) is an Afghan international cricketer. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the Afghanistan national cricket team in early 2010. He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 13 November 2017. In July 2018, he was the leading wicket-taker for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with ten dismissals in four matches. In September 2018, he was named in Balkh's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. In April 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. However, Aftab was ruled out of the tournament due to "exceptional circumstances" and was replaced by Sayed Shirzad Sayed Shirzad (born 1 October 1994) is an Afghan cricketer. Shirzad is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm at a medium pace. Domestic career Shirzad represented Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Watt
Mark Robert James Watt (born 29 July 1996) is a Scottish cricketer. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland on 18 June 2015. He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 31 July 2015 against Nepal. On 5 February 2016 he took his first five-wicket haul in a T20I match, picking up five wickets for 27 runs against the Netherlands in the UAE. He made his first-class debut in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 9 August 2016 against the United Arab Emirates. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Hong Kong on 8 September 2016. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In May 2021, during the ODI series against the Netherlands, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craig Wallace (cricketer)
Craig Donald Wallace (born 27 June 1990) is a Scottish cricketer. Wallace is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Dundee and was educated at the High School of Dundee. Wallace made his debut for Scotland in a List A match against Hampshire at the Rose Bowl in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40. Scotland toured Namibia in September 2011, despite not featuring in Scotland's first-class Intercontinental Cup match against Namibia, he did feature in the two List A matches which proceeded that match. He also made his Twenty20 debut on the tour against the hosts, making four appearances. He was selected as part of Scotland's squad for the World Twenty20 Qualifier. In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safyaan Sharif
Safyaan Mohammed Sharif (born 24 May 1991) is a Scottish cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. He made his international debut for Scotland in June 2011. Domestic and T20 franchise career In May 2018, Sharif was signed by the English side Derbyshire County Cricket Club to play in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup and 2018 t20 Blast tournaments. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In July 2019, Sharif was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. International career Sharif made his debut for Scotland in a One Day International (ODI) against the Netherlands in the 2011-13 Intercontinental Cup One-Day competition in June 2011, taking figures of 4/27. The following month, he played two further One Day International's in the tri-nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Munsey
Henry George Munsey (born 21 February 1993) is a Scottish cricketer. He has played for the Scotland national cricket team since 2015. He is a left-handed opening batsman. He also worked as a salesperson for Gray-Nicolls. Early life Munsey was born in Oxford, England. He was educated at Loretto School in East Lothian between 2006 and 2011. He attended the school on a golf scholarship. He moved from Oxford to Edinburgh at the age of 13 initially with the intention of pursuing his career as a pro golfer. He went onto become a scratch golfer by the age of 16 and he also went onto play golf alongside Tyrrell Hatton regularly in Oxfordshire. However, he changed his mind from becoming a pro golfer to a cricketer as he found tough challenges in pursuing his interest in golf. Domestic and franchise career Munsey has played club cricket in Scotland for The Grange Club and Watsonians. He remained in Edinburgh after finishing his school and obtained a first central contract with Cricket Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Main
Gavin Thomas Main (born 28 February 1995) is a Scottish cricketer. He made his first class debut for Durham County Cricket Club on 25 May 2014. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland on 19 June 2015, although no play was possible due to rain. He made his List A debut in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship on 29 July 2015 against Nepal. In May 2019, he was named in Scotland's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan, but he did not play. The following month, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. In July 2019, he was named in Scotland's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series. He made his ODI debut for Scotland, against Papua New Guinea, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |