Akbar Shahzaman Ansari (; born 3 July 1988) is a British First-class and

List A List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competitions in which the numbe ...

cricketer who played for

Cambridge University Cricket Club Cambridge University Cricket Club, first recorded in 1817, is the representative cricket club for students of the University of Cambridge. Depending on the circumstances of each individual match, the club has always been recognised as holding ...

and Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, and List A cricket for

Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket retaining considerable global influence ...

. He captained Cambridge UCCE in 2009, and Cambridge University in 2009 and 2010. His highest score of 193 came when playing for Cambridge University in the match against

Oxford University Cricket Club Oxford University Cricket Club (OUCC), which represents the University of Oxford, has always held first-class status since 1827 when it made its debut in the inaugural University Match between OUCC and Cambridge University Cricket Club (CUCC). ...

. His best bowling of 4/50 came in the same match. His only List A appearance against

Bangladesh A The Bangladesh A cricket team, also known as Bangladesh Emerging cricket team, is a cricket team representing Bangladesh, and is the second tier of international Bangladeshi cricket below the full Bangladesh national cricket team. The team played ...

he scored 0 and did not take a wicket. He has a younger brother,

Zafar Ansari Zafar Shahaan Ansari ( ur, ظفر انصاری; born 10 December 1991) is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club and the England national team. A spin-bowling all-rounder, he bowled left-arm orthodox spin, and ba ...

. He also played 3 Second Eleven Championship games for Surrey's Second XI. and 2 games for them in the Second Eleven Trophy. He was educated at

Hampton School Hampton School (formerly Hampton Grammar School) is an independent boys' day school in Hampton, London, Hampton, Greater London, England. It is regarded as one of the top independent schools in the country. Hampton School’s A-Level and GCSE ...

and

Trinity Hall, Cambridge Trinity Hall (formally The College or Hall of the Holy Trinity in the University of Cambridge) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. It is the fifth-oldest surviving college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ansari, Akbar English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Living people Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers 1988 births People from Ascot, Berkshire British Asian cricketers English people of Pakistani descent British sportspeople of Pakistani descent

Akbar Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (25 October 1542 – 27 October 1605), popularly known as Akbar the Great ( fa, ), and also as Akbar I (), was the third Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1556 to 1605. Akbar succeeded his father, Hum ...

British people of Sindhi descent Cambridge MCCU cricketers