Hamza Shaikh (born 29 May 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for
Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and legbreak bowler.
Early life
Born in
Birmingham, Shaikh attended Eden Boys School, Perry Barr and
Sandwell College, where he studied a
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in Sports Coaching & Development. He joined
Warwickshire at under-10 level. He played club cricket for Knowle & Dorridge in the Birmingham and District League.
Career
He signed a professional contract as a 16 year-old with
Warwickshire in June 2022. In 2022, he was 12th man for the
England Test team at
Edgbaston against
India. He made his List-A cricket debut for Warwickshire on 12 August 2022, against
Sussex
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. He extended his contract with Warwickshire in October 2022, agreeing to a two-year deal.
International career
He played for
England U19 at the
2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
The 2024 ICC Men's Under-19 Cricket World Cup is an international limited-overs cricket tournament that is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka in 2024. It is the fifteenth edition of the tournament and the third to be held in Sri Lanka, after 2000 a ...
. He went on to captain the England U19 side in the summer of 2024, scoring a century against Sri Lanka U19 in July 2024.
References
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2006 births
Living people
Cricketers from Birmingham, West Midlands
Warwickshire cricketers