Imran Arif (born 15 January 1984) is a British

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er. A fast-medium bowler, he played for

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. He played in the second XI for

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during the 2007 season before moving to Worcestershire, where he played five second XI matches before earning a place in the first team, making his first-class debut against

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in July 2008, where he took seven wickets in the match, including 5/50 in the first innings as Worcestershire won by ten wickets. He signed for Worcestershire as an overseas player, and a new two-year contract with Worcestershire could not be completed until he received a British passport. By 2009 he had lived in the UK for eight years, but did not hold a UK passport. He was granted this in March 2009, and Worcestershire's Director of Cricket

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told the ''

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'' that Arif had "a wonderful talent". He added: "if he bowls like he did last year we will be very impressed." In 2009 Arif was allocated to

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by Worcestershire. Arif was released by Worcestershire at the end of the 2010 season having failed to hold down a first-team place in 2009 or 2010.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Arif, Imran 1984 births Living people English people of Azad Kashmiri descent English cricketers Pakistani cricketers Worcestershire cricketers English people of Pakistani descent Pakistani emigrants to the United Kingdom Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom People from Kotli District British Asian cricketers British sportspeople of Pakistani descent