Zaheer Abbas Sher (born 13 January 1975) is an English

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er. Sher is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in

Slough Slough () is a town and unparished area in the unitary authority of the same name in Berkshire, England, bordering west London. It lies in the Thames Valley, west of central London and north-east of Reading, at the intersection of the M4 ...

, Berkshire. His nickname is Bobby. Sher made his debut for

Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council wa ...

in the 1999

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against

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. Sher played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1992 to 1999, which included 31

matches and 13 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. It was while playing for Bedfordshire that Sher made his debut in

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for a combined Minor Counties cricket team against

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in the 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup. His debut in that format for Bedfordshire came against

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in the

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. He played 4 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire. Sher later joined

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in 2001, making his debut for the county against

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in the Minor Counties Championship. Sher continues to play Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire to this day. He played List A cricket at a time when Buckinghamshire were permitted to take part in one-day cricket with the first-class counties. His debut in for Buckinghamshire in that format came against the Worcestershire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the

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which was held in 2001. He played 7 further List A matches for the county, the last coming against

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in the

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. It was for Buckinghamshire that he played the most List A matches for, and enjoyed the most success. With the bat he scored 165 runs at a batting average of 41.25, with a single

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high score of 55 * which came against

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in the 3rd round of the

. An

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, with the ball he took 13 wickets for the county, at a

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of 26.76, with best figures of 26.76. Overall, he played 14 List A matches. In these he scored 253 runs at an average of 42.16, with a high score of 55*. With the ball he took 21 wickets at an average of 28.47, with best figures of 3/20. He has previously played Second XI cricket for the Gloucestershire Second XI and the Worcestershire Second XI.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sher, Zaheer 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Slough English cricketers Bedfordshire cricketers Minor Counties cricketers Buckinghamshire cricketers British Asian cricketers