Aron Stuart Singh Nijjar (born 24 September 1994) is an English

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er who most recently played for Essex County Cricket Club. Primarily a left-handed

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bowler, he also

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left-handed. He made his First-class debut for Essex against Leicestershire in May 2015. He made his

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debut for Essex in the

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on 17 August 2018. Despite consistent performances with bat and ball in the Essex 2nd XI, the excellence and uninterrupted availability of spin-bowling all-rounder

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limited Nijjar's appearances for the Essex first team. In September 2023 Nijjar joined

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on loan for the last three games of the season. On 14 September 2023, Nijjar was released by Essex.

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