Description
Usman Afzaal
Nationality: British
Born: June 9, 1977
Awarded England’s Masters MVP award (Most Valued Player) in 2015
Awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award in 1996,?
Major teams played 😕
England (Ashes 2001/2002)
England Masters (2015)
England A Team?
England (U15/U17/U19)
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club?
Surrey County Cricket Club (One Day Captain)
Kalabagan Krira Chakra (Bangladesh overseas)
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm Spin
Height 6 ft?
Matches:
Test – 3 Matches vs Australia Ashes 2001/2002 ( Toured to India & Newzeland )
First class – 235 Matches
List A – 192 Matches
Twenty Twenty – 50 First Classes Matches
Batting Statistics:
Test England International?
Average =16.60
Runs = 83
Highest Score = 54 vs Australia?
First Class English County Cricket?
Average = 39.15
Runs = 14055
Highest score = 202*
100s = 32
50s = 74
List A matches One Day First Class
Average = 35.64
Runs = 5525
Highest score = 132
100s = 6
50s = 34
Twenty Twenty
Strike Rate = 114.59?
Runs = 942
Highest Score = 98*
6s = 18
4s = 102
Bowling statistics:
Test Matches?
Wickets = 1?
Average = 49
Best Bowling = 1/49
First Class
Wickets = 98
Average = 51
Best bowling = 4/49?
List A One Day?
Wickets = 60
Average = 26.93
Best bowling = 4/49
Twenty twenty?
Wickets = 8
Average = 32.75
Best bowling = 2/15
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/2008/may/08/surreycricketusmanafzaal
Afzaal started his career at Nottinghamshire C.C He caught the eye in June 2000 with a vicious 151 against Worcestershire, specifically Glenn McGrath. A year later, he was deservedly selected in the England teams for the first Ashes Test. He hit an attractive and classy fifty at The Oval, and was chosen for England?s tour to India and New Zealand. Well organised and a classy left-hander and also someone who can destroy an attack, and at his best against both pace and spin. Afzaal straight-drives like an angel. Afzaal is considered to being a batting allrounder, his left-arm spin acts mostly as a partnership-breaker but is truly effective.?
In 2004 he opted for a change and moved down to Northants where he has continued to be a solid batsman in both Championship and one-day cricket and he topped 1000 runs in 2005 and 2006 before moving to Surrey on a three-year deal in 2007. The shift to London started promisingly with consistent performances and was awarded the one-day captaincy.
He was extremely unfortunate not to be handed more of a chance after his last innings being a fifty against the legendary bowling attack of Australia, but no doubt Afzaal had the potential of being one of England?s finest middle order batsman. Afzaal currently holds a level 3 coaching badge and has been working in the Masters champions league with Capricorn commanders and has also been helping with the Nottinghamshire T20 campaign in 2015 working under Peter Moores. Known as one of the best players of spin around the county circuit, no doubt he will be a great signing.
Links?
http://m.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/8499.html
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/2008/may/08/surreycricketusmanafzaal
