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Aftab Habib
Personal information
Full name
Aftab Habib
Born (1972-02-07) 7 February 1972 (age 52)
Reading, Berkshire, England
NicknameTabby
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
Test debut1 July 1999 v New Zealand
Last Test22 July 1999 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class List A
Matches 2 159 168
Runs scored 26 8,873 3,212
Batting average 8.66 41.85 26.32
100s/50s 0/0 21/46 1/14
Top score 19 215 111
Balls bowled 106 59
Wickets 1 2
Bowling average 80.00 29.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/10 2/58
Catches/stumpings 0/– 80/– 57/–
Source: CricInfo, 21 July 2020

Aftab Habib (born 7 February 1972) is an English former international cricketer.

Habib was formerly the Hong Kong national coach, having been appointed on a three-year contract, including Hong Kong's appearance in the 2008 Asia Cup in Pakistan and has worked as Women’s and Girls’ Cricket Development Officer for the Buckinghamshire Cricket Board.[1] He is currently Head Coach of Berkshire Women, having been appointed at the start of the 2016 season.[2]

In county cricket he represented Leicestershire and Essex, after having been on the books at Middlesex. With Leicestershire, he broke the 1,000 first-class run barrier in both the 1999 and 2000 seasons and won the County Championship in 1998.

In 1999, he played two test matches for England in a 2–1 home series loss to New Zealand.

He is of Pakistani heritage.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Aftab Habib Appointed Women's and Girls' Cricket Development Officer". Buckinghamshire Cricket Board Official Website. 8 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  2. ^ Egan, Syd. "Berkshire Look To Future With New Coaching Team". CricketHer.
  3. ^ Khan, Wasim (10 May 2018). "I was the first British born Pakistani to play professional cricket in the UK – but why are there still so few of us?". Independent. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. ^ Hopps, David (1 September 2001). "Stage set for Afridi to punch his weight". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 May 2020. He lodges in the Leicestershire countryside with Aftab Habib, a former England batsman of Pakistani extraction, who calls him "lala", meaning 'brother', and helps him survive the traumas of English life.