Hamza Tahir
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| Full name | Hamza Tahir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 November 1995 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Spin bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Majid Haq (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 69) | 17 August 2019 v PNG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 15 December 2019 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 46) | 12 June 2018 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 24 October 2019 v Bermuda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 January 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hamza Tahir (born 9 November 1995) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Scotland against Pakistan on 12 June 2018.[2] He made his List A debut for Scotland against Oman on 20 February 2019, following the 2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series.[3]
In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves.[4] The next month, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[5][6] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[7]
In July 2019, he was named in Scotland's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series.[8] He made his ODI debut for Scotland, against Papua New Guinea, on 17 August 2019.[9] In his next match, against Oman, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.[10][11]
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[12]
References
- ^ "Hamza Tahir". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "1st T20I, Pakistan tour of Ireland, England and Scotland at Edinburgh, Jun 12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "2nd Match, Scotland tour of Oman at Al Amarat, Feb 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Scotland A Squad Selected for Ireland Trip". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Scotland squad announced for Cricket World Cup League Two". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "13rd Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Aberdeen, Aug 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland beat Oman by 85 runs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Five-star Tahir sees Scotland to victory". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.