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Aftab Habib (born 7 February 1972) is an English former international cricketer.
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| Full name | Aftab Habib | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 February 1972 Reading, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tabby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 1 July 1999 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 July 1999 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Egan, Syd (5 March 2016). "Berkshire Look To Future With New Coaching Team". CricketHer.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Aftab Habib at ESPNcricinfo