Saif Zaib

Summary

Saif Ali Zaib (born 22 May 1998 in Northampton) is a British cricketer of Pakistani descent who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. A spin-bowling all-rounder, Zaib is a left-handed batsman, who bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He made his List A debut for the county against the touring New Zealand A cricket team in July 2014,[1] and his first-class debut the following August.

Saif Zaib
Personal information
Full name
Saif Ali Zaib
Born (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 (age 25)
Northampton, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentNorthamptonshire (squad no. 5)
2023Northern Superchargers (squad no. 16)
First-class debut4 August 2015
Northamptonshire v Kent
List A debut31 July 2014
Northamptonshire v New Zealand A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 51 25 60
Runs scored 1,921 477 991
Batting average 24.94 25.10 24.77
100s/50s 2/8 1/0 0/5
Top score 135 136 92
Balls bowled 1,499 672 176
Wickets 25 15 4
Bowling average 35.80 42.93 60.00
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/115 4/23 1/17
Catches/stumpings 17/– 6/– 29/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2023

Ahead of the 2015 season, Zaib signed a three-year contract with Northamptonshire.[2]

He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Northamptonshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 27 July 2017.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tour Match: Northamptonshire v New Zealand A at Northampton, 31 July 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Northants teenager Saif Zaib signs contract". BBC Sport. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. ^ "North Group( D/N ), NatWest t20 Blast at Northampton, Jul 27". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

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