Jahid Ahmed

Jahid Ahmed
Personal information
Full name
Jahid Sheikh Ahmed
Born (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 38)
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2009Essex
2010Unicorns
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 7 7 2
Runs scored 49 2 –
Batting average 24.50 2.00 –
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 –
Top score 16* 1* –
Balls bowled 733 270 36
Wickets 13 10 2
Bowling average 41.69 24.80 28.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/42 4/32 1/25
Catches/stumpings 3/– 2/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 May 2010

Jahid Sheikh Ahmed (Bengali: জাহিদ শেখ আহমেদ; born 20 February 1986) is an English former first-class cricketer. He played as a right-handed lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Personal life

Ahmed attended St Peter's High School in Burnham-on-Crouch before attending University of East London.[1] He is a Muslim.[2]

Career

Ahmed made his debut for Essex County Cricket Club during the 2005 season, having represented Essex Cricket Board's under-17s team since 2003. He played in one first-class match of each during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. On his debut match in List A cricket, he contributed with a match-winning 4/32 against the touring Sri Lankans.[1][3]

In 2010, Ahmed was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties.[4]

In 2021, he alleged that he faced racism, while playing for Essex.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Collins, Sam (September 2006). "Jahid Ahmed". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Third ex-Essex player alleges racism". BBC Sport.
  3. ^ "Essex v Sri Lankans in 2006". CricketArchive. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  4. ^ Cricinfo staff, Unicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40, 13 April 2010, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Jahid Ahmed: Essex was a white man's world". The Cricketer.