Zafar Ansari
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| Full name | Zafar Shahaan Ansari | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 December 1991 Ascot, Berkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Khizar Humayun Ansari (father) Sarah Ansari (mother) Akbar Ansari (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 673) | 28 October 2016 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 17 November 2016 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only ODI (cap 237) | 8 May 2015 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–present | Surrey (squad no. 22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 21 November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zafar Shahaan Ansari (Urdu: ظفر انصاری; born 10 December 1991) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. A spin-bowling all-rounder, he bowls left-arm orthodox spin, and bats left-handed.
Domestic career
Ansari made his Surrey debut against Sussex in September 2010 in a List A match,[1] before making his first-class debut for Cambridge MCCU against Essex in April 2011.[2] He had bowling figures of 5-33 in only his third first-class match, for Cambridge MCCU against his own county of Surrey, Kevin Pietersen being among his victims.[3]
He scored his maiden first-class century in 2014, for Surrey against Derbyshire.[4] In Surrey's next first-class match, against Leicestershire, he had his first 5-wicket haul for the county with figures of 5-93.[5]
International career
Ansari made his One Day International debut for England against Ireland on 8 May 2015.[6]
On 15 September 2015 he was announced as a member of the 16-man England squad visiting the United Arab Emirates the following month to play three Tests against Pakistan.[7] However, on the same day that the announcement was made he dislocated his thumb when fielding against Lancashire and, as a result, was replaced in the England team by Samit Patel.[8]
He made his Test debut for England against Bangladesh on 28 October 2016 and took his first Test wicket (Tamim Iqbal) on Day 2 of the Test.[9]
Personal life
Ansari is of Pakistani descent through his father, Professor Khizar Humayun Ansari, who migrated from Lahore, while his mother, Professor Sarah Ansari, is English.[10] Ansari went to Hampton School in the London Borough of Richmond, and came through the Surrey academy system, having represented the county before he turned nine and also representing England at U15 (a team he also captained), U17 and U19 level. He has an older brother, Akbar Ansari.
He was awarded a double-first degree by Cambridge University, and in 2016 completed a 40,000 word Masters dissertation on the 1960s American civil rights group, the Deacons for Defense and Justice.[11][12]
References
- ↑ "Group A: Sussex v Surrey at Hove, 4 September 2010". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Cambridge MCCU v Essex at Cambridge, 2-4 April 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "Cambridge MCCU v Surrey at Cambridge, 11-13 April 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Surrey v Derbyshire at Derby, 15-18 June 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "Surrey v Leicestershire at The Oval, 22-25 June 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ↑ "England tour of Ireland, Only ODI: Ireland v England at Dublin, May 8, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
- ↑ "England in UAE: Alex Hales and Zafar Ansari in, Adam Lyth out". BBC Sport. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "Pakistan v England: Samit Patel replaces Zafar Ansari". BBC Sport. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ "England tour of Bangladesh, 2nd Test: Bangladesh v England at Dhaka, Oct 28-Nov 1, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ↑ England's cleverest cricketer? Zafar Ansari set to add brains as well as runs and wickets after call-up for Ireland ODI Mail Online, 29 April 2015
- ↑ "Life away from cricket helps Ansari prosper". ESPNcricinfo. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "Cambridge graduate selected for England cricket squad". Varsity. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.