Ateeq Javid had long been viewed as the next top player from the Warwickshire conveyor belt that had produced Ian Bell and Chris Woakes , but it has taken longer than expected to secure a first team place in the county side.

A standout player at every stage in the Warwickshire youth teams from the age of 10, Ateeq represented England U19 and made his first-class debut in 2009 aged just 17.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, it proved a struggle - it took 18 innings to register his maiden half-century and 11 of his first 17 completed innings produced single-figure scores - but 2013 was something of a breakthrough season. Ateeq played 11 Championship games, averaged just over 44 and scored a maiden first-class century against Somerset.

But, with Jonathan Trott returning and Sam Hain breaking through, he was unable to retain a regular place in the side in 2014 and was obliged to settle for a role in Warwickshire's limited-overs teams. While he struggled for opportunities with the bat, he made some telling contributions with his waspish off-spin - he dismissed Kevin Pietersen with his first delivery in the semi-final as Birmingham won the NatWest T20 Blast - and signed a new three-year deal at the end of the season to underline his place in the club's plans in all formats.
George Dobell