The dark side of the T20 freelance life

Mar 21, 2017: It's lonely, players have to take care of their own fitness, coaching and schedules, and always live with the risk of being dropped

UAE news

UAE appoint Owais Shah as interim head coach

Nov 7, 2016: Former England batsman given three-month contract following 15-day stint as coaching consultant during UAE's 2-1 series victory against Oman in October

England in India 2016-17

'If we try and blast India's spinners, we can get undone'

Nov 7, 2016: Owais Shah discusses the challenge for England's batsmen in India, and his new role coaching UAE

Hampshire v Middlesex, NatWest T20 Blast South Group, Ageas Bowl

Shah, Ervine late blitz enough for Hants

Jun 4, 2015: A superb partnership between Owais Shah and Sean Ervine of 85 from just 6.2 overs propelled Hampshire to a 19 run victory over Middlesex and to second in the South Group

County news

Shah continues career with Hampshire

Mar 11, 2015: Owais Shah's county career will continue into 2015 after he signed another contract with Hampshire to play in the NatWest T20 Blast.

Caribbean Premier League 2014

Shah, Dunk among four CPL replacements

Jul 10, 2014: Owais Shah and Ben Dunk have been signed as replacements for Ahmed Shehzad and Thisara Perera in the Caribbean Premier League

Hampshire v Essex, NatWest T20 Blast, Ageas Bowl

Carberry duck as Shah helps easy win

May 30, 2014: Hampshire claimed a quite unexpectedly straightforward victory even though Michael Carberry, so often their match-winning performer in limited-overs cricket, was out of sorts.

Middlesex v Hampshire, T20 Blast, North Division, Northwood

Vince, Briggs keep Middlesex winless

May 25, 2014: Hampshire scored the highest total of the NatWest T20 Blast season so far as they beat Middlesex by 47 runs at the Merchant Taylors' School Ground in Northwood

County cricket

Shah ends first-class career

Sep 24, 2013: Owais Shah has retired from first-class cricket to pursue a career as a Twenty20 freelance around the world and Essex are hopeful of having him back in that capacity for 2014

Essex v Glamorgan, Chelmsford, 4th day

Draw dents Essex promotion hopes

Sep 19, 2013: Essex's hopes of winning promotion virtually came to an end when they could only draw their Championship Division Two match with Glamorgan at Chelmsford

Kent v Essex, Canterbury, 1st day

Shah lands tellings blows for Essex

Sep 11, 2013: It is not often that the first day of a four-day game begins and ends under floodlights. But Owais Shah didn't seem to mind as he landed some telling blows for Essex on day where the September sun was second best.

Hampshire v Essex, FLt20 South Group, Ageas Bowl

Holders surf Carberry wave to qualify

Jul 26, 2013: Hampshire, the FLt20 holders, are through to the quarter-finals. Surprisingly beaten at the Ageas Bowl by Kent last weekend, they managed to defeat a stronger side, Essex, after choosing to bat in the floodlit twilight

Kent v Essex, FLt20, South Group, Canterbury

Shah assault keeps Kent winless

Jul 5, 2013: Owais Shah clattered six sixes in a match-defining innings of 59 as Essex opened their Friends Life t20 win account with a 47-run success over Kent in Canterbury

Bopara and the cultural conundrum

Jul 3, 2013: Why does Britain still await its first batting star of Asian stock?

Ten years of England's T20

Adam Hollioake leads team of the decade

Jun 26, 2013: Adam Hollioake captains ESPNcricinfo's team of the decade, selected to mark ten years of professional Twenty20 cricket in England

Owais Shah

'It was amazing to bat with Ponting'

Mar 31, 2013: Owais Shah on batting with his hero, and the time he got tonked on the head

Ram Slam T20 Challenge 2012-13

Titans stave off Cape Cobras in thriling run chase

Mar 13, 2013: A round-up of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge matches played on March 12, 2013

County news

Essex bring in Tait for T20

Mar 1, 2013: Essex have signed a second Australian for the 2013 season by securing Shaun Tait for the Friends Life t20.

Bangladesh Premier League 2012-13

Owais Shah not to play BPL due to personal reasons

Feb 8, 2013: Owais Shah will not take any further part in this season's Bangladesh Premier League due to personal reasons

Bangladesh Premier League news

Owais Shah owns up to payment gaffe

Feb 2, 2013: Owais Shah has clarified the delay in the 25% of his $75,000 payment was because of an error in the bank details he had provided