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Akram and Azhar agree terms with Surrey

Akram and Azhar agree terms with Surrey

Mohammad Akram and Azhar Mahmood have signed three and one-year contracts to play for Surrey, following the retirement of Adam Hollioake and the departure of Alex Tudor

24-Jun-2005•Wisden Cricinfo Staff

Surrey sign Thornely as cover

Surrey sign Thornely as cover

Surrey have signed Dominic Thornely as cover for the injured Azhar Mahmood

02-Jun-2005•Cricinfo staff

West Indian cricketers receive Smasher sponsorship

West Indian cricketers receive Smasher sponsorship

Citing great potential in West Indies cricket, Smasher Sports, a UK-based company, has decided to sponsor fifteen West Indian players, and they are hoping to rope in several more during the season

25-Feb-2005•Cricinfo staff

Mahmood and Taufeeq recalled for VB Series

Mahmood and Taufeeq recalled for VB Series

Pakistan have recalled Azhar Mahmood and Taufeeq Umar in their squad for the VB Series, the triangular one-day tournament which also features Australia and West Indies

04-Jan-2005•Cricinfo staff

Pakistan in the ascendancy?

Pakistan in the ascendancy?

Wisden Cricinfo previews the runners and riders in Pool C of the Champions Trophy

Shabbir Ahmed ruled out for six weeks

Shabbir Ahmed ruled out for six weeks

Pakistan received a setback to their chances at the ICC Champions Trophy, with Shabbir Ahmed being ruled out for six weeks because of a knee injury

06-Sep-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Three countries name late replacements

Three countries name late replacements

The International Cricket Council has allowed England, Pakistan and South Africa to call up replacements for injured players ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy which gets underway on September 10

04-Sep-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Surrey's injury crisis deepens

Surrey's injury crisis deepens

Surrey's bad luck with their overseas players continued with the news that Azhar Mahmood will miss the first three Twenty20 Cup matches after breaking down with a lower-back injury

01-Jul-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Mahmood and Razzaq star in Pakistan win

The Pakistanis rode on a fine 63 by Younis Khan and some incisive bowling by Azhar Mahmood and Abdul Razzaq to eke out a 34-run win in a warm-up one-day match against Wellington

01-Jan-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Croft inspires England to HK Sixes triumph

Croft inspires England to HK Sixes triumph

England 86 for 0 (Croft 31*, Ali 31*, Maynard 20*, Nazir 0-9) v Pakistan 65 for 4 (Nazir 27, Latif 24, Croft 2-4) Scorecard Robert Croft gave David Graveney, the chairman of selectors, who was watching on from the sidelines, a timely reminder

02-Nov-2003•Charlie Austin in Hong Kong

The Twenty20 Cup reaches its grand finale

The Twenty20 Cup reaches its grand finale

On Saturday a new generation of cricket fans will assemble en masse at Trent Bridge, the venue for the first-ever Twenty20 Cup final

18-Jul-2003•Freddie Auld

Lightning strikes twice

Lightning strikes twice

Scotland v Somerset, Edinburgh Scorecard Scotland made it two wins out of two after they beat Somerset by six wickets in a rain-affected match at Edinburgh

09-May-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff

Pakistan humble Sri Lanka to reach the Semis

Pakistan humble Sri Lanka to reach the Semis

They say the most effective way of putting breaks on the opposition's run rate is to take wickets

09-Oct-2000•Mahmood Ahmad

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