Full Name

Mohammad Hassan Azad

Born

January 07, 1994, Quetta, Balochistan

Age

29y 81d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Opening Batter

An obdurate opening batsman, Hassan Azad made his breakthrough as a professional in 2019, when he signed a summer contract with Leicestershire as a 25-year-old and surged to the top of the run-scoring charts in Division Two of the County Championship.

Born in Quetta, Azad's family moved to England when he was 15, and having played for Pakistan Under-15s during his childhood, he emailed ahead to alert Nottinghamshire of his arrival. But the runs didn't follow, and he was let go by the club's academy at the end of 2014.

He began to prepare for the possibility of another career by starting a Chemical Engineering degree at Loughborough University, and spent his five years there continuing his development as a batsman under the watchful eye of MCCU coach Russell Cobb. He made a 237-ball 99 against a strong Notts attack on his second first-class appearance, and used early-season games against counties as an opportunity to impress. A painstaking 48 against Leicestershire followed by some eye-catching form in university games earned him a trial at the club, and he hit 179 not out chasing 399 in a 50-over game against Kent in his first appearance for the 2nd XI.

More second-team runs meant he was offered a six-month deal for the 2019 season, and he quickly made his presence felt in the first team. After a first-class hundred against his Loughborough team-mates in April, he went straight into the Championship side and played every game, making twin tons against Gloucestershire in June. By the end of the season, only Dom Sibley had scored more runs or faced more balls across either division, and he earned another year on his contract at Grace Road.
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Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC52878290015236.70720840.237163281210
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC523252311/151/1523.005.5225.0000
Recent Matches - Player
MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Leics vs Durham9 & 7--12-Sep-2022LeicesterFC
Leics vs Notts1 & 35--05-Sep-2022NottinghamFC
Leics 2nd XI vs Glam 2nd XI3 & 47--29-Aug-2022LoughboroughOTHER
Leics 2nd XI vs Yorks 2nd XI119--18-Jul-2022LeedsOTHER
Leics vs Sussex00/611-Jul-2022HoveFC
Photos
Hassan Azad works one to the off side
Hassan Azad was unbeaten on fifty at tea
Hassan Azad and Sam Evans added 130 for the first wicket
Hassan Azad of Leicestershire makes his way out to bat
Hassan Azad dabs behind square