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Zubayr Hamza

South Africa|Batter
Zubayr Hamza
INTL CAREER: 2019 - 2022
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Full Name

Zubayr Hamza

Born

June 19, 1995, Cape Town, Cape Province

Age

27y 279d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

Playing Role

Batter

Education

Rondebosch Boys HS

Zubayr Hamza became South Africa's 100th Test player since readmission when he was picked for the third Test against Pakistan in January 2019. A middle order batsman who combines free-flowing batting ability with the willingness to knuckle down and grit out an innings, Hamza earned his call-up after a couple of consistent seasons for Cape Cobras took his First Class average to within touching distance of 50.

Born and raised in Cape Town, Hamza matriculated from Rondebosch Boys High School, an institution with notable cricketing alumni such as Jonathan Trott, Gary Kirsten, HD Ackerman and Andrew Puttick, who also played an early role in guiding Hamza's development before he blossomed under coaches Ashwell Prince and Faiek Davids at the Cape Cobras franchise.

Hamza forsook his love for football to pursue a life in cricket as his talent came to the fore in successive Western Province age-group sides. He made his First Class debut for the provincial senior side in early 2014, making enough of an impression to be included in the South African Emerging Players trip to Sri Lanka the following year, alongside the likes of Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen. Hamza was a franchise cricketer shortly after his 21st birthday, settling in at Cobras, and was included in South Africa A's trip to India in late July 2018. He made a strong impression with a ton in his first innings, before adding a fifty and narrowly missing out on a second hundred in the second four-day game.

While Hamza failed to secure a contract for the inaugural Mzansi Super League in late 2018, his stocks in cricket's longer formats continued to rise and when captain Faf du Plessis had to sit out the third Test against Pakistan while under suspension, Hamza seemed an obvious replacement.

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Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Test61202126217.6644647.530129250
ODI110565656.007970.88015100
FC82137165577222*46.09913961.02142877361790
List A59576186215636.50229980.9921218714300
T202826564910630.90564115.07147113120
Bowling
FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Test6------------
ODI1------------
FC8291621380---5.11-000
List A59------------
T20281121211/121/1212.006.0012.0000
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Zubayr Hamza glances the ball fine
James Anderson's wicket of Zubayr Hamza, in overtime, off an unresponsive pitch, was sheer art
Zubayr Hamza drives down the ground
Zubayr Hamza bats in the nets
Zubayr Hamza meets one with a straight bat
Zubayr Hamza drives on his way to a half-century