Full Name

Guramar Singh Virdi

Born

July 19, 1998, Chiswick, Middlesex

Age

25y 244d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Bowler

Amar Virdi was one of four Surrey players to make history when he made his third Championship appearance for the county, against Middlesex in 2017. Virdi joined Sam Curran, Ollie Pope and Ryan Patel as the first quartet of teenagers to play for a county since World War 2 and only the fifth in county history.

Virdi, an tall offbreak bowler, made his England Under-19 debut in 2016 and a year later graduated to the Lions squad on a tour of Australia where they were shadowing the Ashes senior squad.

His ability was such that he dislodged Surrey's veteran offspinner Gareth Batty from the Championship side in 2018, Batty conceding the captaincy to Rory Burns to make way. His record of 39 wickets at around 30 was a solid start, capped by his six wickets against Worcestershire.

He suffered a stress-related back injury the following winter, but continued to be left out even after he had recovered on account of his general fitness. He was involved in a bizarre regulation mix-up in a Championship game in 2019, when he was told when padded up to bat at No. 11 that he was unable to do so: Kent had agreed to let him step in as a substitute for Batty, who was ill, but the match officials were only made aware that the move was not permitted at the last possible minute. He played in the next game though, and returned 14 for 139 against Nottinghamshire to allay any concerns that he was losing his way.
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Amar Virdi Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC4163690337781238/6114/13930.713.2856.1551
List A10830029073/383/3841.425.8042.8000

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
FC415026229479.5452443.7000372100
List A10823185.166150.81002010

Recent Matches of Amar Virdi

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Surr 2nd XI vs Yorks 2nd XI29 & 211/6911-Sep-2023GuildfordOTHER
Surr 2nd XI vs Smrst 2nd XI26*0/49 & 4/5104-Sep-2023TauntonOTHER
Surrey vs Essex--3/3822-Aug-2023ChelmsfordList A
Surrey vs Hampshire3*0/2020-Aug-2023GuildfordList A
Surrey vs Lancashire0*0/3217-Aug-2023GuildfordList A

Photos of Amar Virdi

Surrey were presented with the County Championship trophy
Surrey were crowned County Champions for the second time in four years
Amar Virdi was in the wickets as Surrey dominated Gloucestershire
Amar Virdi got some overs under his belt during a pre-season match against Middlesex
Amar Virdi is among the young English spinners thriving in the Bob Willis Trophy
Virdi is watched by England's spin coach Richard Dawson