Full name Jahid Sheikh Ahmed
Born February 20, 1986, Chelmsford, Essex
Current age 34 years 288 days
Major teams Essex, Essex 2nd XI
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education St Peters High School. University of East London
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 7 | 6 | 4 | 49 | 16* | 24.50 | 77 | 63.63 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| List A | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4* | 6.00 | 17 | 35.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20s | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 7 | 733 | 542 | 13 | 3/42 | 41.69 | 4.43 | 56.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 8 | 8 | 312 | 306 | 11 | 4/32 | 4/32 | 27.81 | 5.88 | 28.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 2 | 2 | 36 | 56 | 2 | 1/25 | 1/25 | 28.00 | 9.33 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | Worcestershire v Essex at Worcester, Sep 21-24, 2005 scorecard |
| Last First-class | Essex v West Indians at Chelmsford, Apr 25-27, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Essex v Sri Lankans at Chelmsford, Jun 9, 2006 scorecard |
| Last List A | Unicorns v Surrey at Wormsley, Aug 22, 2010 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Sussex v Essex at Hove, Jul 11, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Essex v Yorkshire at Chelmsford, Jul 24, 2006 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/58, 4* | Unicorns | v Surrey | Wormsley | 22 Aug 2010 | LA |
| 1/35 | Surr 2nd XI | v Hants 2nd XI | Southampton | 9 Jun 2010 | Other OD |
| 1/33 | Surr 2nd XI | v Leics 2nd XI | Purley | 7 Jun 2010 | Other OD |
| 0/46, 1 | Unicorns | v Sussex | Hove | 3 May 2010 | LA |
| 4*, 0/40 | Unicorns | v Kent 2nd XI | Wormsley | 25 Apr 2010 | Other |
| 0/43 | Essex 2nd XI | v Kent 2nd XI | Beckenham | 11 Aug 2009 | Other |
| 9, 1/39, 7 | Essex 2nd XI | v Middx 2nd XI | Coggeshall | 14 Jul 2009 | Other |
| 1/38, 4*, 1/60 | Essex 2nd XI | v MCC Uni | Southend-on-Sea | 7 Jul 2009 | Other |
| 0/27, 0/29 | Essex 2nd XI | v Smrst 2nd XI | Taunton | 1 Jul 2009 | Other |
| 0/29 | Essex 2nd XI | v Smrst 2nd XI | Taunton | 30 Jun 2009 | Other OD |
He impressed at Dennis Lillee's bowling Academy at the start of 2006 to earn a place on the county's pre-season tour of South Africa. A promising pace bowler, he took a match-winning 4 for 32 against Sri Lanka on his one-day debut for Essex in 2006.
Sam Collins September 2006
- Sri Lanka slip up against Essex (Jun 9, 2006)
Jun 27, 2006
Jahid Ahmed portrait
© Kieran Galvin
Jun 22, 2006
Jahid Ahmed helps out Essex fast-bowling coach Ian Pont with a bowling demonstration
© Warren Page
Jun 9, 2006
Jahid Ahmed took 4 for 32 on his one-day debut
© Getty Images