Full name Syed Ashar Ahmed Zaidi
Born July 13, 1981, Karachi, Sind
Current age 39 years 188 days
Major teams Comilla Victorians, Essex, Gazi Tank Cricketers, Islamabad, Islamabad Cricket Association, Islamabad Leopards, Islamabad United, Sussex, Sussex 2nd XI
Also known as Ashi
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 112 | 179 | 13 | 6015 | 202 | 36.23 | 12 | 29 | 84 | 0 | ||||
List A | 108 | 101 | 12 | 2968 | 141 | 33.34 | 4 | 14 | 37 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 67 | 55 | 12 | 1065 | 59* | 24.76 | 779 | 136.71 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 49 | 17 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 112 | 6023 | 2803 | 94 | 4/50 | 29.81 | 2.79 | 64.0 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 108 | 3451 | 2539 | 77 | 4/39 | 4/39 | 32.97 | 4.41 | 44.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 67 | 54 | 870 | 1055 | 40 | 4/11 | 4/11 | 26.37 | 7.27 | 21.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
First-class debut | 1999/00 |
Last First-class | Lancashire v Essex at Manchester, Sep 5-8, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | 1999/00 |
Last List A | Essex v Yorkshire at Chelmsford, Jun 14, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut | Abbottabad Rhinos v Islamabad Leopards at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Essex v Kent at Chelmsford, Aug 17, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
22, 0/21 | Essex | v Kent | Chelmsford | 17 Aug 2018 | T20 |
0/23, 20* | Essex | v Middlesex | Lord's | 16 Aug 2018 | T20 |
- | Essex | v Hampshire | Southampton | 12 Aug 2018 | T20 |
- | Essex 2nd XI | v Durham 2nd | Arundel | 9 Aug 2018 | Other T20 |
1/11, 9 | Essex 2nd XI | v Lancs 2nd XI | Arundel | 9 Aug 2018 | Other T20 |
0/15, 7 | Essex | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 7 Aug 2018 | T20 |
24*, 2/27 | Essex | v Surrey | Chelmsford | 5 Aug 2018 | T20 |
50, 3/24 | Essex 2nd XI | v Kent 2nd XI | Coggeshall | 3 Aug 2018 | Other T20 |
0, 1/24 | Essex 2nd XI | v Kent 2nd XI | Coggeshall | 3 Aug 2018 | Other T20 |
27*, 3/16 | Essex 2nd XI | v Glouc 2nd XI | Bower Ashton | 16 Jul 2018 | Other T20 |
Ashar Zaidi, a rotund Karachi-born allrounder with a British passport, carved out a niche for himself in England. Signed by Sussex after plying his trade with Accrington in the Lancashire League, he spent two seasons at Hove before making Essex his second county in 2016 for a further three seasons.