Hameed Hassan
Hamid Hassan (born 1 June 1987) is a first-class cricketer. Hassan is a 6 feet 5 inches tall right-arm fast bowler who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. He has also appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club, MCC Young Cricketers and Pakistan Customs. In 2012 Hamid hassan was bought by Barisal Burners for a reported amount of $40,000 to play in Bangladesh Premier League. ODI debut During the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier in South Africa Hassan ended the tournament as the second leading wicket taker with 0 wickets again. In the same tournament he played his first ODI against Scotland, taking 0/80 from 8 overs. Early life and careerHassan grew up in an Afghan refugee family in Peshawar, Pakistan with no tradition of cricket in his family and did not play the game until he left school in 2001. By the age of 22, he had received high praise from the likes of Mike Gatting and John Stephenson. In 2009, Hassan was recorded as bowling at 90 miles per hour (145 km/h). He picked up four wickets to limit Jersey to 80 in 39.5 overs in the final of the Pepsi ICC WCL Division 5 event. He also picked up 3–19 against Italy and 4–22 against Fiji in the Pepsi ICC WCL Division 4, finishing the event as the leading wicket-taker with 17 wickets. ReferencesHameed Hassan WikipediaSimilar Topics The Man Who Walked Alone Victor Berco Liz Myers |
