Mir Hamza

Mir Hamza (born 10 September 1992) is a Pakistani cricketer.[1] He made his Test debut for the Pakistan cricket team in October 2018.

Mir Hamza
Personal information
Born (1992-09-10) 10 September 1992
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingLeft handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 235)16 October 2018 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016Karachi Kings
2017–presentQuetta Gladiators (squad no. 17)
2019Sussex (squad no. 92)
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 1 66 62 23
Runs scored 4 292 189 7
Batting average – 6.48 18.90 3.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 4* 25 49 5
Balls bowled 90 12,390 3,055 469
Wickets 1 306 90 21
Bowling average 67.00 18.97 30.66 30.71
5 wickets in innings 0 26 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 6 0 0
Best bowling 1/40 7/59 4/27 4/28
Catches/stumpings 0/– 12/– 9/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 August 2019

Domestic career

In April 2018, Hamza was named in Baluchistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[2][3]

In January 2019, he signed with Sussex County Cricket Club to play in nine first-class games in the 2019 County Championship in England.[4] In September 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[5][6]

International career

He played in a tour match between Pakistan and England in the UAE in October 2015.[7] In September 2017, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka, but he did not play.[8]

In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[9][10] The following month, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Australia.[11] He made his Test debut for Pakistan against Australia on 16 October 2018.[12]

References
  1. "Mir Hamza". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  2. "Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week". Geo TV. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. "Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th". The News International. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. "Mir Hamza: Pakistan seamer agrees to play nine first-class games for Sussex in 2019". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. "PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. "England tour of United Arab Emirates, Tour Match: England XI v Pakistan A at Sharjah, Oct 8–9, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  8. "Uncapped Hamza, Sohail picked for SL Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  9. "PCB Central Contracts 2018–19". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  10. "New central contracts guarantee earnings boost for Pakistan players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  11. "Mohammad Amir dropped for two-Test series against Australia". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  12. "2nd Test, Australia tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Oct 16-20 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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