- Mumtaz Habib
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Personal information Full name Mumtaz Habibullah Born 1 January 1987
Kabul, Kabul Province,
AfghanistanBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast Domestic team information Years Team 2006-2008 Durham UCCE Career statistics Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 20 Batting average 6.66 100s/50s –/– Top score 10 Balls bowled 384 Wickets 4 Bowling average 58.52 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/92 Catches/stumpings 1/– Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2010 Mumtaz Habibullah (born 1 January 1987) is an Afghan cricketer. Habib is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Kabul, Afghanistan.
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Early life
Habib's parents paid for him to smuggled out of Afghanistan in 2000 after the Taliban tried to force him to join their militia. His father, Wali Mohammed Habib, had served King Zahir Shah and was later the Mayor of Zabul.[1] He was sent to Britain, along with his younger brother, where they lived with their sister in Harrow. He was initially educated at Rooks Heath College, where he learned to speak English, studied well and was made deputy head boy.
His cricketing skills caught the eye of Harrow's cricket master when he was practising at an indoor cricket centre owned by Harrow School. Habib was then asked to practice with the Harrow schoolboys and eventually he was offered a full bursary to cover the school's then fees of £20,985 a year. Passing nine GCSEs just two years after learning English, he was later educated at Durham University.[2]
First-class cricket
Habib made his first-class debut in England for Durham UCCE against Nottinghamshire, making him the first Afghan to play first-class cricket in England. His second first-class match came in the same season against Lancashire. He played his third and final first-class match in 2008 against Lancashire.[3] In his 3 first-class matches, he scored 20 runs at a batting average of 6.66, with a high score of 10. In the field he took a single catch.[4] With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 58.52, with best figures of 3/92.[5]
References
- ^ Tennant, Ivo (12 May 2004). "Refugee bowls over the Harrow school selectors". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article421346.ece. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "Refugee wins Harrow scholarship". BBC News. 12 May 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3707507.stm. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Mumtaz Habib". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/107/107353/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mumtaz Habib". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/107/107353/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mumtaz Habib". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/107/107353/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
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Categories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Kabul
- Old Harrovians
- Alumni of Durham University
- Afghan cricketers
- Durham University cricketers
- Afghan refugees
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