Wasim Khan

Wasim Khan (born February 26, 1971) was an English cricketer, he was also one of the first british born-pakistani's to play pro cricket in England. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm leg-break bowler. He was born in Birmingham, however his family originally hailed from Kashmir.

In his youth Khan attended Somerville Road Junior School and then went Oldknow Road secondary school, where he was discovered by Pete Bolland, who was a P.E teacher at the school and who got him a trial with Warwickshire . He left school with 2 o-levels one in English Literature and the other in History. He then went to Josiah Mason College where he re-sat his o-levels and studied English, History and Economic at a-level, but he only managed to pass his English a-level. His first car was a VW Golf. Also during his child-hood he became good friends with Parvaz Mirza.

In his carear he has played for Derbyshire, Sussex, Smethwick, the Australian side Western Suburbs and Warwickshire, and holds a top score (for Warwickshire) of 181 against Hampshire, achieved in 1995 in Southampton. He became a proffesional on the 21st of August 1990 when he signed for Warwickshire and however he didn't make his senior debut for the first team until 1995.

He is a practising muslim and is currently working for A Chance to Shine charity campaign. His biography, Brim Full of Passion: Wasim Khan - from the ghetto to pro cricket and beyond was released in may 2006.