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Full name Usman Tariq Khawaja
Born December 18, 1986, Islamabad, Pakistan
Current age 22 years 344 days
Major teams Australia Under-19s, Australian Institute of Sports, New South Wales
Nickname Usie
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height 1.75 m
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 13 | 20 | 1 | 794 | 172* | 41.78 | 1772 | 44.80 | 2 | 4 | 95 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| List A | 2 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 45 | 27.00 | 80 | 67.50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Feb 15-18, 2008 scorecard |
| Last First-class | New South Wales v Tasmania at Sydney, Nov 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, Oct 22, 2008 scorecard |
| Last List A | New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Nov 2, 2008 scorecard |
Born in Pakistan, Usman Khawaja moved to Australia when he was a young boy and is aiming to become the first Muslim to play for the country. A fine left-handed batsman who was a national under-19 representative, Khawaja delivered on the rave reviews during his second season with the Blues by posting 554 runs at 42.61, including two centuries. New South Wales were in the desperate trouble of 4 for 88 at the Gabba when Khawaja stepped in with his maiden century and he followed his 112 with 172 not out in the final game of the season. Currently more suited to the longer format, he played his first two one-day matches, scoring 9 and 45.
Khawaja was picked for three first-class games with New South Wales in 2007-08, impressing on debut with an 85 that almost earned first-innings points. He finished the summer with a state average of 32.33 and a growing reputation, which was enhanced by 1134 runs for the Randwick Petersham club. While cricket is his love, Khawaja is also training to become a pilot.
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Nov 18, 2009
Usman Khawaja drives during his innings of 80
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Oct 13, 2006
Usman Khawaja Player Profile
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