Full name Usman Afzaal
Born June 9, 1977, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Current age 32 years 155 days
Major teams England, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Surrey
Nickname Trevor
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Manvers Pierrepoint School, South Notts College
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 6 | 1 | 83 | 54 | 16.60 | 137 | 60.58 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 222 | 384 | 45 | 13373 | 204* | 39.44 | 31 | 70 | 100 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 186 | 175 | 24 | 5367 | 132 | 35.54 | 6 | 33 | 49 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 49 | 47 | 7 | 928 | 98* | 23.20 | 793 | 117.02 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 3 | 1 | 54 | 49 | 1 | 1/49 | 1/49 | 49.00 | 5.44 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 222 | 8636 | 4861 | 90 | 4/101 | 54.01 | 3.37 | 95.9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 186 | 1596 | 1563 | 59 | 4/49 | 4/49 | 26.49 | 5.87 | 27.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 49 | 15 | 195 | 262 | 8 | 2/15 | 2/15 | 32.75 | 8.06 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v Australia at Birmingham, Jul 5-8, 2001 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 23-27, 2001 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1995 |
| Last First-class | Surrey v Glamorgan at The Oval, Sep 23-26, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 1995 |
| Last List A | Surrey v Warwickshire at The Oval, Sep 16, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Durham v Nottinghamshire at Chester-le-Street, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Surrey v Middlesex at The Oval, Jun 27, 2009 scorecard |
A cocky, bare-knuckle batsman, Usman Afzaal caught the eye in June 2000 with a vicious 151 against Worcestershire, specifically Glenn McGrath. A year later, in the middle of an England finger crisis, he found himself in the team for the first Ashes Test. He failed twice, but regained his place at Headingley, hit an emotional fifty at The Oval, and was chosen for England's tour to India, where he carried the drinks with pride and good humour. But he incurred the wrath of the coach, Duncan Fletcher, when he reported in New Zealand above what was considered to be his best fighting weight and has been out of favour since.
Well organised and at his best against pace, he straight-drives like an angel, even if the rest of his game wouldn't gain many points for artistic merit. He dreams of being an allrounder, but at the moment his left-arm spin acts mostly as a partnership-breaker. His talents don't extend to the field where he most resembles a bear at an aerobics class. A devout Muslim, he has a strong affinity with Pakistan, and in October 2000 led a group of Nottinghamshire teenagers on tour to Lahore.
In 2004 he opted for a change and moved down to Northants where he has continued to be a solid batsman in both Championship and one-day cricket. However, despite topping 1000 runs in 2005 and 2006 his international days are seemingly behind him.
Still, he's got a few more years in him as a domestic player: after leaving Northants at the end of 2007, he signed a three-year deal at Surrey.
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Sep 23, 2009
Usman Afzaal pulls during his century
© PA Photos
May 25, 2009
Usman Afzaal hit an unbeaten 98 at Lord's, Surrey's highest Twenty20 innings
© Getty Images
Apr 18, 2009
Usman Afzaal whips the ball past short leg
© Getty Images
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