Saif Ali Zaib (born 22 May 1998 in Northampton) is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. A spin-bowling all-rounder, Zaib is a left-handed batsman, who bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He made his List A debut for the county against the touring New Zealand A cricket team in July 2014,[1] and his first-class debut the following August.
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| Full name | Saif Ali Zaib | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1998 Northampton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Northamptonshire (squad no. 5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Northern Superchargers (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Sudurpaschim Royals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 4 August 2015 Northamptonshire v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 31 July 2014 Northamptonshire v New Zealand A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ahead of the 2015 season, Zaib signed a three-year contract with Northamptonshire.[2]
He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Northamptonshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 27 July 2017.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Tour Match: Northamptonshire v New Zealand A at Northampton, 31 July 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Northants teenager Saif Zaib signs contract". BBC Sport. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "North Group( D/N ), NatWest t20 Blast at Northampton, Jul 27". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
External links
edit- Saif Zaib at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Saif Zaib at ESPNcricinfo
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