Wasim Khan

Wasim Khan

MBE
Personal information
Full name
Wasim Gulzar Khan
Born (1971-02-26) 26 February 1971 (age 53)
Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992–1997Warwickshire
1998–2000Sussex
2001Derbyshire
2002Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 58 30
Runs scored 2,835 303
Batting average 30.15 12.12
100s/50s 5/17 0/0
Top score 181 33
Balls bowled 132 114
Wickets 0 2
Bowling average 50.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/7
Catches/stumpings 36/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2011

Wasim Gulzar Khan MBE (born 26 February 1971) is a former British cricketer who was the first British player with Pakistani origin to play professional cricket in England.[1][2] He was a left-handed batsman who also bowled right arm medium pace.

  1. ^ "Incoming PCB managing director Wasim Khan outlines wish list". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  2. ^ Khan, Wasim (10 May 2018). "I was the first British born Pakistani to play professional cricket in the UK – but why are there still so few of us?". The Independent. Retrieved 9 May 2020.