Sajid Mahmood facts for kids
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Sajid Iqbal Mahmood
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| Born | 21 December 1981 Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |
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| Nickname | Saj, Makkers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 633) | 11 May 2006 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 5 January 2007 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 182) | 4 July 2004 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 22 November 2009 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 15) | 15 June 2006 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 November 2009 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2002–2012 | Lancashire (squad no. 19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Somerset (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2017
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Sajid Iqbal Mahmood, born on December 21, 1981, is a former English cricketer. He played all types of cricket games. Sajid was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He played for the England national team. He also played for county teams like Lancashire and Essex.
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Early Life and Cricket Start
Sajid Mahmood's family moved to England from Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 1958. They settled in Bolton, a town in Greater Manchester. Sajid was born in Bolton on December 21, 1981. He grew up with his two brothers and a sister. He is also a cousin to the famous boxer Amir Khan. The two cousins are close and grew up near each other.
Sajid started playing club cricket in the Bolton Leagues. He was very good and was signed by Lancashire in 2002. He played his first game for Lancashire in the same year.
Becoming a Top Player
In 2003, Sajid won the NBC Denis Compton Award. This award is given to young, talented cricketers. In the same year, he accidentally broke the hands of two other players. This showed how fast and powerful his bowling was.
In September 2003, Sajid was chosen to train with the England Cricket Board's National Academy. This was a special program for promising young players. Even though he had only taken a few wickets in first-class cricket, he was picked for the England A tour to India and Malaysia in 2003–04.
Playing for County Teams Again
In 2008, Sajid got a chest injury while playing for Lancashire against Kent. This injury almost ended his season early.
In November 2008, Sajid was called up to England's team for some One Day International (ODI) matches in India. He was a replacement for injured players. However, these matches were cancelled due to safety concerns. Sajid then joined the England Lions for a tour of New Zealand.
Even though he didn't play for the main England team that winter, he was still seen as a player who could play for England soon. In April, he played for the England Lions against the West Indies.
Career-Best Bowling
In May 2009, Sajid achieved his best bowling figures ever. He took 10 wickets in a single match for the first time. This happened in a game where Lancashire beat Worcestershire. Sajid took 6 wickets for 75 runs in one part of the game. He ended the match with 10 wickets for 140 runs.
Later in 2009, Sajid was one of several Lancashire bowlers who were injured. After a good season, he was called back to the England One Day International team for their tour of South Africa.
Playing in Australia
Sajid also played for Western Australia in their T20 competition during the 2010–11 season. He played five matches and took five wickets.
In June 2011, Sajid took 10 wickets in a first-class match again, this time against Durham. He said that he bowled better when he focused on playing for Lancashire and didn't worry too much about being picked for England.
Moving to New Teams
In August 2012, Sajid left Lancashire and joined Somerset for a short time. At the end of that season, Lancashire released him. He then joined Essex for the 2013 season. After a difficult time at Essex, he was released again in 2014.
Playing for England
Sajid made his One Day International (ODI) debut for England in July 2004 against New Zealand. He later toured India with England in early 2006 and took several wickets.
Test Cricket Debut
Sajid was chosen for the Test team against Sri Lanka in 2006. This was because other bowlers were injured. He played his first Test match on May 11, 2006, at Lord's. He became England's 633rd Test player.
In that match, England scored a lot of runs. Sajid took three wickets in his first four overs in Test cricket. He helped England win the series against Pakistan later that year. In one match, he scored 34 runs with the bat. He also took 4 wickets for only 22 runs, which helped England win the game.
The Ashes 2006–07
Sajid was part of England's team for the 2006–07 Ashes series in Australia. He played in the third Test match. He also played in an ODI match against Australia in February 2007. In that game, he took 2 wickets for 38 runs. He got the wickets of two strong Australian batsmen, Brad Hodge and Matthew Hayden.
2007 World Cup
After playing well in the Commonwealth Bank Series, Sajid was chosen for England's team for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. He played against Canada.
In the Super Eight stage, he had his best bowling performance in an ODI match against Sri Lanka. He took 4 wickets for 50 runs, including the important wickets of Sanath Jayasuriya and Kumar Sangakkara. He was then picked to play against Australia and Bangladesh. Against Bangladesh, he took 3 wickets for 27 runs and was named Man of the Match.
Sajid worked hard to improve his bowling. However, when he returned to international cricket, he sometimes gave away a lot of runs. He played in two Twenty20 Internationals and one ODI against South Africa.
After Playing Cricket
In 2016, Sajid Mahmood was involved in a clothing company.
He has also worked as a cricket coach. He coached at Roehampton and Fulham Cricket Club in South London. As of September 2018, he became the Head of Cricket at William Perkin Church of England High School in Greenford, Middlesex.
