Usman Afzaal

Usman Afzaal

Personal information
Full name	Usman Afzaal
Born	(1977-06-09) 9 June 1977 (age 39) Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname	Uz, Uzi, A-Star, Zaf-Zaf
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Kamran Afzaal (brother), Aquib Afzaal (brother)
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 605)	5 July 2001 v Australia
Last Test	2 August 2001 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995–2003	Nottinghamshire
2004–2007	Northamptonshire
2008–2010	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 3 235 190 52 Runs scored 83 14,055 5,491 942 Batting average 16.60 39.15 35.88 22.42 100s/50s 0/1 32/74 6/34 0/4 Top score 54 204* 132 98* Balls bowled 54 9,089 1,602 195 Wickets 1 98 59 8 Bowling average 49.00 51.81 26.55 32.75 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 n/a n/a Best bowling 1/49 4/101 4/49 2/15 Catches/stumpings 0/– 104/– 53/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 August 2013

Usman Afzaal (born 9 June 1977) is a Pakistani-born English cricketer who has played three Test matches for England, all against Australia in 2001. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional left arm slow bowler.

He started his first-class career with Nottinghamshire, and was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award in 1996, but left the county after the 2003 season to play for Northamptonshire. Towards the end of 2007 season he left Northamptonshire and signed a three-year contract with Surrey.

Usman has launched his own national cricket academy for aspiring young cricketers.

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