Safyaan Sharif

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Fullname
Safyaan Mohammed Sharif
Born (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 34)
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Safyaan Sharif
Personal information
Full name
Safyaan Mohammed Sharif
Born (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 34)
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 45)29 June 2011 v Netherlands
Last ODI8 April 2026 v Oman
ODI shirt no.50
T20I debut (cap 24)13 March 2012 v Kenya
Last T20I17 April 2026 v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018Derbyshire
2021Kent
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 92 78 9 123
Runs scored 619 193 229 800
Batting average 19.34 12.06 28.62 17.77
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 40* 26 60 40*
Balls bowled 4,222 1,570 1,213 5,551
Wickets 117 87 18 156
Bowling average 29.93 24.41 36.33 29.91
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/33 4/24 4/94 5/33
Catches/stumpings 22/– 17/– 5/– 26/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 April 2026

Safyaan Mohammed Sharif (born 24 May 1991) is a Scottish cricketer.[1] He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. He made his international debut for Scotland in June 2011.

Sharif was born on 24 May 1991 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, to parents of Pakistani ancestry.[2][3] His father, Mohammed, was a regular first XI player for Upper Largo.[4]

Sharif grew up in Buckhaven. He began playing cricket as a teenager, representing Largo Lions at junior level before progressing to the senior team between 2006 and 2008. He also played for other Fife clubs, including Dunnikier (Kirkcaldy) and Dunfermline and Carnegie.[4]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In May 2018, Sharif was signed by the English side Derbyshire County Cricket Club to play in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup and 2018 t20 Blast tournaments.[5] In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[6]

In July 2019, Sharif was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[7][8] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled, reportedly after the organizers ran into financial difficulties.[9]

Since 2023, Sharif has played for Perth Doo'cot in the North East Championship.[10]

International career

References

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