Hamza Tahir
Personal information
Born (1995-11-09) 9 November 1995
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleSpin bowler
RelationsMajid Haq (cousin)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 69)17 August 2019 v PNG
Last ODI4 December 2022 v Nepal
T20I debut (cap 46)12 June 2018 v Pakistan
Last T20I29 July 2022 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 31 15 29 18
Runs scored 26 3 36 3
Batting average 4.33 – 4.50 –
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 13 3* 13 3*
Balls bowled 1,316 348 1,478 396
Wickets 40 23 43 26
Bowling average 25.82 21.43 23.46 20.15
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/38 4/30 5/38 4/30
Catches/stumpings 5/– 5/– 4/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2022

Hamza Tahir (born 9 November 1995) is a Scottish cricketer.[1][2] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Scotland against Pakistan on 12 June 2018.[3] He made his List A debut for Scotland against Oman on 20 February 2019, following the 2018–19 Oman Quadrangular Series.[4]

In June 2019, he was selected to represent Scotland A in their tour to Ireland to play the Ireland Wolves.[5] The next month, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[6][7] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[8]

He was part of Scotland's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 Scotland Tri-Nation Series.[9] He made his ODI debut for Scotland, against Papua New Guinea, on 17 August 2019.[10] In his next match, against Oman, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.[11][12]

In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[13] In September 2021, Tahir was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Hamza Tahir". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hamza Tahir, Scotland – Age: 25". Emerging Cricket. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "1st T20I, Pakistan tour of Ireland, England and Scotland at Edinburgh, Jun 12 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "2nd Match, Scotland tour of Oman at Al Amarat, Feb 20 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Scotland A Squad Selected for Ireland Trip". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  7. ↑ "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  8. ↑ "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Scotland squad announced for Cricket World Cup League Two". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "13rd Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Aberdeen, Aug 17 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Cricket World Cup League 2: Scotland beat Oman by 85 runs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Five-star Tahir sees Scotland to victory". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  14. ↑ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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