Nafees Din
Nafees Ahmed Din (born 6 May 1981) is a former English cricketer. Din is a right-handed batsman who was a leg break bowler. He was born in Manchester. His father is the former Pakistani Olympic wrestler Mohammad Din.
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Full name | Nafees Ahmed Din | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Manchester, England | 6 May 1981||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Naf | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Cheshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 July 2010 |
Din made his debut for Cheshire in the 2002 Minor Counties Championship against Devon. From 2002 to 2003, he represented the county in 6 Minor Counties matches, with his final Minor Counties appearance coming against Wales Minor Counties.[1]
Din also spent time playing for the England Academy Team and Minor Counties Cricket Association, in addition to Worcestershire and Lancashire County Clubs.
Din also represented Cheshire in List-A cricket, making his debut in that format of the game for the county against Huntingdonshire in the first round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002. He represented Cheshire in a further 3 List-A matches, with his final match coming against Hampshire in 2004.[2] In his 7 List-A matches, he scored 118 runs at a batting average of 29.50, with a single half century high score of 75.[3]
Din continues to play cricket in the Cheshire County League, currently representing Brooklands CC. Aside from cricket, Din is the CEO of the ONLYgroup, running four websites within that group; ONLYswim.com, ONLY-cricket.com, ONLYuniform.com and ONLYsportsgear.com
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nafees Din. |
- Nafees Din at Cricinfo
- Nafees Din at CricketArchive