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Full name Sajid Iqbal Mahmood
Born December 21, 1981, Bolton, Lancashire
Current age 27 years 17 days
Major teams England, England A, England Lions, Lancashire, Lancashire Cricket Board
Nickname Saj, King
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 6 ft 4 in
Education Smithills School

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

8.10

161

50.31

ODIs

22*

7.72

101

84.15

T20Is

0.00

First-class

975

13.54

1543

63.18

List A

103

355

8.45

Twenty20

7.80

162.50

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

1130

762

4/22

6/130

38.10

4.04

56.5

ODIs

1155

1128

4/50

38.89

5.85

39.8

T20Is

1/34

63.00

9.00

42.0

First-class

9602

5902

185

5/37

31.90

3.68

51.9

List A

103

4440

3830

146

5/16

26.23

5.17

30.4

Twenty20

438

525

3/12

29.16

7.19

24.3

Career statistics

Test debut

England v Sri Lanka at Lord's, May 11-15, 2006 scorecard

Last Test

Australia v England at Sydney, Jan 2-5, 2007 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut

England v New Zealand at Bristol, Jul 4, 2004 scorecard

Last ODI

England v South Africa at Bridgetown, Apr 17, 2007 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut

England v Sri Lanka at Southampton, Jun 15, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I

England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut

2002

Last First-class

Kent v Lancashire at Canterbury, Aug 20-23, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

2002

Last List A

England Lions v South Africans at Derby, Aug 16, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Nottinghamshire v Lancashire at Nottingham, Jun 16, 2003 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Middlesex v Lancashire at The Oval, Jul 8, 2008 scorecard

A former supermarket shelf-stacker, Sajid Mahmood was spotted in the Bolton Leagues and joined Lancashire on a scholarship in 2002. From there, he rose rapidly through the ranks, and despite having only six first-class wickets to his name, he was selected for England A's tour to India and Malaysia in 2003-04. In unhelpful conditions, his wholehearted performances on that trip meant his full England debut was only a matter of time, although he had a chastising experience against New Zealand at Bristol, where his seven overs disappeared for 56 runs. Mahmood, whose cousin Amir Khan is an Olympic boxer, is tall and decidedly rapid, and bowls a fuller length than many of his pace-bowling contemporaries. For a while, he made his name at the expense of his team-mates - in 2003, he put Andrew Flintoff out of action with a beamer in the Old Trafford nets, and later broke Alex Gidman's hand at the ECB Academy. But three years later, he was inflicting the damage on his opponents instead, as he announced his Test arrival against Sri Lanka at Lord's with a fiery three-wicket burst, before overcoming cries of "traitor" from the British Pakistani fans at Headingley, as England sealed the series against his father's former countrymen. England's management weren't convinced, however, and Mahmood was overlooked for the subsequent Ashes opener at Brisbane, only to be recalled late in the series with no form or confidence to fall back on. Excellent in the field, he again showed promise with the ball in the subsequent World Cup but inconsistency continued to hamper his progress.
Andrew Miller May 2007

Dec 6, 2008

Peter Moores keeps a close watch as Sajid Mahmood bowls © Getty Images

Dec 5, 2008

Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Adil Rashid and Sajid Mahmood arrive at Dubai airport © AFP

Nov 14, 2008

Sajid Mahmood and Stephen Moore discuss their hopes for the Performance tour © Getty Images

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