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| Full name | Jahid Sheikh Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 38) Chelmsford, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Unicorns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 16 May 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jahid Sheikh Ahmed (Bengali: জাহিদ শেখ আহমেদ; born 20 February 1986) is an English former first-class cricketer. He played as a right-handed lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Personal life
Ahmed attended St Peter's High School in Burnham-on-Crouch before attending University of East London. He is a Muslim.
Career
Ahmed made his debut for Essex County Cricket Club during the 2005 season, having represented Essex Cricket Board's under-17s team since 2003. He played in one first-class match of each during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. On his debut match in List A cricket, he contributed with a match-winning 4/32 against the touring Sri Lankans.
In 2010, Ahmed was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties.
In 2021, he alleged that he faced racism, while playing for Essex.
See also
References
- ^ Collins, Sam (September 2006). "Jahid Ahmed". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- "Third ex-Essex player alleges racism". BBC Sport.
- "Essex v Sri Lankans in 2006". CricketArchive. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- Cricinfo staff, Unicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40, 13 April 2010, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
- "Jahid Ahmed: Essex was a white man's world". The Cricketer.