Maneer Mirza
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Maneer Mohammed Mirza is an English
cricketer
: a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman who played for Worcestershire
. He is the younger brother of another former Worcestershire player, Parvaz Mirza
, who died aged just 24 in 1995.
After a number of second-team appearances the previous year, Mirza made his first-class
debut in Worcestershire's drawn game against Pakistan A
at New Road
in July 1997
. He took 3-136 in his only innings, and two weeks later made his County Championship
debut against Kent
, taking three wickets in the match. Having reached the first team he remained there for the rest of the season, playing a total of six first-class games and taking 19 wickets at 32.63
; he also appeared in four List A games, but took just one wicket in total.
Still only 20, Mirza's career was disastrously affected in July 1998
, when after a handful of second-eleven games he suffered a stress fracture
of the back and was unable to play again that season. He returned for 1999
and 2000
, but never managed to force his way back into the First XI, and eventually left Worcestershire altogether. He appeared once each for Surrey
's and Leicestershire
's second teams in 2002
, but has never again played first-team county cricket.
England
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cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
: a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman who played for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
. He is the younger brother of another former Worcestershire player, Parvaz Mirza
Parvaz Mirza
Parvaz Mirza was an English cricketer: a right-arm medium-pace bowler who also batted right-handed.Born in Birmingham, Mirza played two games for Warwickshire's second team in 1990 before appearing for Worcestershire's second team later that summer...
, who died aged just 24 in 1995.
After a number of second-team appearances the previous year, Mirza made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut in Worcestershire's drawn game against Pakistan A
Pakistan A cricket team
The Pakistan A cricket team is a national cricket team representing Pakistan. It is the 'second-tier' of international Pakistan cricket, below the full Pakistan national cricket team. Matches played by Pakistan A are not considered to be Test matches or One Day Internationals, instead receiving...
at New Road
New Road, Worcester
New Road, Worcester, England, has been the home cricket ground of Worcestershire County Cricket Club since 1896. Immediately to the northwest is a road called New Road, part of the A44, hence the name.- Overview :...
in July 1997
1997 English cricket season
The 1997 English cricket season centred on the six Test Ashes series against Australia. England won the first, at Edgbaston, by the decisive margin of nine wickets, and the rain-affected second Test at Lord's was drawn, but any English optimism was short-lived...
. He took 3-136 in his only innings, and two weeks later made his County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
debut against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
, taking three wickets in the match. Having reached the first team he remained there for the rest of the season, playing a total of six first-class games and taking 19 wickets at 32.63
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
; he also appeared in four List A games, but took just one wicket in total.
Still only 20, Mirza's career was disastrously affected in July 1998
1998 English cricket season
In the 1998 English cricket season Leicestershire won the championship for the second time in three seasons while Lancashire performed the one day double.-Honours:*County Championship - Leicestershire*NatWest Trophy - Lancashire...
, when after a handful of second-eleven games he suffered a stress fracture
Stress fracture
A stress fracture is one type of incomplete fracture in bones. It is caused by "unusual or repeated stress" and also heavy continuous weight on the ankle or leg...
of the back and was unable to play again that season. He returned for 1999
1999 English cricket season
The 1999 English cricket season saw the Sunday League changed to a new format National League with games played midweek under floodlight.-Honours:*County Championship - Surrey*NatWest Trophy - Gloucestershire*National League - Lancashire...
and 2000
2000 English cricket season
The 2000 English cricket season was marked by the dominance of Surrey in first-class cricket and Gloucestershire in limited overs.-Honours:*County Championship - Surrey*NatWest Trophy - Gloucestershire*National League - Gloucestershire...
, but never managed to force his way back into the First XI, and eventually left Worcestershire altogether. He appeared once each for Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
's and Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
's second teams in 2002
2002 English cricket season
The 2002 English cricket season saw 2001 county champions Yorkshire relegated. They did, however, win the C&G Trophy.-Honours:*County Championship - Surrey*C&G Trophy - Yorkshire*National League - Glamorgan*Benson & Hedges Cup -...
, but has never again played first-team county cricket.
External links
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