Zahid Sadiq was a Kenya

Kenya

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Cricket

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er. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

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 from 1988 to 1989 and for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 in 1990.

Sadiq played initially for Surrey. He had to be registered specifically for a single game for Derbyshire in the 1990 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1990

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, though he had officially been offered a contract for 1991. He signed for Surrey in 1993 but again, did not have much success with bat or ball.

In 2001, he appeared for Marylebone Cricket Club

Marylebone Cricket Club

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 in a tour of Namibia. Sadiq's cousin, Aftab Habib

Aftab Habib

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, is a former England

English cricket team

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 Test cricket

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er. Sadiq was an upper-middle-order batsman.

External links

• Zahid Sadiq at Cricket Archive