Saif Zaib

Saif Ali Zaib (born 22 May 1998) is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. A spin-bowling all-rounder, Zaib is a left-handed batsman, who bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He made his List A debut for the county against the touring New Zealand A cricket team in July 2014,[1] and his first-class debut the following August.

Saif Zaib
Personal information
Full nameSaif Ali Zaib
Born (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentNorthamptonshire (squad no. 5)
First-class debut4 August 2015
Northamptonshire v Kent
List A debut31 July 2014
Northamptonshire v New Zealand A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 33 18 25
Runs scored 1,106 205 257
Batting average 25.53 17.08 17.13
100s/50s 1/6 0/0 0/0
Top score 135 43 36
Balls bowled 1,088 306 108
Wickets 20 8 2
Bowling average 31.80 36.75 75.00
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/115 3/37 1/20
Catches/stumpings 9/– 2/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 September 2021

Ahead of the 2015 season, Zaib signed a three-year contract with Northamptonshire.[2]

He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Northamptonshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 27 July 2017.[3]

References
  1. "Tour Match: Northamptonshire v New Zealand A at Northampton, 31 July 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. "Northants teenager Saif Zaib signs contract". BBC Sport. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. "North Group( D/N ), NatWest t20 Blast at Northampton, Jul 27". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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