Yousef Majid (born 8 September 2003) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He is a left handed batsman and slow left arm orthodox bowler.
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| Full name | Yousef Majid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 September 2003 Slough, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Surrey (squad no. 68) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 2 August 2022 Surrey v Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 August 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life edit
Majid attended Cranleigh School and was part of the 2022 Academy intake at Surrey.[1] He made his Second XI debut in 2021. He has also played for Chesham Cricket Club.[2]
Career edit
He was awarded a short term professional contract in the summer of 2022, this came after he took 10 wickets in two Second XI Championship games which included a second innings 6-54 at Radlett against Middlesex.[3][4] Majid made his List A debut on 2 August 2022 in the Royal London One-Day Cup against Leicestershire at Guilford.[5] He took a wicket with his fifth ball on debut.[6]
International career edit
On 25 August 2022 Majid was called uo to the England under-19 cricket team for the test series against Sri Lanka under-19s.[7] In December 2022 he was selected for the England U-19s to play Australia in January 2023 under head coach Michael Yardy.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Yousef Majidl". kiaoval.com.
- ^ "ACADEMY PLAYER YOUSEF MAJID HAS BEEN REGISTERED FOR SURREY COUNTY CRICKET CLUB AND HAS GIVEN BEEN A SHORT-TERM CONTRACT FOR THE DURATION OF THE ROYAL LONDON ONE DAY CUP". kiaoval.com.
- ^ "Cricket: Surrey hand short-term contract to academy player Yousef Majid". londonnewsonline.co.uk.
- ^ "Middlesex second XI v Surrey second XI Radlett 38th game". Sec sports.com.
- ^ "royal london one day cup surrey-vs-leics-group a". espncricinfo.com.
- ^ "Youthful Surrey lose opening Royal London Cup game". Southwark News.
- ^ "Young Lions add five players to squad for second Test against Sri Lanka U19s". ECB.co.uk.
- ^ "JAMAL RICHARDS SET FOR ENGLAND U19S TOUR OF AUSTRALIA". essex cricket. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2023.