Ajaz Akhtar Cricketer
Ajaz Akhtar (born 1 September 1968) is a Pakistani born English cricketer. Akhtar is a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Bahawalpur, Pakistan. Upon coming to the United Kingdom, he was educated at Deacon's School, Teeside Polytechnic, Hatfield Polytechnic and Durham University. Akhtar made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire. From 1990 to the present day, he has represented the county in 143 Minor Counties Championship matches. He also represented the county in 56 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches from 1991 to the present day. He is the current Cambridgeshire captain. Akhtar also represented Cambridgeshire in List-A cricket, where he made his debut in that format of the game against Kent in the 1991 NatWest Trophy. From 1991 to 2004, he represented the county in 16 List-A matches, with his final List-A appearance coming in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Northamptonshire. In his 16 List-A matches, he scored 278 runs at a batting average of 23.16, with a single half century high score of 78. In the field he took 6 catches. With the ball, he took 23 wickets at a bowling average of 24.78, with best figures of 4/28.