Basher Hassan Cricketer

Sheikh Basharat Hassan (born March 24, 1944), in Nairobi, Kenya, was a Kenyan first class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made 14,394 runs at batting average 29.07 in his career. Making his first-class debut for an East African Invitation XI against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1963. Hassan came to NottinghamshIre from Kenya and made his debut in 1966 against Oxford University whilst serving the then mandatory period of qualification. Having made 579 runs in 1967 he was forced to sit out the 1968 when Gary Sobers was engaged. Initially a wicketkeeper, he developed as an opening batsman although he occasionally kept wicket in List A cricket. He became a regular member of the first team in 1969 and scored 1,000 runs on five occasions and scored fifteen centuries. He was 12th man for England in a Test in 1985 at Trent Bridge during the Ashes Series after which he retired from County Cricket. He was for some years the Nottighamshire Development Manager.