Gul Abbass Khan (born 31 December 1973) is a Pakistani-born former cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler who played for Oxford University and Derbyshire in a two-year first-class career.
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| Full name | Gul Abbass Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 December 1973 Gujrat, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Essex CCC (2nd XI only) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | British Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Derbyshire CCC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Life
editKhan was born in Gujrat, Pakistan. Having moved to England, he attended Ipswich School and Swansea University, and then did a one-year postgraduate course at Keble College, Oxford.[1][2]
Khan played second XI cricket for Essex from 1991 to 1995.[3] He played first-class and List A cricket for Oxford University and British Universities during the early part of the 1996 season and, according to Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, made a significant impact. "Gul Khan... revealed himself as a natural strokeplayer, and his arrival injected much adventure into the middle order. After several near-misses, he fashioned a maiden first-class century against Kent at Canterbury, which followed a brilliant 147 for the British Universities against Glamorgan in the Benson and Hedges Cup."[2] He was awarded his Blue by appearing in the 1996 University Match against Cambridge University.[4] At the end of the university season in mid-summer, he joined Derbyshire. During two seasons at Derbyshire, Khan played four County Championship matches and 22 List A matches.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Gul Khan". Cricket Derbyshire Foundation. Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ a b Matthew Engel (ed.). "The Universities in 1996: Oxford". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1997 ed.). John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 865.
- ^ "Second XI Championship matches played by Gul Khan"."Second XI Trophy matches played by Gul Khan". Cricket Derbyshire Foundation. Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Matthew Engel (ed.). "The Universities in 1996: Oxford University v Cambridge University". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1997 ed.). John Wisden & Co Ltd. p. 886.
- ^ "First-class matches played by Gul Khan". Cricket Derbyshire Foundation. Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "List A matches played by Gul Khan". Cricket Derbyshire Foundation. Cricket Archive. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links
edit- Gul Khan at ESPNcricinfo
- Gul Khan at the Cricket Derbyshire Foundation website