Hammad Shahid (born December 7, 1991) is an American cricketer who made his debut for the United States national cricket team in November 2012. A right-arm fast bowler who bats right-handed, he earlier appeared for the national under-19 side at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup.Players / United States of America / Hammad Shahid – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
Biography Shahid was born in Anaheim, California, but his parents, Pakistani immigrants, moved to Karachi when he was an infant. However, they returned to California when he was six years old, settling in Cypress. Shahid attended Cypress High School, playing basketball for the school team, and played club cricket in the Southern California Cricket Association (SCCA). His debut for the U.S. under-19 team came when he was 17, at the 2009 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Canada.Miscellaneous matches played by Hammad Shahid – CricketArchive. Retrieved July 10, 2015. There, he took six wickets from six matches, with a best of 2/12 from 7.4 overs against Vanuatu.United States of America Under-19s v Vanuatu Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier 2009 – CricketArchive. Retrieved July 10, 2015. At the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand, Shahid featured in four matches, all of which had under-19 One Day International (ODI) status.Under-19 ODI matches played by Hammad Shahid – CricketArchive. Retrieved July 10, 2015. His best figures came in the final match of the tournament, the 15th-place playoff against Afghanistan, where he took 3/18 from seven overs to be named man of the match.Afghanistan Under-19s v United States of America Under-19s, ICC Under-19 World Cup 2009/10 (15th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved July 10, 2015. Shahid was still young enough to play at the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, but the U.S. failed to qualify for the 2012 World Cup (where he would have been ineligible).
In November 2012, Shahid was one of seven uncapped players selected in the United States squad for the annual Auty Cup series against Canada.Peter Della Penna (October 27, 2012). "USA pick seven uncapped players for Auty Cup" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 10, 2015. He was only recalled to the national squad in April 2015, for the 2015 Americas Twenty20 Championship the following month. He was one of only four American-born players in the squad, the others being Akeem Dodson, Jasdeep Singh, and Steven Taylor.Peter Della Penna (April 8, 2015). "Nisarg Patel, Jasdeep Singh get USA call-ups" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 10, 2015. At the tournament, Shahid played in four of a possible six matches, but failed to take any wickets.Bowling for United States of America, ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Division One Twenty20 2015 – CricketArchive. Retrieved July 10, 2015. Despite this, he was retained in the U.S. squad for the 2015 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Ireland and Scotland, and went on to make his formal Twenty20 debut in the opening match of the tournament against Nepal.ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, 5th Match, Group A: Nepal v United States of America at Belfast, Jul 10, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.
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