Arfan Akram (Arabic: عَرْفَان أَكْرَم) (born 17 November 1983) is a British cricketer. Akram played second XI cricket for Essex between 2001 and 2003, during which time he also played minor counties and List A cricket for Essex Cricket Board. In 2004 he played second XI cricket for Kent and Derbyshire. While studying leisure and tourism at Anglia Polytechnic University,[1] between 2002 and 2005, he played for Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, including eight first-class matches.[2] Akram continued playing amateur cricket as captain of Wanstead and Snaresbrook CC, alongside his twin brother Adnan; he also played for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 2006 and 2018.

Arfan Akram
Personal information
Full name
Arfan Akram
Born (1983-11-17) 17 November 1983 (age 40)
Leytonstone, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm
RelationsAdnan Akram (twin brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2002–2003Essex Cricket Board
2002–2005Cambridge UCCE
2006–2018MCC
2010Unicorns
FC debut12 April 2003 Cambridge UCCE v Essex
Last FC1 June 2005 Cambridge UCCE v Middlesex
LA debut12 September 2002 Essex Cricket Board v Surrey Cricket Board
Last LA16 May 2010 Unicorns v Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 8 3
Runs scored 308 18
Batting average 28 9.00
100s/50s 1/0 0/0
Top score 110 10*
Balls bowled 151
Wickets 5
Bowling average 26.40
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/41
Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 May 2010

In 2010, Akram was selected as one of 21 players to form the first Unicorns squad to take part in the Clydesdale Bank 40 domestic limited overs competition against the regular first-class counties. The Unicorns were made up of 15 former county cricket professionals and 6 young cricketers looking to make it in the professional game.[3] In 2012, Akram was working as the university cricket co-ordinator at the University of East London,[4] after which he worked for Essex Cricket as their cricket co-ordinator for East London.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Tennant, Ivo (21 April 2003). "Akram has class to deny Kent". The Times. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Teams Arfan Akram played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  3. ^ Cricinfo staff, Unicorns name squad for Clydesdale Bank 40, 13 April 2010, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Cricket". University of East London. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Q&A: My Redbridge - Arfan Akram has played for Wanstead Cricket club for more than 23 years". Ilford Recorder. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Arfan Akram, the Nepal cricket team and Jamie Porter's England call-up". BBC Radio Essex. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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