Danial Ibrahim

{{Short description|English cricketer (born 2004)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Danial Ibrahim

| image = Danial Ibrahim (51226356889).jpg

| caption = Ibrahim batting for Sussex CCC in June 2021

| fullname = Danial Ibrahim

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|8|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Burnley, Lancashire, England

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role = All-rounder

| club1 = Sussex

| year1 = {{nowrap|2021–present}}

| clubnumber1 = 40

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 3 June

| debutyear1 = 2021

| debutfor1 = Sussex

| debutagainst1 = Yorkshire

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 23 July

| debutyear2 = 2021

| debutfor2 = Sussex

| debutagainst2 = Lancashire

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 18

| runs1 = 760

| bat avg1 = 25.33

| 100s/50s1 = 2/3

| top score1 = 121*

| deliveries1 = 877

| wickets1 = 7

| bowl avg1 = 79.28

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/9

| catches/stumpings1 = 8/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 24

| runs2 = 347

| bat avg2 = 18.26

| 100s/50s2 = 0/3

| top score2 = 56

| deliveries2 = 714

| wickets2 = 13

| bowl avg2 = 46.92

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/34

| catches/stumpings2 = 7/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 4

| runs3 = 47

| bat avg3 = 11.75

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 18

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 0/–

| date = 25 June 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1260070.html Cricinfo

}}

Danial Ibrahim (born 9 August 2004) is an English cricketer.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1260070.html |title=Danial Ibrahim |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://wisden.com/series-stories/county-championship-2021/the-kids-are-alright-how-sussex-are-rebuilding-with-youth |title=The Kids Are Alright: How Sussex are rebuilding with youth |work=Wisden |access-date=3 June 2021}}

Early life

Ibrahim's parents are from Pakistan, where his father played some first-class cricket.{{Cite web |last=Dua |first=Ayna |date=25 October 2022 |title=English Star Danial Ibrahim Talks About His Experience for Sussex and Gawadar Sharks |url=https://propakistani.pk/2022/10/25/english-star-danial-ibrahim-talks-about-his-experience-for-sussex-and-gawadar-sharks/ |website=ProPakistani}}

He was educated at Bede's School, and played club cricket for Preston Nomads.{{cite web |title=Three changes to squad for visit to Yorkshire |url=https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/three-changes-squad-visit-yorkshire |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=Sussex Cricket}}{{cite web |title=Danial Ibrahim |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2172/2172059/2172059.html |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=CricketArchive}}

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut on 3 June 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 County Championship.{{cite web |title=Group 3, Leeds, Jun 3 - 6 2021, County Championship |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1244280.html |access-date=3 June 2021 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} At the age of 16 years and 299 days,{{cite web |title=Danial Ibrahim, 16, becomes youngest fifty-maker |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cricket/article/danial-ibrahim-16-becomes-youngest-fifty-maker-tgxbwxkqg |access-date=5 June 2021 |work=The Times}} Ibrahim became the youngest cricketer to score a half-century in the history of the County Championship.{{cite web |title=Golden age as Danial Ibrahim becomes youngest to make fifty in Championship's 131-year history |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-2021-1244186/yorkshire-vs-sussex-group-3-1244280/match-report-2 |access-date=5 June 2021 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.{{cite web |title=Group 2, Sedbergh, Jul 23 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1250164.html |access-date=23 July 2021 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

International career

In December 2022 he was selected for the England national under-19 cricket team to play Australia in January 2023 under head coach Michael Yardy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.essexcricket.org.uk/2022/12/15/jamal-richards-set-for-england-u19s-tour-of-australia/|title= JAMAL RICHARDS SET FOR ENGLAND U19S TOUR OF AUSTRALIA|website=essex cricket|accessdate=May 21, 2023|date=December 15, 2022}}

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