Hamidullah Qadri
{{short description|Afghan cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Hamidullah Qadri
| image =
| country =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kandahar, Afghanistan
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = Bowler
| club1 = Derbyshire
| year1 = {{nowrap|2017–2019}}
| clubnumber1 = 75
| club2 = Kent
| year2 = 2020–2024
| clubnumber2 = 75
| club3 = Matabeleland Tuskers
| year3 = 2022/23
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 26 June
| debutyear1 = 2017
| debutfor1 = Derbyshire
| debutagainst1 = Glamorgan
| type2 = LA
| debutdate2 = 29 May
| debutyear2 = 2017
| debutfor2 = Derbyshire
| debutagainst2 = South Africa A
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 29
| runs1 = 615
| bat avg1 = 17.57
| 100s/50s1 = 0/3
| top score1 = 87
| deliveries1 = 3,942
| wickets1 = 61
| bowl avg1 = 36.86
| fivefor1 = 3
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/129
| catches/stumpings1 = 10/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 29
| runs2 = 241
| bat avg2 = 17.21
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 43
| deliveries2 = 1,118
| wickets2 = 34
| bowl avg2 = 31.50
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/36
| catches/stumpings2 = 8/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 3
| runs3 = –
| bat avg3 = –
| 100s/50s3 = –
| top score3 = –
| deliveries3 = 66
| wickets3 = 1
| bowl avg3 = 66.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 1/34
| catches/stumpings3 = 0/–
| date = 30 September
| year = 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1094348.html Cricinfo
}}
Hamidullah Qadri (born 5 December 2000) is an Afghan-born English professional cricketer who has played for Kent County Cricket Club, Derbyshire and the England under-19 team.
Born in Afghanistan and moving to England with his family at the age of 10, Qadri made his first-class cricket debut for Derbyshire in June 2017, becoming the first player born in 2000 to appear in the County Championship and Derbyshire's youngest ever first-class player.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1143077.html |title=Five county players to make a mark |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=13 April 2018}}
Early life
Hamidullah Qadri was born in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on 5 December 2000.{{Cite web |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AWGLNB&req_dat=1054640702C8DBC0&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F1616161FC6642B60 |title=Derbyshire name academy intake – with new approach to youth |access-date=7 March 2024 |work=Derby Telegraph |via=Newsbank}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1094348.html |title=Hamidullah Qadri |access-date=29 May 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} When he was aged one, his father left to find work in England due to the War in Afghanistan. The rest of the family were only able to follow and be reunited when Qadri was 10. Having been unfamiliar with cricket in Kandahar, Qadri developed an interest in the sport once the family had settled in Derby, learning about spin bowling from watching videos of famous players. At the age of 12, he was playing first team cricket for Alvaston & Boulton Cricket Club in the Derbyshire Premier Cricket League, alongside former New Zealand player Iain O'Brien. O'Brien nicknamed Qadri "The Magician" and became the youngster's mentor.{{cite news|last1=McRae|first1=Donald|title=Hamid Qadri: the 16-year-old spinning a message of joy from Kandahar to Derby|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/18/hamid-qadri-spin-kandahar-derby-the-magician-cricket|access-date=5 October 2017|work=The Guardian|date=18 July 2017|location=London}}
Career
Having developed through the Derbyshire Academy, Qadri made his List A debut for the county against South Africa A at Derby on 29 May 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1099390.html |title=South Africa A tour of England, Tour match: Derbyshire v South Africa A at Derby, May 29, 2017 |access-date=29 May 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire against Glamorgan at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, in the 2017 County Championship on 26 June 2017, taking five wickets in the second innings.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1068618.html |title=Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Glamorgan v Derbyshire at Cardiff, Jun 26-29, 2017 |access-date=26 June 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1107529.html |title=Derbyshire end two-year drought - and it's down to a 16-year-old debutant |access-date=29 June 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} On his debut, he became the first player to be born in the year 2000 to play in the County Championship and the youngest to represent Derbyshire in a first-class match.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1106279.html |title=Hamidullah Qadri becomes county cricket's first 21st century boy |access-date=27 June 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/sport/cricket/derbyshire-make-history-with-pink-ball-and-their-youngest-player-1-8617503 |title=Derbyshire make history with pink ball and their youngest player |access-date=27 June 2017 |work=Derbyshire Times}}
He made his Twenty20 debut for Derbyshire in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast against Lancashire on 16 July 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1068324.html |title=NatWest t20 Blast, North Group: Lancashire v Derbyshire at Manchester, Jul 16, 2017 |access-date=16 July 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}
Qadri was added to England's under-19 squad in July 2017 for their matches against India.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2017/content/story/1108397.html |title=Qadri rise continues with Under-19 call-up |access-date=4 July 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo|date=4 July 2017 }} He was later named in the England Young Lions squad to play a tri-series against South Africa and Namibia as a warm-up for the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.{{cite news|title=Westley and Wood included in England Lions squad|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/story/_/id/20893227/westley-wood-included-england-lions-squad|access-date=11 October 2017|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=2 October 2017}}
In September 2019, Qadri joined Kent County Cricket Club ahead of the 2020 season.Hogwood C (2019) [https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/kent-bring-in-off-spinner-212850/ Kent sign off-spinner Hamidullah Qadri from Derbyshire], Kent Online, 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49811870 Hamidullah Qadri: Kent sign Derbyshire & England U19 off-spinner on three-year contract], BBC Sport, 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019. The following month, he was named in the England under-19 cricket team's squad for a 50-over tri-series in the Caribbean.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27766669/england-name-19s-squad-tri-series-west-indies |title=England name Under-19s squad for tri-series in West Indies |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 October 2019}} In December 2019, he was named in England's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men/news/1543861/england-squad-named-for-icc-u19-cricket-world-cup |title=England squad named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |access-date=23 December 2019}}
Qadri left Kent at the end of his contract in October 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/qadri-arafat-leave-kent-at-conclusion-of-2024-season/|title=Qadri & Arafat leave Kent at conclusion of 2024 season|publisher=Kent County Cricket Club|accessdate=2 October 2024}}
References
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External links
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Category:Derbyshire cricketers
Category:Afghan emigrants to England
Category:Sportspeople from Kandahar
Category:Cricketers from Derby