Bilal Shafayat

Bilal Mustapha Shafayat (born 10 July 1984, Nottingham) is an English first-class cricketer. He is a middle-order batsman, fast bowler and wicket-keeper. Shafayat was a former captain of the England under-19 side.

Bilal Shafayat

Personal information
Full name	Bilal Mustapha Shafayat
Born	(1984-07-10) 10 July 1984 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Nickname	Billy[1]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Batting	Right Handed Bastman
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Occasional wicket-keeper
Relations	Rashid Shafayat (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012	Hampshire
2012	Shropshire
2010/11–2011/12	Habib Bank Limited
2007/08–2008/09	Pakistan Customs
2007–2010	Nottinghamshire
2005–2006	Northamptonshire
2004/05	National Bank of Pakistan
2001–2004	Nottinghamshire
2000–2001	Nottinghamshire Cricket Board
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 135 107 50 Runs scored 6,463 2,027 536 Batting average 29.92 38.12 15.76 100s/50s 10/35 1/7 –/– Top score 161 104 101* Balls bowled 956 790 126 Wickets 8 24 4 Bowling average 81.00 30.41 49.75 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling 2/25 4/33 2/13 Catches/stumpings 118/8 40/5 15/1
Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2012

He was educated at the Nottingham Bluecoat School,[1] but left after he found a place in cricket.

He started his career at Nottinghamshire but moved to Northamptonshire in 2005. One early highlight of his career was a catch made for England as a substitute fielder in a Test against New Zealand in 2004. He returned to Nottinghamshire for the 2007 season.

He was the twelfth man in the 2009 Cardiff Test against Australia. He was the focus of a controversy when he came out twice during the final overs of the match as the last pair of England batsmen were trying to save the match. The Australian captain accused the England team of time-wasting.

He was released by Nottinghamshire after the 2010 season.[2] He played domestic First Class cricket in Pakistan in 2010/2011. He played second eleven cricket for Hampshire at the start of 2011 and averaged 239.5 in his two matches before returning to Northamptonshire on a match-by-match basis during the 2011 season,[3] playing for the Second XI and the first team in Twenty20 and List A matches during June and July 2011. He ended the season playing for Wellington in the Birmingham league.[4] In April 2012 he joined Shropshire.[5] In May 2012 he was registered by Hampshire and is available to play even though he does not have a contract with them.

He ran a day care nursery which subsequently went into administration and was closed. He was married to Sadia Altaf with whom he has four children.[6][7][8]

References

1. "Player profile: Bilal Shafayat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
2. "Notts release Shafayat and Wood". BBC News. 9 September 2010.
3. "Northants sign batsman Shafayat". BBC News. 17 June 2011.
4. "League leaders held by Wellington". BBC News. 8 August 2011.
5. "Shropshire's chairman Toby Shaw predicts bright future". BBC. 10 April 2012.
6. "Where are they now? Nottinghamshire - 2004 Division Two champions". 12 October 2015.
7. "OPEN DOORS DAY NURSERY LIMITED". www.thegazette.co.uk.
8. "OPEN DOORS DAY NURSERY LIMITED - Overview (free company information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk.