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Biggest Contributor To Each English County From Pakistan Cricketers

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Sussex: Mushtaq Ahmed
Kent: Asif Iqbal
Lancashire: Wasim Akram
Gloucestershire: Zaheer Abbas

They were obvious ones. But the rest:
Northamptonshire: Mushtaq Mohammad
Surrey: Saqlain Mushtaq
Glamorgan: Waqar Younis

Worcestershire: Imran Khan
Essex: Hard to say Kaneria after what transpired although from performance wise he probably was.
Middlesex: ?
Yorkshire: Younis Khan perhaps?
Hampshire: Shahid Afridi
Leicestershire: Mohammad Abbas
Durham: Shoaib Akhtar perhaps?
Derbyshire: ??
Nottinghamshire: ??
Warwickshire: Mohammad Yousuf perhaps?
Somerset: Babar Azam perhaps?

Feel free to help out fill the blanks.
Trying to avoid putting the same player twice if they played for two different counties.
 
Mushtaq Ahmed at Sussex.
No Pakistan player has had a bigger impact on a single county.
They won the County Championship 3 times in 5 years between 2003-2007 during his 6 year spell with the club having not won it ever before.
Mushtaq took 100 wickets in the four day competition in 2003 during their first county championship win and was again among the top wicket takers in their successful title winning campaigns of 2006 and 2007.
 
Worcestershire: Saeed Ajmal could also be picked
Somerset: Azhar Ali given his performances in helping them win a 50 over title last summer.
Leicestershire: Razzaq when it comes to T20 in 2011.
 
Mohammad Abbas was pretty good for Leicestershire but that team was full of Railu Kattas except him, with a slightly better team he could have helped them win something in the two seasons he spent there.
 
Middlesex: Abdul Razzaq (amazingly the only Pakistani player to play FC county for Middlesex)
Derbyshire: Yousuf, Wahab
Surrey: Waqar Younis
Kent: Yasir Arafat
 
Didn’t Hafeez score 2000 runs in a county season some years ago , or was that Lara? Both great players, I often mix them up.
 
County Cricket is a touch over rated, I don't mind batsmen getting maximum exposure there but I wouldn't want bowlers to play for more than 2 seasons.
 
County Cricket is a touch over rated, I don't mind batsmen getting maximum exposure there but I wouldn't want bowlers to play for more than 2 seasons.

Wasim stayed at Lancs for ten seasons.
 
Not well liked or respected there from what I gathered when I was a MCCC member.

Please explain? Razzaq doesnt seem very sociable and probably didnt make an effort to integrate there i presume?
 
Wasim stayed at Lancs for ten seasons.

10 is too many. Not all fast bowlers can handle 10 seasons of county cricket where you have to bowl a gazzilion overs a season. Too much county cricket contributed to Waqar's decline. Back then county cricket was like IPL for our players.
 
Please explain? Razzaq doesnt seem very sociable and probably didnt make an effort to integrate there i presume?

Razzaq is not well-liked outside the team. He may have not been liked in the team either. Since retirement he has admitted to cheating on his wife on Live TV. Blamed everyone from Naseem Ashraf to Hafeez for destroying his career. Blamed Waqar Younis for causing disharmony in the team and regularly makes immature, attention-seeking comments
 
Interesting. Tho not surprised

I watched him bowl at Uxbridge. He had a better action than his team mates but was not bowling any faster, at a time when MCCC had no quick bowlers. I mentioned this to a couple of players who said they all knew he had more mph in him but was holding back. He would turn up to practice late and generally had a bad attitude.

I chatted to Owais Shah’s father that day, a nice gent. ‘Ace’ and I went to the same school though many years apart. A younger man I knew went to another school in the area and played cricket. He said Ace would show up and hit a brisk hundred every time.
 
Majid Khan: The popular 63-times capped Pakistan Test batsman was part of Glamorgan's 1969 Championship-winning side. Made 21 centuries in his 9,610 runs in 154 first-class games, taking 51 wickets. Also hit 2,543 one-day runs in 113 games and took 33 wickets with his economical off-spin.

Waqar Younis: Pakistan paceman played a key role in the Championship-winning side in 1997, when his 68 wickets helped earn Glamorgan's first title in 28 years. Waqar also had a short spell at Warwickshire and three years with Surrey, but it was for Glamorgan that he had his main impact.

Zaheer Abbas: The Pakistan Test great made 206 first-class appearances in 12 seasons between 1972 and 1984, amassing 16,088 runs at 49.79. Also made 7,103 runs in 209 limited-over appearances. For most of his time in Bristol, played alongside Pakistan team-mate, Sadiq Mohammad, who himself made 12,012 first-class and 4,982 one-day runs.

Asif Iqbal: Pakistan batsman and brilliant fielder, who bowled medium pace. Scored 13,231 runs in 243 first-class games for Kent, who he captained in 1977, 1981 and 1982. Also made 5,554 one-day runs in 241 games and took 179 wickets in both forms of the game during 14 years of service (1968-1982). Won four Lord's one-day trophies, three Sunday Leagues and two Championship titles.

Wasim Akram: The Pakistan all-rounder played 91 first-class and 165 one-day games between 1988 and 1998, helping to win five of Lancashire's seven one-day trophies in that time. Took 374 first-class wickets and a further 260 one-day scalps - and made a combined 5,533 runs.

Mushtaq Mohammad: After his Northants debut against the 1964 Australian tourists, the Pakistan batsman, from the illustrious Mohammad cricketing family of four Test-playing brothers, enjoyed 12 years' almost uninterrupted service (1966-1977). He made 15,961 runs in 262 first-class matches, including 32 centuries, as well as taking 551 wickets with his leg spin. Also made 3,924 one-day runs.

Sarfraz Nawaz: Pakistan fast bowler had 12 full seasons in England (three of which included Test tours) from 1969 to 1982, taking 511 first-class and 224 one-day wickets. More than useful tail-ender who scored 3,212 first-class runs, including 10 fifties, and 1,177 in limited-overs cricket. Key part of 1976 and 1980 Lord's one-day trophy winning teams.

Intikhab Alam: The former Pakistan Test captain took 629 wickets and hit 5,707 runs in 232 first-class appearances for Surrey (1969-81). The leg spinner had been a Test cricketer for 10 years when he first came to The Oval in 1969. Stayed on after Pakistan's summer tour to England in 1971, taking 32 wickets late in Surrey's County Championship title win.

Saqlain Mushtaq: England's spin bowling coach also took 208 wickets in 49 Tests for Pakistan between 1995 and 2004. But for most of that time he was a Surrey player, taking 424 first-class wickets in 94 matches for the county and a further 120 in limited-over games. A handy lower-order batsman too, hitting 2,080 runs in all forms of the game.

Imran Khan: Educated at Worcester's Royal Grammar School, the future Pakistan World Cup-winning captain and prime minister began his career with Worcestershire. But the majority of his time in England was spent with Sussex, hitting 7,329 runs and taking 409 wickets in 131 first-class games. Also scored 4,298 runs and took 209 wickets in List A cricket, helping Sussex to two Lord's one-day final wins.

Mushtaq Ahmed: Pakistan leg-spinner first came to English cricket with Somerset in 1993 and had a spell with Surrey before moving to Hove for 2003, after which he took 478 wickets in 85 games, and hit eight half-centuries. A key part of all three of Sussex title wins, taking 103 wickets in 2003, 102 in 2006 and 90 in 2007.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/52514110
 
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Majid Khan: The popular 63-times capped Pakistan Test batsman was part of Glamorgan's 1969 Championship-winning side. Made 21 centuries in his 9,610 runs in 154 first-class games, taking 51 wickets. Also hit 2,543 one-day runs in 113 games and took 33 wickets with his economical off-spin.

Waqar Younis: Pakistan paceman played a key role in the Championship-winning side in 1997, when his 68 wickets helped earn Glamorgan's first title in 28 years. Waqar also had a short spell at Warwickshire and three years with Surrey, but it was for Glamorgan that he had his main impact.

Zaheer Abbas: The Pakistan Test great made 206 first-class appearances in 12 seasons between 1972 and 1984, amassing 16,088 runs at 49.79. Also made 7,103 runs in 209 limited-over appearances. For most of his time in Bristol, played alongside Pakistan team-mate, Sadiq Mohammad, who himself made 12,012 first-class and 4,982 one-day runs.

Asif Iqbal: Pakistan batsman and brilliant fielder, who bowled medium pace. Scored 13,231 runs in 243 first-class games for Kent, who he captained in 1977, 1981 and 1982. Also made 5,554 one-day runs in 241 games and took 179 wickets in both forms of the game during 14 years of service (1968-1982). Won four Lord's one-day trophies, three Sunday Leagues and two Championship titles.

Wasim Akram: The Pakistan all-rounder played 91 first-class and 165 one-day games between 1988 and 1998, helping to win five of Lancashire's seven one-day trophies in that time. Took 374 first-class wickets and a further 260 one-day scalps - and made a combined 5,533 runs.

Mushtaq Mohammad: After his Northants debut against the 1964 Australian tourists, the Pakistan batsman, from the illustrious Mohammad cricketing family of four Test-playing brothers, enjoyed 12 years' almost uninterrupted service (1966-1977). He made 15,961 runs in 262 first-class matches, including 32 centuries, as well as taking 551 wickets with his leg spin. Also made 3,924 one-day runs.

Sarfraz Nawaz: Pakistan fast bowler had 12 full seasons in England (three of which included Test tours) from 1969 to 1982, taking 511 first-class and 224 one-day wickets. More than useful tail-ender who scored 3,212 first-class runs, including 10 fifties, and 1,177 in limited-overs cricket. Key part of 1976 and 1980 Lord's one-day trophy winning teams.

Intikhab Alam: The former Pakistan Test captain took 629 wickets and hit 5,707 runs in 232 first-class appearances for Surrey (1969-81). The leg spinner had been a Test cricketer for 10 years when he first came to The Oval in 1969. Stayed on after Pakistan's summer tour to England in 1971, taking 32 wickets late in Surrey's County Championship title win.

Saqlain Mushtaq: England's spin bowling coach also took 208 wickets in 49 Tests for Pakistan between 1995 and 2004. But for most of that time he was a Surrey player, taking 424 first-class wickets in 94 matches for the county and a further 120 in limited-over games. A handy lower-order batsman too, hitting 2,080 runs in all forms of the game.

Imran Khan: Educated at Worcester's Royal Grammar School, the future Pakistan World Cup-winning captain and prime minister began his career with Worcestershire. But the majority of his time in England was spent with Sussex, hitting 7,329 runs and taking 409 wickets in 131 first-class games. Also scored 4,298 runs and took 209 wickets in List A cricket, helping Sussex to two Lord's one-day final wins.

Mushtaq Ahmed: Pakistan leg-spinner first came to English cricket with Somerset in 1993 and had a spell with Surrey before moving to Hove for 2003, after which he took 478 wickets in 85 games, and hit eight half-centuries. A key part of all three of Sussex title wins, taking 103 wickets in 2003, 102 in 2006 and 90 in 2007.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/52514110

Not many Indians in the article at all :))
 
Durham: Shoaib Akhtar perhaps?

I think Shoaib contributed more to the nightlife in Newcastle than Durham County Cricket Club :P
 
Intikhab Alam: The former Pakistan Test captain took 629 wickets and hit 5,707 runs in 232 first-class appearances for Surrey (1969-81). The leg spinner had been a Test cricketer for 10 years when he first came to The Oval in 1969. Stayed on after Pakistan's summer tour to England in 1971, taking 32 wickets late in Surrey's County Championship title win.

Around The Oval, there are pictures of former players. Inti's is there too, where he is fondly remembered.
 
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Congratulations to Asif Iqbal and Immy on being voted greatest overseas player for their respective counties on a recent poll.
 
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Congratulations to Asif Iqbal and Immy on being voted greatest overseas player for their respective counties on a recent poll.

Greatest overseas player per county in a recent BBC poll. 2 Pakistanis make the cut. Surprised that Mushtaq Ahmed wasn't picked for Sussex - spun them to 3 county championship titles in 2003, 2006 and 2007 having never won the comp before. Got 100 Championship wickets in 03 & 06
 
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