Hamza Shaikh

Hamza Shaikh
Shaikh in 2025
Personal information
Born (2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 20)
Birmingham, England
Height6 ft (183 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–presentWarwickshire (squad no. 15)
2026→ Leicestershire (on loan)
FC debut14 August 2024 England Lions v Sri Lanka
LA debut12 August 2022 Warwickshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 13 37 1
Runs scored 469 1,106 2
Batting average 21.31 39.50 2.00
100s/50s 0/2 2/5 0/0
Top score 91 104* 2
Catches/stumpings 6/– 13/– 3/–
Source: CricInfo, 26 September 2026

Hamza Shaikh (born 29 May 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Leicestershire on loan from Warwickshire County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and legbreak bowler.

Early life

Born in Birmingham, Shaikh attended Eden Boys School, Perry Barr and Sandwell College, where he studied a BTEC in Sports Coaching & Development. He joined Warwickshire at under-10 level. He played club cricket for Knowle & Dorridge in the Birmingham and District League.

Domestic career

He signed a professional contract as a 16-year-old with Warwickshire in June 2022. In 2022, he was 12th man for the England Test team at Edgbaston against India. He made his List-A cricket debut for Warwickshire on 12 August 2022, against Sussex. He extended his contract with Warwickshire in October 2022, agreeing to a two-year deal, and then signed a further two-year extension in April 2025.

In July 2026, Leicestershire signed Shaikh from Warwickshire on a three-year deal, with Shaikh initially joining Leicestershire on loan for the remainder of the 2026 season, before making the switch permanent in November 2026.

International career

He played for England U19 at the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He went on to captain the England U19 side in the summer of 2024, scoring a century against Sri Lanka U19 in July 2024. In December 2024, he travelled with the England Lions on their tour of South Africa. Subsequently, Sheikh was included in the England Lions squad to tour Australia in January 2025.

References

  1. ↑ "Hamza Shaikh". Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 11 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hamza Shaikh". Edgbaston. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Hamza focused on more senior starts after Indian winter coaching". Cricket World. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "HAMZA FOCUSED ON FIRST TEAM STARTS AFTER INDIA BATTING SABBATICAL". Sandwell.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2024.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ Saini, Akash (3 June 2022). "Warwickshire academy's Hamza Shaikh and Amir Khan sign professional contracts". Cricket.One. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ↑ Botcherby, Elizabeth (1 June 2022). "Warwickshire academy duo sign professional contracts". The Cricketer. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "EXCITING TIMES FOR HAMZA SHEIKH". Millichamphall. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Rob Yates hundred narrowly staves off Sussex fightback". CRICINFO. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. ↑ Botcherby, Elizabeth (12 October 2022). "Teenage batter Hamza Shaikh earns two-year contract extension with Warwickshire". The Cricketer. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Shaikh signs extended contract with Bears". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Leicestershire sign Warwickshire batter Shaikh". BBC Sport. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Wigmore, Tim (3 February 2024). "'The game's gone': England U19 batsman given out for handing ball to wicketkeeper". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "U19 Cricket World Cup: England's Hamza Shaikh falls to controversial obstructing the field dismissal". Sky Sports. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  14. ↑ "Hamza Shaikh century caps powerful display from Young Lions batters". espncricinfo. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  15. ↑ Friend, Nick (18 July 2024). "Hamza Shaikh: "These opportunities are unbelievable, you can't really ask for them at my age"". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  16. ↑ "England Men's Lions announce squad for Australia tour". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  17. ↑ "Skipper Davies gets England Lions call-up". Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 18 December 2024.