Azhar Ali in Scotland

[woodworm]

I have been asked by PakPassion.net to keep you all updated on Azhars progress playing for Huntly CC in the Stratmore and perthshire premier cricket league in Scotland. Azhar will be playing for Huntly CC until july the 1st/2nd. His first game was against Stoney wood dyce on the 11th of june, on a very unpredictable wicket and against some decent bowling he managed to score 39 when he was caught at square leg.Huntly CC lost that match by 56 runs. On the 15 of june Azhar captained the Huntly 20/20 side in the 3 counties knock out cup. The opposition was put into bat and scored 148 in there 20 overs, Azhar taking 3/19 in his 4 overs. He opened the batting for Huntly CC and scored 101 n.o. This knock included a few sixes etc, one six cleared the boundary wall and if it wasnt for a tree behind the wall would of hit the leisure centre complex a good 130 meters away from the wicket. Huntly won the game and now progress to the semi finals. Huntly have had the services of Azhar for several years now when he hasnt been on international duty for the Pakistan international set up at all ages. We are really proud of Azhars achievements and hope he maintains his place in the Pakistan national side. More updates will follow, weather permitting the games to go ahead.:azhar

[Poison]

Holy crap 101* chasing 148 :))) :azhar

[Bengaluru]

Any games played at Mannofield? I can go and watch him play!

[woodworm]

Yes Poison, needless to say he was hogging the strike. lol

[woodworm]

Bengaluru, i dont have the fixture list with me at the moment but i will let you know by monday, i know they are away on saturday to dundee in the league and then home at the castel park in Huntly on sunday in a Scottish trophy match.

[violet_may]

Yes Poison, needless to say he was hogging the strike. lol

:misbah :misbah :misbah

But good job Azhar!

[carbon11]

can't someone get this guy fixed up with county cricket

[Bengaluru]

Thanks woodworm! Huntly is not too far from me. I will make an effort to go this Sunday.

[woodworm]

Carbon11. Azhar has been offered county cricket, he prefers to play for Huntly CC. As Azhar says, the people of Huntly and the club members have made him so welcome for the years he has been here, he would rather help Huntly than play county cricket. He plays top level cricket when he is home for the summer in Pakistan if not on international duty. We at the club are obviously delighted he prefers to play for us.

[woodworm]

Please except my appologies the SCU TROPHY match will be held at Huntly on the 26th of june at huntly. So hopefully we will see you then Bengaluru. Once again sorry for my mistake...

[asian123]

Why is he playing in Scotland :facepalm:

He should at least play in the county league

[pakcricketfan]

Thank you for the updates, woodworm! And welcome to PP! :D

[asian123]

Carbon11. Azhar has been offered county cricket, he prefers to play for Huntly CC. As Azhar says, the people of Huntly and the club members have made him so welcome for the years he has been here, he would rather help Huntly than play county cricket. He plays top level cricket when he is home for the summer in Pakistan if not on international duty. We at the club are obviously delighted he prefers to play for us.

He's 25 now, instead of kindly providing his services to people he likes, he should aim to become a better player and play more challenging cricket :facepalm:

[Bengaluru]

No problem at all. The weather forecast is not very bright for this Sunday anyway!

[MIG]

He's 25 now, instead of kindly providing his services to people he likes, he should aim to become a better player and play more challenging cricket :facepalm:

There is a little question of being offered a position to play in county. Azhar cant just pick up his kit bag and make an appearance for Surrey !

I am assuming that after putting in a good performance in Scotland and getting used to the conditions there along with solid international performances, Azhar will be noticed and inducted to the county scene without a problem.

Woodworm - many thanks for taking the time to keep us updated - pls convey our regards to Azhar when you see him next and judging from the commitment you have in following Azhar's work, I would say he's made a good choice.

[asian123]

There is a little question of being offered a position to play in county. Azhar cant just pick up his kit bag and make an appearance for Surrey !

I am assuming that after putting in a good performance in Scotland and getting used to the conditions there along with solid international performances, Azhar will be noticed and inducted to the county scene without a problem.

Woodworm - many thanks for taking the time to keep us updated - pls convey our regards to Azhar when you see him next and judging from the commitment you have in following Azhar's work, I would say he's made a good choice.

"Azhar has been offered county cricket, he prefers to play for Huntly CC. As Azhar says, the people of Huntly and the club members have made him so welcome for the years he has been here, he would rather help Huntly than play county cricket"

If he did get an offer, then that's pretty dissapointing.

What is Huntly CC?! I love his skill and temperament, but he is too much of a wuss. This reminds me of the time when he was nearing his hundred in a test match but was run out because of :salman , Salman was suppose to be out but then Darren Sammy pointed his finger at Azhar, asked him to leave, then he did so :facepalm:

It's great to be a nice guy and all, but not a wuss. If he had a good offer to play county cricket, he should've taken it and in any case, it would have been much better for himself to play there :facepalm: :facepalm: :azhar

[Shayan]

"Azhar has been offered county cricket, he prefers to play for Huntly CC. As Azhar says, the people of Huntly and the club members have made him so welcome for the years he has been here, he would rather help Huntly than play county cricket"

If he did get an offer, then that's pretty dissapointing.

What is Huntly CC?! I love his skill and temperament, but he is too much of a wuss. This reminds me of the time when he was nearing his hundred in a test match but was run out because of :salman , Salman was suppose to be out but then Darren Sammy pointed his finger at Azhar, asked him to leave, then he did so :facepalm:

It's great to be a nice guy and all, but not a wuss. If he had a good offer to play county cricket, he should've taken it and in any case, it would have been much better for himself to play there :facepalm: :facepalm: :azhar

Hardly an example of Azhar being a wuss. The umpire told him to go so he went. They realised afterwards it was a mistake.

I would also prefer him to be playing for a county, it would be a better experience, but any decent level of cricket in the UK will be a good experience for him, he's bound to gain something from it.

[DeadlyVenom]

Who would want to play cricket in the Highlands :))

He should have played for Clydesdale in Glasgow where Yasir played.

[MIG]

"Azhar has been offered county cricket, he prefers to play for Huntly CC. As Azhar says, the people of Huntly and the club members have made him so welcome for the years he has been here, he would rather help Huntly than play county cricket"

If he did get an offer, then that's pretty dissapointing.

What is Huntly CC?! I love his skill and temperament, but he is too much of a wuss. This reminds me of the time when he was nearing his hundred in a test match but was run out because of :salman , Salman was suppose to be out but then Darren Sammy pointed his finger at Azhar, asked him to leave, then he did so :facepalm:

It's great to be a nice guy and all, but not a wuss. If he had a good offer to play county cricket, he should've taken it and in any case, it would have been much better for himself to play there :facepalm: :facepalm: :azhar

Bhai - this is the first real test class player we have - if he wished to hone his skills in nets or playing for samasatta XI in Pakistan - thats his choice.

All he needs to do is to score at the highest level - that is more important.

[asian123]

Bhai - this is the first real test class player we have - if he wished to hone his skills in nets or playing for samasatta XI in Pakistan - thats his choice.

All he needs to do is to score at the highest level - that is more important.

:)) What?! Playing at a County would be much more beneficial for him than playing in a random county in SCOTLAND

Wouldn't it be better for him if he could improve his batting?

[asian123]

Hardly an example of Azhar being a wuss. The umpire told him to go so he went. They realised afterwards it was a mistake.

I would also prefer him to be playing for a county, it would be a better experience, but any decent level of cricket in the UK will be a good experience for him, he's bound to gain something from it.

He was confused in the beginning and stood there, then darren sammy came from no where and started pointing at him to tell him to go even though he has no right. Then he walked straight after. He could have atleast asked the umpire to check with the third umpire. Any other player would have either shouted at Sammy or atleast ask for the third umpire. :umarakmal

[woodworm]

What is Huntly cc?
Huntly cc is a cricket club that has been playing cricket in Aberdeenshire (not the highlands ) for over 150 years. It has 3 teams, all play in different leagues, the league Azhar plays in, The strathmore and perthshire premier league has attracted a miriad of international cricketers, Adam gilchrist, Heath davis,Gary stead,Justin langer. To name just a few. We have also entertained several county sides up here in freindlies. So the standard up here is pretty good.The late great Donald Bradman and his Australian side in the 20`s toured Scotland and graced the wickets of the North of Scotland. Yes it would be good for Azhar to play county cricket, i think we all agree with that, but remember this, whilst Azhar was in contention for being selected to play international cricket and whilst he was in the u19 Pakistan side, he was playing cricket in Scotland for Huntly. He still got selected regardless, and the time he spent with us, obviously didnt damage his game. Any cricket you play anywhere in the world can only improve you as a cricketer.

[woodworm]

Incidently, the day Azhar got selected to play his first test, he was playing for us, i remember the look of sheer joy on his face when he received the phone call from the selectors saying he was selected for the Australia and England tests. Long may he continue to play international cricket for Pakistan, and long may he continue scoring plenty of runs, which i am sure he will with his dedication to the fantastic game that is cricket.

[MIG]

asian123 - have you got something personal against Azhar? All I see from your post is some kind of hate for the guy.

[asian123]

What is Huntly cc?
Huntly cc is a cricket club that has been playing cricket in Aberdeenshire (not the highlands ) for over 150 years. It has 3 teams, all play in different leagues, the league Azhar plays in, The strathmore and perthshire premier league has attracted a miriad of international cricketers, Adam gilchrist, Heath davis,Gary stead,Justin langer. To name just a few. We have also entertained several county sides up here in freindlies. So the standard up here is pretty good.The late great Donald Bradman and his Australian side in the 20`s toured Scotland and graced the wickets of the North of Scotland. Yes it would be good for Azhar to play county cricket, i think we all agree with that, but remember this, whilst Azhar was in contention for being selected to play international cricket and whilst he was in the u19 Pakistan side, he was playing cricket in Scotland for Huntly. He still got selected regardless, and the time he spent with us, obviously didnt damage his game. Any cricket you play anywhere in the world can only improve you as a cricketer.

....but county would improve him more

[asian123]

asian123 - have you got something personal against Azhar? All I see from your post is some kind of hate for the guy.

You must be joking! I loved him after his hard fought 92* against England, and still remeber how angry i was at :asif after he casually threw away his wicket at the end.

Im just saying he is a wuss and i dont like that. I was immensely angry at Sammy and Salman for the run out incident, but the fact that Azhar didnt do anything afterwards ticked me off.

I also dont like his decision to play in a Scottish leage against unknown players even though he was offered to play for county cricket. Sure, there his friends and all, but he should always aim to improve himself as a player....he needs that and Paksitan need that as well.

Cant wait for his first century :)

[AZ]

many thanks for the updates, WW!

130m hit, eh? :eek:

[Boi]

Nice! :azhar

[murphyslaw79]

Poor attitude to not accept a county offer if it was offered.

His game in league cricket will not really improve in comparison to county cricket. Apart from Younis and Yousuf no other Pakistani batsman has been offered a county contract and for him to turn it down is a poor decision and he should have sought the opinion of senior players.

[asian123]

^ Well said

[woodworm]

I notice that my previous postings made it look like he was offered a contract this year.I was refering to a previous year.I obviously didnt make this clear, he has not been offered a county contract this year. He was offered a second eleven contract a few years back, but my understanding of it was he was mucked about by the county that offered it, so turned it down, as well as favouring to play for Huntly cc in the reason stated earlier in the postings.. No contract has been offered this year . Hope this clears the contract issue up.. Sorry for any confusion.

[BoomBoomCricket]

Great.

[asian123]

Do the counties have to offer the players or can they try to inform the county's that they are avalaible and interested?

[asian123]

I obviously didnt make this clear, he has not been offered a county contract this year. He was offered a second eleven contract a few years back, but my understanding of it was he was mucked about by the county that offered it, so turned it down, as well as favouring to play for Huntly cc in the reason stated earlier in the postings.. No contract has been offered this year . Hope this clears the contract issue up.. Sorry for any confusion.

Sorry then,

"Azhar has been offered county cricket, he prefers to play for Huntly CC. As Azhar says ..... he would rather help Huntly than play county cricket. We at the club are obviously delighted he prefers to play for us."

This made it seem like he was offered a proper contract, and i honestly thought that county's would be interested in him

[woodworm]

I couldnt tell you, but i would assume that counties would be made aware of what players are free from international duties and who havent got contracts. In Azhars case he is only free for a month before going home, so would it be beneficial for a county to have an overseas player just for a month?

[BoomBoomCricket]

Hi there.

Why don't you guys at Huntly CC post your match scorecards on the play cricket server which you have set up like most other cricket club who play at high standards in the UK do? Would be much appreciated if you could do that so we can see Azhar's performance for ourselves rather than being told how many he got etc.

[DeadlyVenom]

Woodwork do you guys play in the SNCL?

[Saj]

Sorry then,

"Azhar has been offered county cricket, he prefers to play for Huntly CC. As Azhar says ..... he would rather help Huntly than play county cricket. We at the club are obviously delighted he prefers to play for us."

This made it seem like he was offered a proper contract, and i honestly thought that county's would be interested in him

Thanks for the update woodworm. Pass on my regards to Azhar and tell him I'll speak to him soon :)

Asian123 - Second eleven cricket is not county cricket.

[woodworm]

BoomBoom. The reason i am putting in Azhars performances on here is, i was asked to by PakPassion.net, if i hadnt been i would not of posted anything on here regarding the results. the next few stats for Azhar will be posted on here, provided i have the time from my day to day life.
Deadlyvenom, Huntly are in the league below the SNCL. The strathmore and perthshire premier league. The league is a feeder league for the SNCL.

[woodworm]

Will do Saj. I would imagine he will be very busy sight seeing with his family tho and enjoying taking a break from the pressures of top flight cricket, now he is relaxing in Scotland. ;-)

[KingKhanWC]

Thanks for the updates but this is a very weak level of cricket, doesn't tell us much and not sure if Azhar will learn anything apart from how cold the Scottish summer is. Hopefully he will get a county contract next season.

[Fireworks11]

Cheers for keeping us updated.

Azhar enjoying himself in Scotland, nice to see. :azhar

[Hasnain_786]

here are his statistics
http://huntly.play-cricket.com/profile/statistics.asp?id=10721149

[punter_legend]

Firstly , i would like to say it was 127 we were chasing not 148 as mr woodworm mentioned

The standard is not "terrible" also guys , obviously not county standard but does provided a challenge to azhar with the wickets we play on

All i will say is (don't) believe everything woodworm says as he dosent go to all the games for a kickoff

I shall correct his mistakes in the future

OVER AND OUT

[DeadlyVenom]

^ ^ Controversy :))

I've been to a few club games in Scotland and the standard is not bad at all, ball swings about like crazy at times.

[talha3]

here are his statistics
http://huntly.play-cricket.com/profile/statistics.asp?id=10721149

Thanks. Good to see his progress, and even better to see that he has improved greatly every year, with a bradmanesque average of 117 in 2008!

Now in 2011, it must be astronomical! :O

[pullshot]

I have been asked by PakPassion.net to keep you all updated on Azhars progress playing for Huntly CC in the Stratmore and perthshire premier cricket league in Scotland. Azhar will be playing for Huntly CC until july the 1st/2nd. His first game was against Stoney wood dyce on the 11th of june, on a very unpredictable wicket and against some decent bowling he managed to score 39 when he was caught at square leg.Huntly CC lost that match by 56 runs. On the 15 of june Azhar captained the Huntly 20/20 side in the 3 counties knock out cup. The opposition was put into bat and scored 148 in there 20 overs, Azhar taking 3/19 in his 4 overs. He opened the batting for Huntly CC and scored 101 n.o. This knock included a few sixes etc, one six cleared the boundary wall and if it wasnt for a tree behind the wall would of hit the leisure centre complex a good 130 meters away from the wicket. Huntly won the game and now progress to the semi finals. Huntly have had the services of Azhar for several years now when he hasnt been on international duty for the Pakistan international set up at all ages. We are really proud of Azhars achievements and hope he maintains his place in the Pakistan national side. More updates will follow, weather permitting the games to go ahead.:azhar
130 meters???? :55::55::55:

[woodworm]

Ah! Punter legend, You are quite correct in saying i do not go to all the games, then again nor do you, now you say do not believe all that i say. I think you should be very carefull saying that, your on a sticky wicket with that one.

[Boi]

How did Azhar do yesterday, woodworm?

[Gabbar Singh]

Firstly , i would like to say it was 127 we were chasing not 148 as mr woodworm mentioned

The standard is not "terrible" also guys , obviously not county standard but does provided a challenge to azhar with the wickets we play on

All i will say is (don't) believe everything woodworm says as he dosent go to all the games for a kickoff

I shall correct his mistakes in the future

OVER AND OUT

Ah! Punter legend, You are quite correct in saying i do not go to all the games, then again nor do you, now you say do not believe all that i say. I think you should be very carefull saying that, your on a sticky wicket with that one.

Only one way to conclude this argument gents.

http://www.gmhg.org/highlandwrestling1.jpg

[KingKhanWC]

^^ :)))

Why do the Scots always start fighting each other?

[BoomBoomCricket]

here are his statistics
http://huntly.play-cricket.com/profile/statistics.asp?id=10721149

they are the old ones

[Quick Single]

punter_legend, bengaluru and woodworm: if you don't mind me asking who are you guys, because I currently play in the Strathmore for Stoneywood CC.

Thanks.

[punter_legend]

Quick Single ,

I am a playing member but does not play in the 1st team , i usually play second team ,

I have heard rumours at huntly cc who woodworm is , but wouldnt like to say just incase i am wrong

Who are you quick single ?

[Boi]

Any updates on how Azhar's performances have been?