Ateeq Javid

Ateeq Javid (born 15 October 1991) is a former English cricketer. He started his cricket career at Aston Manor CC where he was picked up for Warwickshire. He played club cricket for West Bromwich Dartmouth in the Birmingham Premier League when he moved on from Aston Manor. He is a right-handed batsman and a right arm off spin bowler.^[1] He made his debut for the county in June 2009 against Durham UCCE.^[2] Ateeq went to Aston Manor Academy along with professional footballer Saido Berahino, cricketer Recordo Gordon and MMA fighter Leon Edwards.

Ateeq Javid

Personal information
Full name	Ateeq Javid
Born	(1991-10-15) 15 October 1991 (age 33) Aston, Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting	Right handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009–2017	Warwickshire (squad no. 17)
2018–2019	Leicestershire (squad no. 99)
FC debut	11 June 2009 Warwickshire v Durham UCCE
LA debut	8 August 2011 England Development XI v Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 43 45 59 Runs scored 1,503 646 527 Batting average 23.48 26.91 22.91 100s/50s 3/5 0/0 0/1 Top score 143 43 51* Balls bowled 776 1,319 711 Wickets 5 28 30 Bowling average 88.20 46.50 29.16 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/1 4/42 4/17 Catches/stumpings 18/– 7/– 11/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 June 2019

In September 2017, it was announced that Javid would leave Warwickshire at the end of the season to join Leicestershire on a two-year contract ahead of the 2018 season.^[3] An opportunity to open against Durham brought his only half-century of the season in 10 attempts in 2018, and he was released at the end of the 2019 season.^[4]

Awards and nominations

In January 2015, Javid was nominated for the Best at Sport award at the British Muslim Awards.^[5]

Anti-Semitism

In 2021, whilst coaching and playing at Hampton and Solihull CC,^[6][7] Javid was revealed to have exchanged a series of anti-Semitic posts with former England Under 19 team-mate Azeem Rafiq on Facebook in 2011. ^[8][9]