Hamza Shaikh

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

Hamza Shaikh

Shaikh in 2025
Personal information
Born	(2006-05-29) 29 May 2006 (age 19) Birmingham, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2022–present	Warwickshire (squad no. 15)
FC debut	14 August 2024 England Lions v Sri Lanka
LA debut	12 August 2022 Warwickshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 8 21 Runs scored 301 369 Batting average 20.06 26.35 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 Top score 91 54* Catches/stumpings 5/– 6/–
Source: CricInfo, 5 August 2025

Early life

Born in Birmingham, Shaikh attended Eden Boys School, Perry Barr^[1] and Sandwell College, where he studied a BTEC in Sports Coaching & Development. He joined Warwickshire at under-10 level.^[2][3] He played club cricket for Knowle & Dorridge in the Birmingham and District League.^[4]

Career

He signed a professional contract as a 16 year-old with Warwickshire in June 2022.^[5] In 2022, he was 12th man for the England Test team at Edgbaston against India.^[6] He made his List-A cricket debut for Warwickshire on 12 August 2022, against Sussex.^[7] He extended his contract with Warwickshire in October 2022, agreeing to a two-year deal,^[8] and then signed a further two-year extension in April 2025.^[9]

International career

He played for England U19 at the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[10][11] He went on to captain the England U19 side in the summer of 2024, scoring a century against Sri Lanka U19 in July 2024.^[12] In December 2024, he travelled with the England Lions on their tour of South Africa.^[13] Subsequently Sheikh was included in the England Lions squad to tour Australia in January 2025.^[14][15]