16-Year-Old Farhan Ahmed Shatters 159-Year-Old Record with Stunning 10-Wicket Haul

Farhan Ahmed, a 16-year-old English cricketer who plays for the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, recently broke a 159-year-old record with his bowling abilities. He took  10 wickets in the first-class match and became the youngest player to achieve this bowling accomplishment. 

Read the article dedicated to this young player's latest achievement. 

Farhan Ahmed Recently Broke 159-Year-Old Record 2024

Farhan Ahmed, born on 22nd February 2008, is a young English Cricketer. He currently plays cricket for the Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. He took 10 wickets for his squad in both innings of a match against Surrey. He is only 16 years old and this achievement by such a young player is inspirational. 

He became the youngest bowler of a First-class cricket match to take 10 wickets. 

Although the game between Surrey and Nottinghamshire was a draw, but Ahmed added a feather to his shoulder by breaking a 159-year-old record.

Whose record did Farhan Ahmed Break?

Farhan Ahmed recently broke the record of WG Grace who set the record of taking 10 wickets in a first-class match in 1865. Ahmed surpassed Grace and became the youngest bowler to take this record to his name. 

In First-class cricket, WG Grace held the world record for taking 10 wickets in a match when he was 16 years and 340 days old. 

In First-class cricket, Farhan Ahmed surpassed Grace and recently achieved the world record for taking 10 wickets in a match when he was 16 years and 191 days old. Ahmed also set a record for the youngest player to claim a five-wicket pull. 

Farhan Ahmed Bowling 2024

While playing a match against Surrey, Farhan Ahmed claimed 7 wickets in the first innings of the match. He later added 3 more wickets in the second innings. 

In this match, Surrey batted first and collected a total of 525 runs. In response, Nottinghamshire created 405 runs. Surrey led this game with 120 runs. 

In the second innings, Surrey scored 177 runs and declared a 298 runs target for Nottinghamshire to win. By the end of the final day, Nottinghamshire reached 121 scores without even losing a single wicket. Thus this game resulted in a draw. 

Farhan Ahmed First-Class Matches

Farhan Ahmed, a young English player has taken part only in 2 first-class matches and a single List-A match to date. He has taken 13 wickets in the first-class match innings and only one wicket in the List-A match. 

Farhan Ahmed has also represented England by being a part of the U-19 World Cup team. He debuted in the first-class cricket earlier this year. He is a talented bowler and played in the Under-19 World Cup for England. His performance in County cricket strengthened his reputation among the cricket fans. 

He stunned everybody after claiming 13 wickets in just 2 first-class matches. He showed his potential on the ground and will make the future of the England Cricket team more healthy. 

Conclusion

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