Bilal Mustapha Shafayat was born on 10 July 1984 and is an English former first-class cricketer.
10 Facts About Bilal Shafayat
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Bilal Shafayat played as a middle-order batsman, bowler and wicket-keeper.
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Bilal Shafayat was born in Nottingham to parents of Pakistani ancestry.
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Bilal Shafayat was educated at the Nottingham Bluecoat School, but left after he found a place in cricket.
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Bilal Shafayat started his career at Nottinghamshire but moved to Northamptonshire in 2005.
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Bilal Shafayat was the twelfth man in the 2009 Cardiff Test against Australia.
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Bilal Shafayat was the focus of a controversy when he came out twice during the final overs of the match as the last pair of England batsmen were trying to save the match.
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Bilal Shafayat was released by Nottinghamshire after the 2010 season.
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Bilal Shafayat played second eleven cricket for Hampshire at the start of 2011 and averaged 239.5 in his two matches before returning to Northamptonshire on a match-by-match basis during the 2011 season, playing for the Second XI and the first team in Twenty20 and List A matches during June and July 2011.
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Bilal Shafayat ended the season playing for Wellington in the Birmingham league.