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11 Facts About Majid Haq

1.

Majid Haq is a left-handed batsman and an off spin bowler.

2.

Majid Haq has represented Scotland at Under 17, Under 19 and Under 23 levels, making his debut for the senior side on 20 July 2002 in a European Championship match against an England Board XI.

3.

Majid Haq was a member of the Scottish squad for the 2007 World Cup in the West Indies.

4.

Majid Haq now plays for the Ayrshire-based club, Prestwick Cricket Club.

5.

Majid Haq was born and brought up in Paisley, Renfrewshire in Scotland to Pakistani parents.

6.

Majid Haq attended Todholm Nursery and South Primary School in his early life.

7.

Majid Haq then spent 6 years at Castlehead High School, then continuing his education at Reid Kerr College.

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Majid Haq is a graduate in Accountancy, obtaining his honours degree from the University of the West of Scotland, formerly University of Paisley.

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Majid Haq was selected for the tour of Dubai and Kenya, and for the World Cricket League Division One tournament in which they were runners up making way for them to contest in the 2007 Twenty20 World Championship being held in South Africa later 2007.

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Majid Haq trialed with Warwickshire County Cricket Club in March 2008.

11.

Majid Haq was sent home from the 2015 World Cup in Australia after suggesting that his omission from the Scotland team may have been on racial grounds.