Norden are delighted to announce that the talented and experienced Ashar Zaidi has signed as club professional for the forthcoming 2021 season. Ashar is a left hand batsmen and left arm spin bowler who is very familiar with the Lancashire League having previously had a three year spell as professional at Accrington between 2011 and 2013. The 2013 season in particular was a huge success as Accrington won the Lancashire League and Ash finished the season as top run scorer (1,446 runs) and leading wicket taker (79 wickets).
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Ash has represented both Sussex and Essex in UK first class cricket between 2014 and 2019 and, in his native Pakistan, Ash played for Islamabad. Ash has had a successful T20 career and in the 2015-16 Bangladesh Premier League, he was named man of the series helping Comilla Victorians to the title.
The club are understood to have faced a lot of competition for Ash’s signature and are very pleased to have secured him as he was our number one target. Ash, who now lives locally, and has acted a deputy professional previously for Norden, also brings great coaching expertise and is an ECB Level 3 coach with international coaching experience following a coaching position with the Hong Kong national team.
Welcome to NCC Ash and good luck for the 2021 season!