Kafeel Jahangir
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Kafeel Jahangir is a former Pakistani cricket
Cricket
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er. Jahangir was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
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. He was born at Karachi
Karachi
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, Sind.

Jahangir made his debut for Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...

 in the 1993 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
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 against Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....

. His debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship came in the same season against Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
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. From 1993 to 1999, he represented the county in 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches and from 1993 to 1997, he represented the county in 11 Minor Counties Championship matches.

Jahangir also represented Hertfordshire in List-A cricket, where he made debut in List-A cricket against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
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 in the 1993 NatWest Trophy
1993 NatWest Trophy
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. From 1993 to 2000, Jahangir played five List-A matches for the county, with his final List-A match coming against Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cambridgeshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.The club is based at The Avenue...

 in the 2000 NatWest Trophy
2000 NatWest Trophy
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. In his five matches he scored 168 runs at a batting average
Batting average
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 of 28.00, with a high score of 92. With the ball, he took 5 wicket at a bowling average
Bowling average
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 of 40.40, with best figures of 4/57. Jahangir also represented a combined Minor Counties team in a single match against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
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 in the 1995 Benson and Hedges Cup.

External links

  • Kafeel Jahangir at Cricinfo
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  • Kafeel Jahangir at CricketArchive
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