Gurjit Sandhu
Gurjit "Gurjie" Singh Sandhu (born 24 March 1992) is an English cricketer, who formerly played for Middlesex. Sandhu is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium-fast. He was born at Isleworth, Middlesex, and was educated at the Isleworth and Syon School. He has recently signed on to play at Strathmore cricket club.
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Full name | Gurjit Singh Sandhu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Heathrow Airport, England | 24 March 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Shropshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 April 2017 |
Having played for the Middlesex Second XI since 2008,[1] Sandhu made his first-class debut for Middlesex against the touring Sri Lankans at Uxbridge in 2011.[2] He ended Middlesex's first-innings of 360/8 declared unbeaten on 7, while in the Sri Lankans first-innings of 309/2 declared he bowled 8 wicketless overs. Ajantha Mendis dismissed him for 8 runs in Middlesex's second-innings of 161, while in the Sri Lankans second-innings he bowled 5 wicketless overs. The Sri Lankans won the match by 4 wickets.[3] He was released by Middlesex following the 2015 season.[4]
He appeared for Durham versus Sri Lanka A in June 2016. He also appeared in minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire during 2016. He then debuted for another minor county, Shropshire, in April 2017.[5] He returned to first-class cricket in July 2017, when he turned out for Derbyshire against Durham.[6]
References
- "Teams Gurjit Sandhu played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- "First-Class Matches played by Gurjit Sandhu". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- "Middlesex v Sri Lankans, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- "BBC Sport - Gurjit Sandhu: Middlesex release left-arm seamer". BBC Sport.
- Hatfield, Luke (18 May 2017). "Shropshire to give debut to former Middlesex seamer Gurjit Sandhu". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- Eklid, Mark (3 July 2017). "Critchley ton and record stand tips balance back to Derbyshire". Derby Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2017.