| Hassan Azad | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Mohammad Hassan Azad |
| Birth Date: | 7 January 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Club1: | Loughborough MCCU |
| Year1: | 2015–2019 |
| Club2: | Leicestershire |
| Clubnumber2: | 42 |
| Club3: | Northamptonshire |
| Year3: | 2023 |
| Clubnumber3: | 89 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 2 April |
| Debutyear1: | 2015 |
| Debutfor1: | Loughborough MCCU |
| Debutagainst1: | Hampshire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 61 |
| Runs1: | 3,190 |
| Bat Avg1: | 33.93 |
| 100S/50S1: | 7/17 |
| Top Score1: | 152 |
| Deliveries1: | 43 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 25.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/15 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 25/– |
| Date: | 28 September 2023 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/348191.html Cricinfo |
Mohammad Hassan Azad (born 7 January 1994) is an English cricketer who most recently played for Northamptonshire. He is a left handed opening batsman and an off-break bowler.[1]
Azad began his career in the academy at Nottinghamshire. He made his first-class debut on 2 April 2015 for Loughborough MCCU against Hampshire.[2]
Having performed well for the second XI during 2018, in March 2019 Azad signed for Leicestershire County Cricket Club ahead of the 2019 County Championship.[3] [4] He played in Leicestershire's match against Loughborough MCCU, in the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures, scoring his maiden first-class century.[5] [6] His good form continued through the first half of the County Championship season, and he was voted PCA Player of the Month for June.[7] In August 2019, his performances were further rewarded when he was offered a further two-year contract.[8]
In March 2023, Northamptonshire announced the signing of Azad on a short-term deal.[9]