| Zaman Akhter | |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Gloucestershire |
| Clubnumber1: | 17 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 20 May |
| Debutyear1: | 2023 |
| Debutfor1: | Gloucestershire |
| Debutagainst1: | Durham |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 1 August |
| Debutyear2: | 2023 |
| Debutfor2: | Gloucestershire |
| Debutagainst2: | Derbyshire |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 18 |
| Runs1: | 366 |
| Bat Avg1: | 21.52 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 70 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,666 |
| Wickets1: | 45 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 41.11 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/32 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 6 |
| Runs2: | 27 |
| Bat Avg2: | 27.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 27 |
| Deliveries2: | 288 |
| Wickets2: | 10 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 27.30 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/25 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 4/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 3 |
| Runs3: | 24 |
| Bat Avg3: | 24.00 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 11 |
| Deliveries3: | 66 |
| Wickets3: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 31.00 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 2/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 0/– |
| Date: | 28 September 2024 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/zaman-akhter-1141032 ESPNcricinfo |
Zaman Akhter (born 12 March 1999) is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club and was the 6th graduate of the South Asian Cricket Academy (SACA) to sign a professional contract. He is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium pace bowler. He made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire on 18 May 2023, against Durham. Akhter has also played for England Lions.
Akhter made his first-class cricket debut for the Oxford UCCE scheme (Oxford Brookes University and University of Oxford) against Middlesex in March 2019.[1] He later played minor counties cricket for Cambridge,[2] and Hertfordshire.[3] He played for Essex Second-XI towards the end of the 2022 season.[4]
Akhter played at South Asia Cricket Academy prior to signing for Gloucestershire in March 2023.[5] Gloucestershire coach Dale Benkenstein described him as having a “natural action”. He made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire on 18 May 2023 against Durham.[6] [7] In his third first-class match, on 13 June 2023, he impressed by taking 4-33 from 17 overs against Leicestershire.[8] He signed a new one-year contract with the club in November 2023.[9] [10]
He took his first five-wicket haul for Gloucestershire on the opening day of the 2024 County Championship, finishing with figures of 5/89 against Yorkshire at Bristol on 12April 2024.[11] In August 2024, he signed a contract extension with the county.[12]
Akhter was named in the England Lions squad for a four-day match against Sri Lanka at New Road, Worcester in August 2024.[13] [14] He took five wickets for 32 runs off 11.5 overs in the tourists' first innings.[15] [16] [17]