Farhan Ahmed Broke 159 Years Old Record: Farhan Ahmed has etched his name in the pages of history at the age of 16. He achieved this feat by breaking a 159-year-old record. Farhan broke this record while playing county cricket. He took a total of 10 wickets for Nottinghamshire in the match against Surrey. Farhan got 7 wickets in the first innings, while he took 3 wickets in the second innings.
Actually Farhan Ahmed became the youngest bowler to take 10 wickets in a first class match. Farhan broke the record of WG Grace. WG Grace had done this feat in 1865. WG Grace had made a record by taking 10 wickets at the age of 16 years 340 days, which was broken by Farhan. Farhan Ahmed did the amazing feat of taking 10 wickets at the age of 16 years 191 days. With this, Farhan also became the youngest bowler to take a fifer.
Farhan has played 2 first class and 1 List A match so far. While bowling in 2 first class innings, he has taken 13 wickets. Apart from this, he has taken 1 wicket in a List A match. Let us tell you that Farhan Ahmed has played the Under-19 World Cup for England.
The elder brother plays international cricket for England
It is worth noting that Farhan’s elder brother Rehan Ahmed plays international cricket for England. Rehan made his international debut for England in 2022. Rehan is playing in all three formats for England. So far, Rehan has played 4 Tests, 6 ODIs and 7 T20 International matches. Rehan has taken 18 wickets in Tests at an average of 34.50, with a match best of 7/137. Apart from this, he has taken 10 wickets in 5 ODI innings at an average of 23.30. In the remaining 7 innings of T20 International, Rehan has taken 9 wickets at an average of 25.33.
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