Bio
Shoaib came to Somerset’s attention when playing for Berkshire U18s.
He played in two Somerset 2nd XI championship matches in September 2022 taking nine wickets with a best of 5 for 44 against Warwickshire.
Shoaib has signed a contract until the end of the 2025 season.
2023 saw Shoaib making his Somerset debut in all three formats, playing in a total of 18 matches. He made his T20 debut at Bristol in the Vitality Blast victory and impressed with 3 wickets. His highlight in First-Class cricket was a double wicket maiden against Hampshire in which he removed James Vince.
Shoaib Bashir’s 2024 season was remarkable. After debuting for England in February against India, he became the third leading Test wicket-taker that year, bowling more overs than any other bowler.
In July, he became the youngest England spinner to take a five-wicket haul at home, achieving figures of 5/41 against the West Indies.
Statistics
BattingFirst Class
Mat
4
INNS
6
NO
2
RUNS
14
AVE
3.50
Balls
50
SR
28.00
4s
1
Ct
1
BOWLINGFirst Class
Mat
4
INNS
6
OVE
113
M
22
R
377
W
4
AVG
94.25
Econ
3.34
BBM
2 for 97
BattingList A
Mat
1
SR
0.00
Ct
1
BOWLINGList A
Mat
1
INNS
1
OVE
7
R
45
Econ
6.43
BBM
0 for 45
BattingT20
Mat
5
SR
0.00
Ct
1
BOWLINGT20
Mat
5
INNS
4
OVE
11
R
94
W
4
AVG
23.50
Econ
8.55
BBM
3 for 26
BattingFirst Class
Mat
6
INNS
9
NO
4
RUNS
71
AVE
14.20
Balls
184
SR
38.59
4s
5
6s
3
Ct
2
BOWLINGFirst Class
Mat
6
INNS
10
OVE
203
M
50
R
670
W
10
AVG
67.00
Econ
3.30
BBM
3 for 67
BattingList A
Mat
7
INNS
4
NO
2
RUNS
10
AVE
5.00
Balls
23
SR
43.48
4s
1
Ct
6
BOWLINGList A
Mat
7
INNS
7
OVE
46
M
1
R
299
W
3
AVG
99.67
Econ
6.48
BBM
1 for 46
CAREER
CORRECT TO 2025 SEASON*
BattingFirst Class
Mat
26
INNS
40
NO
19
RUNS
169
AVE
8.04
Balls
480
SR
35.2
100
-
50
-
4s
18
6s
3
Ct
9
St
-
BOWLINGFirst Class
Mat
26
INNS
42
OVE
878
M
111
R
3177
W
65
AVG
48.87
Econ
3.61
SR
81.09
BBI
5/41
BBM
8/198
4w
2
5w
3
10w