{"id":3027,"date":"2017-08-29T16:48:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T12:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2017-10-16T13:32:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T09:32:32","slug":"merrylanders-hanzalah-and-huzaifah-khan-looking-to-take-the-next-step-up-on-english-cricket-ladder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/2017\/08\/29\/merrylanders-hanzalah-and-huzaifah-khan-looking-to-take-the-next-step-up-on-english-cricket-ladder\/","title":{"rendered":"Merrylanders, Hanzalah and Huzaifah Khan looking to take the next step up on English cricket ladder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Graduates of the Zayed Cricket Academy in Abu Dhabi, Hanzalah will attend a trial at MCC Universities and Huzaifah aims to secure a place with Warwickshire U19 squad.<\/p>\n

After completing their cricket scholarships at one of England’s best schools, brothers Hanzalah and Huzaifah Khan are now readying themselves for a crack at trying to establish themselves on the next tier of English cricket.<\/p>\n

Hanzalah, 19, has a trial for the MCC Universities team that consists of Oxford, Cambridge, Cardiff, Durham, Leeds\/Bradford and Loughborough, the last of which he attends. His younger brother Huzaifah, 17, will attend a trial at Warwickshire Under 19.<\/p>\n

Born to Indian parents Yasmeen and Ayub in Abu Dhabi, the two siblings have come a long way since their formative years at Zayed Cricket Academy.<\/p>\n

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They represented both the academy and Merryland International School before joining Ardingly College on cricket scholarships in 2014.<\/p>\n

Hanzalah, a wicketkeeper-batsman, is now a second year pupil at Loughborough and Huzaifah, a left-handed top-order batsman who bowls both left arm seam and off-spin, continues his higher education at Rugby from September.<\/p>\n

In his first year at Ardingly, Hanzalah\u2019s season got off to a bright start. They won the Sussex Inter-School Twenty20 Cup where he finished as the second highest run-scorer with an average of 40.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first season at Ardingly went really well,\u201d said Hanzalah, who suffered a fractured wrist in his second year that ruled him out for half of the following season.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a blessing in disguise, though, as I got to spend more time for my Advanced level examination and got exactly what was required for a place at Loughborough, which was two A\u2019s and a B.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Loughborough, I attended two trials. The first was for MCC Universities, which was the top tier, and the AU Universities first team who play in the second tier.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hanzalah didn\u2019t make the MCCU 15-man squad but was included as a reserve, and was selected for the AU first team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe MCCU have called me for a trial again in October and with both last season\u2019s wicketkeepers out of the side the chances look good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBut I\u2019m not taking it for granted with some of the best players from six universities set to attend. I just hope I can to do well in the trials to confirm my place.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hanzalah says his game continues to improve the more he gets to grip with\u00a0English conditions.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about continuing the work and backing it by some good performances,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I\u2019m successful in getting into the MCCU and perform well in the two seasons I\u2019m in the university, then the coaches can recommend me for county second XI team.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Graduates of the Zayed Cricket Academy in Abu Dhabi, Hanzalah will attend a trial at MCC Universities and Huzaifah aims to secure a place with Warwickshire U19 squad. After completing their cricket scholarships at one of England’s best schools, brothers Hanzalah and Huzaifah Khan are now readying themselves for a crack at trying to establish themselves on the next tier of English cricket. Hanzalah, 19, has a trial for the MCC Universities team that consists of Oxford, Cambridge, Cardiff, Durham, Leeds\/Bradford and Loughborough, the last of which he attends. His… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,5],"tags":[19],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3027"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3036,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3027\/revisions\/3036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.merrylandinternational.net\/newsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}