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Full name Shaun David Udal
Born March 18, 1969, Cove, Farnborough, Hampshire
Current age 39 years 143 days
Major teams England,Hampshire,Middlesex
Nickname Shaggy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height
6 ft 3 in
Education Cove Comprehensive
Relations Grandfather - GFU Udal
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
4
7
1
109
33*
18.16
214
50.93
0
0
14
1
1
0
ODIs
11
7
4
35
11*
11.66
46
76.08
0
0
1
0
1
0
First-class
269
381
72
7147
117*
23.12
1
31
117
0
List A
379
242
76
2600
78
15.66
0
8
122
0
Twenty20
38
25
11
287
40*
20.50
226
126.99
0
0
19
12
10
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
4
7
596
344
8
4/14
5/67
43.00
3.46
74.5
1
0
0
ODIs
11
11
612
400
9
2/37
2/37
44.44
3.92
68.0
0
0
0
First-class
269
49329
24419
745
8/50
32.77
2.97
66.2
33
4
List A
379
17461
12834
427
5/43
5/43
30.05
4.41
40.8
9
1
0
Twenty20
38
36
753
856
37
3/19
3/19
23.13
6.82
20.3
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v England at Multan, Nov 12-16, 2005 scorecard
Last Test
India v England at Mumbai, Mar 18-22, 2006 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v New Zealand at Birmingham, May 19, 1994 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v England at Rawalpindi, Dec 21, 2005 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1989
Last First-class
Middlesex v Worcestershire at Lord's, Jul 22-24, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1989
Last List A
Middlesex v Somerset at Lord's, Aug 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Hampshire v Sussex at Southampton, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Kent v Middlesex at Southampton, Jul 26, 2008 scorecard
Profile
A surprise pick on two occasions for England, 11 years apart, Shaun Udal made his international debut in 1994, and then finally made his Test debut at Multan at the age of 36, on England's tour of Pakistan in November 2005. Initially overlooked for England's subsequent Tests in India, he was called up for the final match at Mumbai, and stunned India's batsmen with a haul of 4 for 14 on the final afternoon, including Sachin Tendulkar, as England squared the series in thrilling and memorable fashion. Udal's original call-up had come when he was hand-picked by Ray Illingworth, the new chairman of selectors, in 1994. A steady performer for Hampshire, he had been drafted into the one-day squad for the Texaco Trophy matches against New Zealand - making his debut alongside Darren Gough. He dismissed Adam Parore and Ken Rutherford, and consistent performances against South Africa at the end of the summer gained him a place on the 1994-95 Ashes tour. However, he didn't escape the injury jinx that hit the tour, a torn side muscle forcing him home early. After a wicketless Texaco series against the West Indies in 1995 he disappeared from the England scene, but remained a high quality county performer nonetheless. It seemed, however, that his chance of higher honours had gone, until in September 2005, he was named in a 17-man squad for England's tour of Pakistan. The arrival of Shane Warne at Hampshire had revived his career and turned him into a much more attacking bowler, and he continued to make valuable runs in the lower order. The one blot on Udal's career is the three-year ban from club cricket handed to him after being found guilty of violent conduct, while playing for his club, Camberley, in the Surrey Championships. He retired from first-class cricket at the fag end of the 2007 season and was offered the chance to play for Berkshire in 2008. But in December, aged 38, Middlesex lured him out of retirement to sign him on a two-year contract.
Cricinfo staff December 2007
