Middlesex Cricket are today delighted to announce that all-rounder Zafar Gohar will join the Club immediately, having signed a contract until the end of the 2026 season.
The Lahore-born left-arm spinner, who has represented Pakistan in both Test and ODI formats, left Gloucestershire at the end of the 2024 season after four years in Bristol, and joins Middlesex this winter ahead of the 2025 season.
Gohar has previously played as an overseas cricketer for Gloucestershire; however, he will now be available to play in all three domestic formats of the game for Middlesex as a local cricketer.
In his career to-date he has made 84 first-class appearances, has picked up 300 wickets at an average of 31.52, with best bowling figures of 7 for 79. With the bat he has hit 2,538 runs at an average of 22.46 with a career high score of 100*.
Across both white-ball formats he has made 160 appearances, has picked up 199 wickets, with best bowling figures of 5 for 56 in the List A format and 4 for 14 in T20 cricket.
Over the four years he spent with Gloucestershire he played 34 first-class matches, picked up 118 wickets, and returned best bowling figures of 6 for 43.
Speaking of Gohar joining Middlesex, MD of Cricket, Alan Coleman, commented:
“Zafar is a player that we have admired for some time now and have been keeping a watchful eye on. We are delighted to have secured his services as a local cricketer for the next two seasons.
“In Championship cricket we have identified the need to increase our wicket-taking threat in all conditions and adding an international quality spinner to our line-up will strengthen us and add a greater threat on all types of surfaces. Adding a senior bowler to our white-ball teams will also help the side in those situations where we’ve lacked some experience in the shorter formats in recent years.
“The addition of someone like Zafar to our squad adds not only quality, but also invaluable experience, and our young spinners will benefit enormously from having him in the playing group.
“We are excited to see what Zafar can do for Middlesex and are delighted to have him on board.”
On joining Middlesex for the next two seasons, Zafar Gohar commented:
"I'm thrilled to be joining Middlesex and making Lord's my home ground for the next two years.
“It's a club steeped in history and to be a part of this next chapter is hugely exciting.
“The opportunity to contribute to both the red-ball and white-ball teams formed a big part of my decision to make Middlesex my home, and I can't wait to play my part in what I hope will be a successful 2025 for the club."
