A
British Pakistani, he was born at
Hendon in December 1989, but grew up at
Woodley, Berkshire. Riazuddin was educated at Crosfields School in
Shinfield, before attending
Bradfield College, where he was coached by the former cricketer
Julian Wood. He turned down a place at university in order to pursue a career as a professional cricketer. Riazuddin
captained the
England under-19 cricket team in both Youth
Test and
One Day Internationals in 2008 and 2009. A product of the Hampshire Academy, he made his debut in
first-class cricket for
Hampshire against
Somerset at
Taunton in the
2008 County Championship. In that same season, he made three appearances in
List A one-day cricket and five in the
Twenty20 Cup. He was rarely chosen to play first-class cricket, but did make four appearances in the
2012 County Championship, In Twenty20 cricket, he took 21 wickets at an average of 19.85, with best figures of 4 for 15. Once considered as a long-term replacement for
Dimitri Mascarenhas, Riazuddin found his opportunities at Hampshire limited and subsequently left at the end of the 2013 season. He later played
minor counties cricket for
Buckinghamshire in 2015 and 2016, making two appearances in the
Minor Counties Championship, seven in the
MCCA Knockout Trophy, and one in the
Minor Counties T20 competition. After leaving Hampshire, he played his
club cricket for Falkland in the
Thames Valley Cricket League. ==References==