Shaun Udal

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Shaun Udal

England
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	4	11
Runs scored	109	35
Batting average	18.16	11.66
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	33*	11*

Balls bowled	596	612
Wickets	8	9
Bowling average	43.00	44.44
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	4/14	2/37
Catches/stumpings	1/-	1/-
As of 22 March 2006 Source: Cricinfo

Shaun David Udal (born 18 March 1969 in Farnborough, Hampshire) is an English cricketer. An off spin bowler and lower-middle order batsman, he was a member of England's Test team in 2005.

In the domestic game he played for Hampshire between 1988 and 2007 and he has signed a two year contract to play for Middlesex for 2008 and 2009.

He played in ten One Day Internationals in 1994 and 1995, including the winter tour of Australia, but did not play for the Test team at that time. It was not until September 2005, after an impressive season with Hampshire, that he was recalled to the England squad for their tour of Pakistan when they were looking for more spinners in addition to Ashley Giles. He made his Test debut in the first Test of that tour at the age of 36. He disappointed somewhat, taking only three wickets in his first three Tests, although he did contribute some runs in the lower order.

However, he retained his place on the Indian tour for later that winter, and returned to the side for the third and final Test in Mumbai. He was instrumental in England's victory, taking figures of 4 wickets for 14 runs in the second innings.

With the continuing unavailability through injury of Ashley Giles, Udal started the 2006 season in contention with Monty Panesar for Englands spinning berth.

He was not, however picked for the opening three-Test series against Sri Lanka, nor for the Ashes tour of Australia which started in November 2006.

On 17 September 2007 he announced his decision to retire from first-class cricket at the end of the 2007 season ^[1]. On 30 October 2007 he joined minor county side Berkshire as their professional for the 2008 season ^[2] and was also set to play for Henley in the Homes Counties League ^[3] but on December 4th, 2007, Udal returned to first-class cricket having signed a two-year deal with Middlesex.^[4].