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COVERED 12 TRENTBRIDGE.CO.UK brought me some pick ‘n’ mix. I was unsure at first, wondering what the lads were going to think. But after I ate them throughout the day and started getting wickets, I realised it was working! “I asked my sister if she could get me more for the Essex game, then Kent, thenWarwickshire; it just worked for me.You can guarantee I’ll have more of them on me by the start of the new season!” Family is a recurring theme as Ahmed considers his cricketing career to date – a stable of siblings and older relatives who have helped him navigate the often choppy waters of competitive sport. “My dad was my first coach. He was always there watching me from the beginning and taught me the founda- tions of everything I’ve built so far,” he says. “He’s always said to me, there’s no point getting scared when you’re playing.You are there because you are good enough to be there. “He’s even come out with me on my tour in South Africa, able to talk to me at the end of each day about the game. “MY DAD WAS MY FIRST COACH. HE’S ALWAYS SAID TO ME, ‘THERE’S NO POINT GETTING SCARED WHEN YOU’RE PLAYING. YOU ARE THERE BECAUSE YOU ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO BE THERE.’” Farhan Ahmed WORK REST & PLAY WITH THE OUTLAWS Book your club tour at West Bridgford today, call 0345 129 6810 or come down and see us: Rugby Rd, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7HX