Shaun Udal

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Shaun Udal England (Eng)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm off break
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	4	11
Runs scored	109	35
Batting average	18.16	11.66
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	33*	11*
Balls bowled	596	612
Wickets	8	9
Bowling average	43.00	44.44
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	4/14	2/37
Catches/stumpings	1/-	1/-
As of 22 March 2006 Source: Cricinfo.com

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

In the domestic game he has played for Hampshire since 1988, and now captains Hampshire when the regular captain, Shane Warne, is playing for Australia.

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.