Mohammad Adnan Akram (born 17 November 1983) is an English first-class cricketer who played for Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, the Essex Cricket Board and the British Universities cricket team between 2002 and 2005.^[1]

Akram's studies at Anglia Polytechnic University made him eligible to play cricket for the Cambridge UCCE team. His first-class debut, alongside his twin brother Arfan Akram, came against Essex in April 2003.^[2][3] He took two wickets in Essex's first innings but was otherwise unsuccessful.^[2] His batting form improved with 38 against Kent, before he scored a "match-winning" 98 from just 89 balls against Northants,^[3] putting on a rapid partnership of 139 with Tom Webley, as part of the first victory by a UCCE side over a first-class county.^[4] He averaged 40.50 with the bat across the first-class season.^[5] Following the end of his university term, he appeared for Essex second XI.^[6]

Akram played in two of the three Cambridge UCCE first-class matches in the 2004 season. He scored a maiden hundred, striking 20 fours and a six as he reached 128 in 133 balls against Middlesex in a drawn match.^[7] In his next first-class match, the first of the 2005 season, he made 129 not out, including a partnership of 230 with skipper Tom Webley.^[8] He finished his time at university having scored 515 first-class runs at an average of 42.91 and a strike rate of 67.85.^[9]

For the Essex Board XI in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, Akram scored 61 in the third round as the Essex Board XI were beaten by Essex.^[10]