Azmat Rana (1951-2015) Test Cap #:85

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Full name Azmat Rana
Born November 3, 1951, Lahore, Punjab
Died May 30, 2015(63 years 208 days)
Major teams Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Muslim Commercial Bank, Pakistan International Airlines, Punjab
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - Shakoor Rana, Brother - Shafqat Rana, Brother - Sultan Rana, Nephew - Mansoor Rana, Nephew - Maqsood Rana

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The younger brother of Test cricketer Shafqat Rana and umpire Shakoor Rana, Azmat was a consistent left-hand batsman who played with steady success in Pakistan domestic cricket. Like many others, he played just once for Pakistan. He was selected against Australia at Lahore in 1979-80 and scored 49 in his only innings. He could not make further inroads for selection into the Pakistan team due to the strong batting line-up but still continued to shine on the domestic front.

Only Test Pakistan v Australia at Lahore, Mar 18-23, 1980
ODI debut Pakistan v India at Sialkot, Oct 13, 1978
Last ODI Pakistan v India at Sahiwal, Nov 3, 1978
First-class 1969/70 - 1983/84
List A span 1973/74 - 1985/86

Taslim Arif Abbasi (1954-2008) Test Cap #:82

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Full name Taslim Arif Abbasi
Born May 1, 1954, Karachi, Sind
Died March 13, 2008, Karachi, Sind (aged 53 years 317 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1979/80-1980/81); Pakistan (ODI: 1980/81); Karachi Blues (1967/68-1972/73); Karachi Whites (1970/71); Sindh 1972/73-1973/74); Karachi (1972/73); National Bank of Pakistan (1973/74-1988/89); National Bank of Pakistan A (1975/76);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Relations:Nephew: Mohammad Ali; Nephew: Wasim Arif

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Taslim Arif made his Pakistan debut as a batsman - when he ground out 90 and 46 against India at Calcutta in 1979-80 - but had the gloves for the rest of his Test career. In his third Test, against Australia the same winter,Taslim made a mighty seven-hour 210 not out, the highest score by a wicketkeeper in a Test Andy Flower made 232 not out in 2000-01. But with Wasim Bari a vastly superior gloveman, Taslim only played six Tests; he ended with a batting average of 62.62. He was a surprising signing for World Series Cricket's second season - uncapped and hardly a household name. Taslim died aged 53 from a lung infection.

Test debut India v Pakistan at Kolkata, Jan 29-Feb 3, 1980
Last Test Pakistan v West Indies at Faisalabad, Dec 8-12, 1980
ODI debut Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi, Nov 21, 1980
Last ODI Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore, Dec 19, 1980
First-class span 1967-1989

Abdul Qadir Khan(1955-2019)Test Cap # 78

Full name:Abdul Qadir Khan
Born:September 15, 1955, Lahore, Punjab
Died:September 06, 2019, Lahore, (aged 63y 356d)
Major teams:Pakistan,Habib Bank Limited,Lahore
Batting style:Right hand Bat
Bowling style:Legbreak Googly
Playing Role:Bowler
Relations:Rehman Qadir(son),Sulaman Qadir(son),Ali Bahadur(brother),Imran Qadir(son),Usman 
Qadir(son),Umar Akmal(son-in-law)

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Abdul Qadir Khan was an international cricketer who bowled leg spin for Pakistan. Qadir is widely regarded as a legendary leg spinner from the 1970s and 1980s and was a role model for up and coming leg spinners. Later he was a commentator and Chief Selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board, from which he resigned due to differences of opinion with leading Pakistan cricket administrators.

Qadir appeared in 67 Tests and 104 One Day International matches between 1977 and 1993, and captained the Pakistan cricket team in five ODIs. In Test cricket, his best performance for a series was 30 wickets for 437 runs, in three Test matches at home, against England in 1987. He achieved Pakistan's best bowling figures in a Test innings, which was nine wickets for 56 against the same team at the Gaddafi Stadium in the same series in 1987. In November 2022, Qadir was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

In ODIs, his best bowling figures were five wickets for 44 runs against Sri Lanka during the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He was a member of the Pakistani team in the 1983 and 1987 Cricket World Cups. Yahoo! Cricket described Qadir as "a master of the leg-spin" who "mastered the googlies, the flippers, the leg-breaks and the topspins." He is widely regarded as a top spin bowler of his generation and was included in Richie Benaud's Greatest XI shortlist of an imaginary cricket team from the best players available from all countries and eras. Former English captain Graham Gooch said that "Qadir was even finer than Shane Warne".He was educated at the Government College University, Lahore.

Test Debut:Pakistan vs England at Lahore - December 14 - 19, 1977
last test:Pakistan vs West Indies at Lahore - December 06 - 11, 1990
Span:1975/76 - 1993/94

Shahid Israr (1950-2013) Test Cap #.73

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Full name Shahid Israr
Born March 1, 1950, Karachi, Sind
Died April 29, 2013, Karachi, Sind, Pakistan (aged 63 years 59 days)
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Sind
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

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His Test career consisted of just one match as wicketkeeper against New Zealand at Karachi in
1976/77. Catches dropped by him and the rest of the team resulted in Pakistan squandering a
winning position, and he was not again considered. Although he batted at No. 11 in that game,
he was a better batsman than that. Although his first-class career spanned 11 seasons, he was
an infrequent player and only really took part in three full campaigns.Shahid Israr, a former Pakistan wicketkeeper, has died in Karachi at the age of 63.

PCB management is deeply saddened by the loss of Mr Shahid Israr and thoughts and prayers
are with his family at this time of sorrow," the Pakistan board said.Israr played one Test for Pakistan, against New Zealand in Karachi in October 1976, and kept
wicket in that game. He also played 31 first-class matches, scoring 868 runs at an average of
28. He took 66 catches and made 22 stumpings. His first-class career spanned 11 years, from
1968 to 1979.

Only Test Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Oct 30-Nov 4, 1976
First-class span 1968-1979
List A span 1975-1978

Wasim Hassan Raja (1952-2006) Test Cap #:67

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Full name Wasim Hassan Raja

Born July 3, 1952, Multan, Punjab

Died August 23, 2006, Marlow, Buckinghamshire (aged 54 years 51 days)

Major teams:Pakistan (Test: 1972/73-1984/85); Pakistan (ODI: 1972/73-1984/85); Lahore Greens (1967/68-1973/74); Lahore (1968/69); Sargodha (1969/70); Punjab University (1969/70-1971/72); Lahore A (1969/70); Pakistan Universities (1972/73); PIA A (1973/74); National Bank of Pakistan (1974/75-1987/88); National Bank of Pakistan A (1975/76); Lahore City Blues (1984/85); Lahore City Whites (1985/86); National Bank of Pakistan (1974/75-1982/83); Durham (1979-1987); Lahore City Whites (1985/86); 

Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Relation: Brother: Rameez Raja; Brother: Zaeem Raja; Cousin: Atif Rauf; Father: Saleem Akhtar; Son: AW Raja

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Wasim Raja was a glorious lefthanded strokemaker, who revelled in adversity, a useful legspinner,who also opened the bowling for Pakistan on occasions, and an outstanding, lithe cover fieldsman. He represented Pakistan in more than 100 international matches, coached the national side for a short while and had a spell as an ICC match referee, being in charge of the last Ashes series in Australia. He will always be remembered for the style and spirit in which he played the game, yet for such a mild-mannered and charming man he had his fair share of clashes with the Pakistan board. From a privileged background, he did not enjoy the hierarchy within the side, once refusing to hang out a senior player's socks to dry, but more importantly he always felt frustrated that he seemed to be picked on a match-by-match basis while a clique of senior players were omnipresent in the team. But for this, he might have captained Pakistan ahead of the more rumbustious Javed Miandad or diffident Zaheer Abbas. After all, as a batsman he was a prodigy at 18 and led the under-19 side. Quite often then

Aftab Baloch(1953-2022)Test Cap #64

Full name:Aftab Baloch
Born:April 01, 1953, Karachi, Sind
Died:January 24, 2022 (aged 68y 298d)
Major teams:Pakistan,Karachi,National Bank of Pakistan,Pakistan International Airlines,Public Works Department,Sind
Batting style:Right hand Bat
Bowling style:Right arm Offbreak
Relations:MS Baloch(father),Karimullah Baloch (brother)

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Aftab Baloch was a Pakistani cricketer.He played in two Tests from 1969 to 1975.A right-handed middle order batsman and capable right arm offbreak bowler, Baloch is best known for being a member of the 400 club.The feat was achieved in a game for Sind at the National Stadium in Karachi during the 1973/74 season. After bowling out their opponents, Baluchistan, for 93, Sind responded with 951 for 7 declared. Captaining the side, Baloch made 428 of those runs.At the time it was the sixth-highest score by a batsman in first-class cricket history and he was the seventh player to pass the 400-run milestone. The final margin, of an innings and 575 runs, made it one of the most one-sided games of all time.Baloch was rewarded with a tour of England but he didn't play a Test. His record-breaking innings, however, kept following him around; he was by coincidence given room 428 in their team hotel.

A year later, in February 1975, Baloch was recalled again to the side. He had made his debut back in November 1969, at the age of just 16 and 221 days. That made him the second-youngest Test player in history.Playing against New Zealand at Dhaka, Baloch made 25 runs in the first innings before being bowled by Vic Pollard. Needing just 184 runs for victory in the fourth innings, Baloch was not required to bat.Recalled to the side, Baloch lined up at number seven in the Pakistani batting line-up for a Test against the West Indies at Lahore. He made 12 in his first innings, and was one of Keith Boyce's three victims. When Baloch came into bat in his final Test innings, his side led the West Indies by 199 runs and had five wickets in hand. Baloch made an unbeaten 60 and helped put his side 358 runs clear, but the West Indies managed to hang on for a draw.

Baloch came from a mixed Baloch and Gujarati-origin family. After retiring from playing, Baloch took up coaching. He served as coach of Nepal at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada.He died in Karachi on 24 January 2022, at the age of 68.

Test Debut:New Zealand vs Pakistan at Dhaka - November 08 - 11, 1969
last test:Pakistan vs West Indies at Lahore - February 15 - 20, 1975
Span:1969/70 - 1984/85

Niaz Ahmed Siddiqi (1945-200) Test Cap #:55

 

Full name Niaz Ahmed Siddiqi
Born November 11, 1945, Benares (now Varanasi), Uttar Pradesh, India
Died April 12, 2000, Karachi, Sindh (aged 54 years 153 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1967-1968/69); Dacca (1965/66); Public Works Department (1965/66-1973/74); East Pakistan (1967/68-1968/69); Pakistan Railways B (1970/71);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relations:Brother: Riaz Ahmed

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Niaz Ahmed Siddiqi (November 11, 1945, Benares, India – April 12, 2000, Karachi, Sindh) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Tests in 1967 and 1969. He was the only East Pakistani to play Test cricket for Pakistan.Ahmed was born in Benares, and his family moved to Dacca in East Pakistan after Partition.A fast-medium bowler and tailend batsman, he made his first-class debut for Dacca in March 1966 against Karachi Whites in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, taking three catches and three wickets in the first innings.

Mufasir-ul-Haq (1944-1983) Test Cap #:51

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Full name Mufasir-ul-Haq
Born August 16, 1944, Karnal, India
Died July 27, 1983, Karachi (aged 38 years 345 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1964/65); Karachi (1960/61-1968/69); Karachi Whites (1961/62-1969/70); Karachi B (1962/63); Karachi Blues (1963/64); Dacca (1965/66);Public Works Department (1965/66-1967/68); East Pakistan (1966/67-1967/68);National Bank of Pakistan (1969/70-1973/74); National Bank of Pakistan B (1975/76);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
Other Umpire, Administrator

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Mufasir-ul-Haq, who died in Karachi on July 27, 1983, aged 38, played his one Test match, for Pakistan against New Zealand, at Christchurch in February 1965, taking three wickets and scoring 8 not out. A left-arm medium-paced bowler, he played for Karachi, PWD and National Bank in first-class cricket. He was only the second Pakistani Test cricketer to die, the first being Amir Elahi.

Only Test New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Feb 12-16, 1965

First-class span 1960-1976

Arif Butt (1944-2007) Test Cap #:47

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Full name Arif Butt
Born May 17, 1944, Lahore, Punjab
Died July 11, 2007, Lahore (aged 63 years 55 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1964/65); Lahore (1960/61); Lahore A (1961/62); Pakistan Railways (1962/63-1977/78); Pakistan Railways Reds (1965/66-1966/67); Pakistan Railways A (1970/71); Pakistan Railways (1974/75);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

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Arif Butt played only three Tests for Pakistan, though many felt he should've played many more, especially after one of the most impressive Pakistan debut Test performances. As a tall, lanky 19-year-old, Butt took 6 for 89 on his first appearance against Australia in a one-off Test at the MCG in 1964-65. He was a handy lower-order batsman as well, as a first-class career average of 29, four hundreds and over 4000 runs testifies. In what proved to be his last Test, he made his highest Test score of 20, helping Intikhab Alam add 52 valuable runs for the ninth wicket in a low-scoring, tense draw. It was primarily for his bowling, however, that he was known, possessing a good bouncer and an acclaimed leg-cutter. Along with his height and stamina, those traits enabled him to pick up 14 wickets in his first two Tests, including six wickets in his second Test against New Zealand. To many people's surprise he never played for Pakistan again after that tour down under, more so because Pakistan were struggling to find a decent new-ball pair at the time.

It was often suggested that his poor fielding skills and his temperament went against him. The snub didn't prevent an accomplished first-class career. His maiden first class century came in a losing cause against Karachi in the 1966-67 Quaid-e-Azam trophy final but his greatest season came seven years later, when, as captain, he led his side to the Patrons Trophy and the Quaid-e-Azam trophy, often opening the batting and the bowling. He took 6 for 55 against Sindh in the Quaid final and ended the season with 718 runs (including a career-best 180 as opener) and 48 wickets from 12 matches. Though he played on till 1977-78, the early 70s remain his best first-class years.

Test debut Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, Dec 4-8, 1964
Last Test New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Jan 29-Feb 2, 1965
First-class span 1960-1978

Abdul Kadir (1944-2002) Test Cap #:41

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Full name Abdul Kadir
Born May 10, 1944, Karachi, Sind
Died March 12, 2002, Karachi, Sind (aged 57 years 306 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1964/65); Karachi Whites (1961/62-1969/70); Karachi A (1962/63); Karachi Blues (1967/68); Karachi (1968/69); National Bank of Pakistan (1969/70-1971/72);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

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Abdul Kadir, who died in Karachi on March 12, 2002, aged 57, was a Test wicketkeeper who took no catches but made his mark with the bat. One of six new players picked by Pakistan for the one-off Test against Australia at Karachi in October 1964, the 20-year-old Kadir combined with his fellow-debutant "Billy" Ibadulla to add 249, the best at the time for any Pakistan wicket and a first-wicket record until 1997-98. Ibadulla made 166, Kadir was run out for 95. His stumping of Tom Veivers two days later would remain his only Test dismissal. When the sides met again at Melbourne five weeks later, Kadir's thumb was broken as he edged Graham McKenzie to slip in the first over. In the second innings he batted at No. 7 and made 35 in a 46-run stand with his captain,

Shahid Mahmood (1939-2020)Test Cap #40

Full name:Shahid Mahmood
Born:March 17, 1939, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died:December 13, 2020, New Jersey, (aged 81y 271d)
Major teams:Pakistan,Karachi,Pakistan Universities,Public Works Department
Batting style:Left hand Bat
Bowling style:Left arm Medium

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Shahid Mahmood was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1962.He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1957 to 1969. He played his only Test on the tour to England in 1962. In his last season, 1969–70, he became the first Pakistani bowler to take all ten wickets in a first-class innings. I.A. Khan was his maternal uncle.

After retirement from cricket, he settled in the United States and died in New Jersey on 13 December 2020.

Only Test: England vs Pakistan at Nottingham - July 26 - 31, 1962
Span:1956/57 - 1969/70

Javed Akhtar (1940-2016) Test Cap #: 39

 

Full name Javed Akhtar
Born November 21, 1940, Delhi, India
Died July 8, 2016, Rawalpindi (aged 75 years 230 days)
Major teams Pakistan, Rawalpindi, Services
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Umpire

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Javed Akhtar was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1962.An off spinner, he had success at first-class level, taking his wickets at an average of 18.17, but struggled in his only Test, failing to take a wicket.He later became an umpire, standing in 18 Tests and 40 ODIs from 1980 to 1999.A tall and stocky offpsinner, Javed Akhtar's one Test appearance came as a 21-year-old after a long flight from Pakistan as a replacement
for Haseeb Ahsan. It was not a match to remember as he went wicketless and Pakistan lost by an innings. He went on to become a leading umpire, but his career ended under a cloud when at Headingley in 1998 he was accused of favouring England when he gave eight dubious decisions in England's favour in the series decider. At the King Commission in 2000 he was accused by Ali Bacher of inappropriate behaviour in that match, claims that Akhtar vigorously denied, and no charges were ever brought against him. Bacher later refused to appear in court in Pakistan to answer charges of libel brought against him by Akhtar.

Only Test England v Pakistan at Leeds, Jul 5-7, 1962
First-class span 1959/60 - 1975/76

Afaq Hussain (1939-2002) Test Cap #:38

 

Full name Afaq Hussain
Born December 31, 1939, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died February 25, 2002, Karachi, Sind (aged 62 years 56 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1961/62-1964/65); Karachi B (1957/58); Pakistan Universities (1959/60); Karachi University (1959/60-1960/61); Karachi Whites (1961/62); Karachi (1961/62-1962/63); Karachi A (1962/63); Karachi Blues (1963/64); PIA(1964-1973/74); Public Works Department (1967/68); PIA A (1969/70-1971/72);

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

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Afaq Hussain died in Karachi on February 25, 2002, aged 62. A glance at his firstclass record suggests that this quickish off-spinner might have played more than two Tests. In 67 games between 1957-58 and 1973-74, he took ten wickets in a match five times. However, competition was fierce among the twirly merchants at a time when Pakistan's faster bowlers were beginning to carry an equal share of the workload. In England in 1962 Afaq went weeks without a game, playing six first-class matches out of 29 and taking only 13 wickets at 43.61, and in Australia and New Zealand in 1964- 65 he played only five games out of 14 - though one was the Test at Melbourne, where he failed to take a wicket. In fact,

Munir Malik (1934-2012) Test Cap # 35

 

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Full name Munir Malik
Born July 10, 1934, Leiah, Punjab
Died November 30, 2012 (aged 78 years 143 days)
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Punjab, Rawalpindi, Services (Pakistan)
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium

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Munir Malik was a Pakistani cricketer who played three Tests for Pakistan between 1959 and 1962. A Right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took nine wickets in Test cricket at an average of 39.77, including a five-wicket haul against England.During his first-class career, he took 197 wickets at the average of 21.75.

Mohammad Munaf(1935-2020) Test Cap #33

Full name:Syed Khalid Wazir

Born:November 02, 1935, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India

Died:January 28, 2020, Amsterdam, (aged 84y 87d)

Major teams:Pakistan,Karachi,Pakistan International Airlines,Sind

Batting style:Right hand Bat

Bowling style:Right arm Fast medium

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Mohammad Munafwas a Pakistani cricketer who played in four Tests from 1959 to 1962. He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1953 to 1971.Munaf was born in Bombay to a Konkani family who migrated to Pakistan from the west coast of Maharashtra.He was educated at Sindh Maddrasa-tul-Islam.

After settling in Karachi, he, as a strapping young fast bowler, made his name in the Rubie Shield school tournament. At that time, he was good enough with the bat to have opened the batting with Hanif Mohammad for Sind Madrassah. Khadim H. Baloch wrote in his Encyclopaedia of Pakistan Cricket that Munaf delivered off a short run-up and had a slingy, round-arm action, and some reports had him, at his peak, as one of the fastest bowlers in the country.But his career coincided with early riches in Pakistan's pace resources. Fazal Mahmood, Khan Mohammad and Mahmood Hussain were all starters for the national side ahead of him. He toured the West Indies in 1957-58 without playing in any of the five Tests. His debut Test against Australia in 1959-60 only happened because Hussain was unavailable. He would go on to play only three more Tests, all in Pakistan, with a best of 4 for 42 against England in Lahore in 1961-62.He was also part of Pakistan's squad to India on the 1960-61 tour, though once again he didn't play a single Test.

Munaf's potential was never in doubt, though, as evidenced by two trips he made to England as part of the Pakistan Eaglets team. His career-best figures of 8 for 84 came on an Eaglets tour in 1963, against Kent. England may have been a good place for his bowling and though he was picked for what turned out to be a disastrous tour of England in 1962, he had to withdraw with a leg injury.He worked for Pakistan International Airlines. After he retired he moved to the Netherlands and lived in Amsterdam.

Test Debut:Pakistan vs Australia at Lahore - November 21 - 26, 1959

LastTest:Pakistan vs England at Dhaka - January 19 - 24, 1962

Span:1953/54 - 1970/71

Haseeb Ahsan (1939-2013) Teast Cap #.25

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Full name Haseeb Ahsan
Born July 15, 1939, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province (now PKP)
Died March 8, 2013, Karachi (aged 73 years 236 days)
Major teams Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan International Airlines, Peshawar Cricket Association
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

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Haseeb Ahsan was a Pakistani cricketer who played 12 Tests for Pakistan between 1958 and 1962. He was born in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A right-arm off spinner, he took 27 wickets in Test cricket at an average of 49.25, including 2 five-wicket hauls. During his first-class career, he played 49 matches and took 142 wickets at the average of 27.71.Former Pakistan cricketer Waqar Hasan said about him that he "was a fighter to the core and served Pakistan cricket with honour and dignity.He worked as chief selector, team manager of Pakistan, and member of the 1987 Cricket World Cup organising committee. He died in Karachi on 8 March 2013, aged 73.

Gul Mohammad (1921-1992) Test Cap #:24

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Full name Gul Mohammad
Born October 15, 1921, Lahore, Punjab
Died May 8, 1992, Lahore, Punjab (aged 70 years 206 days)
Major teams:India (Test: 1946-1952/53); Pakistan (Test: 1956/57); Northern India (1938/39-1943/44); Muslims (1938/39-1944/45); Baroda (1943/44-1950/51); Hyderabad (India) (1951/52-1954/55); Lahore (1958/59);
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Relations:Son: Firdaus Gul

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Gul Mahomed was one of the small band of cricketers who have represented two countries in Tests. He played eight times for India and once for Pakistan. He was born in Lahore and died there on May 8,1992, aged 70, after a long illness. Gul Mahomed was a diminutive, dashing left-handed batsman who could bowl steady left-arm seamers at medium pace. Above all, he was an outstandingly brilliant fielderin the cover area; he could gather left-handed and return at great speed at a time when Indian fielding was often very unathletic. It was once said that a fish could not slither out of his hands. As a youth, heplayed for Islamia College, the nursery of many Test cricketers from Punjab, and made his début in theRanji Trophy in 1938-39 for Northern India when he was 17. He soon announced his class by hitting 95for Muslims against Hindus in the Northern India Triangular Tournament. He made real progress in 1942and scored a forceful hundred for the Rest of India against Western India, facing an attack of Teststandard. Meanwhile, the Bombay Pentangular Tournament had provided him with the chance of makingtwo more hundreds and he and Hazare - batsmen of contrasting styles - shared a stand of 302 for aBengal Cyclone XI against a Bijapur Famine XI in the Brabourne Stadium in Bombay. This was aforetaste of what came later.

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Gul Mahomed did well enough in trials to secure a place on the trip to England in 1946 but, in an interview many years later, he was sharply critical of the Nawab of Pataudi's captaincy, maintaining that no one apart from Merchant was given a proper chance to run into consistent form. He played without success at Lord's in the First Test. Back in India, however, he and Hazare shared what remains the largest stand for any wicket in first-class cricket. It was in the final of the Ranji Trophy between Baroda and Holkar. Gul Mahomed came in with the score at 91 for three. When he was out for 319, eight hours 53 minutes later, they had put on 577 for the fourth wicket, part of a total of 784.

Gul was a member of the post-Independence team which toured Australia as pioneers in 1947-48,captained by Lala Amarnath. The team failed dismally and he made only 130 runs in five Tests but fielded brilliantly throughout. He represented India against the newcomers Pakistan in their first two Tests in 1952-53. But he then migrated to Pakistan and in 1956-57 he was chosen for his new country against Ian Johnson's Australians at Karachi, and made the winning hit. Earlier, he had been a greatsuccess as a professional in the Lancashire League with Ramsbottom.

Test debut England v India at Lord's, Jun 22-25, 1946

Last Test Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, Oct 11-17,

First-class span 1938-1959

Wallis Mathias (1935-1994) Test Cap #:23

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Full name Wallis Mathias
Born February 4, 1935, Karachi, Sindh
Died September 1, 1994, Karachi, Sindh (aged 59 years 209 days)
Major teams:Pakistan (Test: 1955/56-1962); Sindh (1953/54-1973/74); Karachi Blues (1956/57-1967/68); Karachi A (1957/58-1962/63); Karachi (1958/59-1968/69); Karachi Whites (1961/62-1969/70); National Bank of Pakistan (1969/70-1976/77); National Bank of Pakistan A (1975/76);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium

Profile
Wallis Mathias, who died on September 1, 1994, after a brain haemorrhage, aged 59, was the first non-Muslim to play for Pakistan. He made his debut in November 1955 as a 20-year-old and played in 21 Tests over the next seven years. His greatest merit was his fielding; he was the safe pair of hands in the slips that Pakistan's strong medium-pace attack of that era desperately wanted. He had exceptional reflexes and, though he took some spectacular catches, his great skill was to make hard chances look simple. He was also a middle-order batsman whose figures did not do justice to the usefulness of his runs:he scored 783 runs in Tests at 23.72, but regularly played critical little innings. The 64 and 45 he scored in Pakistan's win over West Indies at Dacca in 1958-59 made him easily the most successful batsman in a low-scoring game; a year earlier he had scored 73 and 77 in successive Tests in the Caribbean.

He played three Tests in England in 1962, but the following year he suffered a finger injury in the nets which left him with a slight deformity that restricted his brilliant catching.He continued in domestic cricket and scored 278 not out for Karachi Blues against Railway Greens in 1965-66. In 1969-70 he became National Bank's first captain and played on until 1975-76 before becoming coach, selector and manager. In 146 first-class matches he made 7,520 runs, average 44.49, including 16 centuries. He held 130 catches, 22 in Tests. He was a popular captain and a much respected man.

Test debut Pakistan v New Zealand at Dhaka, Nov 7-12, 1955
Last Test England v Pakistan at The Oval, Aug 16-20, 1962
First-class span 1953-1977

Agha Saadat Ali (1929-1995) Test Cap #:22

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Full name Agha Saadat Ali
Born June 21, 1929, Lahore, Punjab
Died October 25, 1995, Lahore, Punjab (aged 66 years 126 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1955/56); Pakistan Universities (1949/50); Bahawalpur (1953/54); Lahore B (1961/62);
Batting style Right-hand bat

Profile
Agha Saadat Ali died in his native Lahore on October 25 from carcinomatosis aged 66. He played one Test for Pakistan. Recognised as possessing a talent comparable to Imtiaz Ahmed, Khan Mohammad and Parsi cricketer Rusi Dinshaw, he was sent in the first batch to the Alf Gover school for coaching in what became a forerunner to the many Pakistan Eaglet tours of England. Unfortunately he did not develop as expected. Nevertheless his brilliant fielding against the New Zealand touring team of 1955-56 at Karachi, where he played as twelfth man, led to his inclusion in the following Test at Dhaka where he scored 8 not out and held three catches. Opportunities for first-class cricket were rare in the early days of Pakistan cricket. Appearances against the touring West Indians in 1948 and a Commonwealth team in 1949 did not count as first-class. Between 1950 when he made his first-class debut for Pakistan Universities against Ceylon, until 1961/62 when he captained Lahore `B', Agha Saadat played only 16 matches, scoring 325 runs at an average of 14.13. He also took one wicket and held eight catches. After retirement he became a coach at the national level. His growing status within the game was reflected in his position as Assistant Secretary of the BCCP which he held for some time. Both of his sons played first-class cricket.Agha Saadat also served as President of the Billiard and Snooker Association of Lahore.

Only Test Pakistan v New Zealand at Dhaka, Nov 7-12, 1955
First-class span 1949-1962

Malik Miran Bakhsh (1907-1991) Test Cap #:21

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Full name Malik Miran Bakhsh
Born April 20, 1907, Rawalpindi
Died February 8, 1991, Dhok Rata, Rawalpindi (aged 83 years 294 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test:1954/55); Pakistan Combined Services (1954/55-1956/57); Punjab B (1957/58); Rawalpindi (1958/59);

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Profile
Pakistan offspinner Miran Bux's main claim to fame is that he was the second-oldest debutant in Test history. He was 47 years 275 days when, in his last season of first-class cricket in 1954-55, he was called up against India at Lahore. It was a short-lived experiment - he took only two wickets in his twoTests - but Miran did at least end with a first-class bowling average of 19.

Test debut Pakistan v India at Lahore, Jan 29-Feb 1, 1955
Last Test Pakistan v India at Peshawar, Feb 13-16, 1955
First-class span 1949-1959

Aslam Khokhar (1920-2011) Test Cap #:20

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Full name Mohammad Aslam Khokhar
Born January 5, 1920, Lahore, Punjab
Died January 22, 2011, Lahore (aged 91 years 17 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1954); Muslims (1938/39); Northern India (1941/42-1946/47); Pakistan Railways (1953/54-1963/64);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak

Profile

Mohammad Aslam was a dashing strokeplayer, renowned for his electric fielding, and also occasionally bowled a mixture of mixture of leg-breaks and googlies. He toured England in 1954, and despite making 421 runs on the tour at 28.06 he struggled in his one Test, scoring 16 and 18 at Trent Bridge, and did not play for his country again. Though he played only one official Test, Aslam also took part in the first 'unofficial' Test Pakistan played before they gained Test status in 1952-53, against the touring West Indies in Lahore's Bagh-e-Jinnah in 1947-48. After retiring he took up umpiring, on the insistence of Pakistan's first - unofficial Test - captain Mian Mohammad Saeed and officiated in three Tests - all involving Pakistan and England - in 1973 and 1977. He took over as senior coach at Lahore's Aitchson College and worked at a national training camp in the mid-80s.

Khalid Hasan (1937-2013) Test Cap #.19

 

Full name Khalid Hasan
Born July 14, 1937, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province
Died December 3, 2013, Lahore (aged 76 years 142 days)
Major teams Pakistan, Lahore, Punjab
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly

Profile

Aged just 16 years 352 days, Khalid Hassan made his Test debut for Pakistan against England at Trent Bridge. At the time Hassan was the youngest Test cricketer, but he has since been left behind by a series of younger men. Hassan does have one (unwanted) record: as a one-cap wonder, his last day of Test cricket came at the tender age of 16 years 356 days.

Khalid Hasan played 2 innings in his only test and scored 17 runs while remaining not out in one. 10 was his highest score and he averaged 17.00, but in 17 first-class matches he scored 113 runs with a maximum score of 30 while remaining not out 6 times in 16 innings. 2 for 116 runs in Tests and 28 wickets for 1071 runs in first-class matches are also part of his career.

Khalid Hasan died on December 3, 2013 in Lahore at the age of 76 years and 146 days.

Only Test England v Pakistan at Nottingham, Jul 1-5, 1954
First-class span 1953-1959 

MEZ Ghazali (1924-2003) Test Cap #:18

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Full name Mohammad Ebrahim Zainuddin Ghazali
Born June 15, 1924, Bombay (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
Died April 26, 2003, Karachi, Pakistan (aged 78 years 315 days)
Major teams Pakistan (Test: 1954); Maharashtra (1942/43-1946/47); Muslims (1943/44-1945/46); Sindh (1947/48); Pakistan Combined Services (1953/54-1955/56);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Profile
Ebbu Ghazali was an offspinning allrounder who played two Tests on Pakistan's first full tour of England, in 1954. He made 18 and 14 at Trent Bridge, but at Old Trafford bagged a pair inside two hours - the fastest in Test history. In all he scored 601 runs (28.61) and took 17 wickets (39.64) on that tour. He was also a member of the strong Pakistan Eaglets side which toured England the year before.

His highest first-class score was 160, for Services at Karachi in 1953-54, and his best bowling (5 for 28) came the following season against Punjab at Lahore. Mohammad Ebrahim Zainuddin Ghazali was born in Gujarat, played for Maharashtra before Partition from India, and served as an administrator after his retirement. He was manager of the Pakistan tour of Australia in 1972-73, by which time he was a wing commander in the Pakistan Air Force.

Test debut England v Pakistan at Nottingham, Jul 1-5, 1954
Last Test England v Pakistan at Manchester, Jul 22-27, 1954
First-class span 1942-1955

Shujauddin Butt (1930-2006) Test Cap #:17

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Full name Shujauddin Butt
Born April 10, 1930, Lahore, Punjab
Died February 7, 2006, London, England (aged 75 years 303 days)
Major teams (Test: 1954-1961/62); Northern India (1946/47); Punjab University (1947/48-1951/52); Pakistan Combined Services ( 1953/54-1963/64); Bahawalpur (1957/58-1969/70); Rawalpindi (1965/66);
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox

Profile

Shujauddin Butt played 19 Tests between 1954 and 1962 and also served as a national selector. He took 20 wickets with his left-arm spin and also scored 395 runs. In 101 first-class games, he took 319 wickets and scored 3,490 runs. A colonel in the army, he was a prisoner of war during the 1971 India-Pakistan conflict. A gentle and down-to-earth person, Butt was born in Lahore in 1930 and represented Northern Punjab, Services, Bahawalpur, Rawalpindi and Punjab University

Syed Khalid Wazir (1936-2020) Test Cap # 16

Full name:Syed Khalid Wazir
Born:April 27, 1936, Jullundur (now Jalandhar), Punjab, India
Died:June 27, 2020, Chester, (aged 84y 61d)
Major teams:Pakistan
Batting style:Right hand Bat
Bowling style:Right arm Fast medium
Relations:S Wazir Ali (father),S Nazir Ali(uncle)

Profile
Syed Khalid Wazir was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1954.He was selected for the 1954 tour of England after just two first-class matches in which he had made 18 runs and taken 5 wickets. In 16 first-class matches on the tour he made 253 runs at 16.86 as a middle-order batsman and took 9 wickets at 54.90. He played in the first and third Tests, batting in the lower order and not bowling. He played no more first-class cricket after the tour,[4] and is thus the only Test cricketer whose first-class career ended before he turned 19.

He played one match as a professional for East Lancashire in the Lancashire League in 1957, taking 5 for 57.He was educated at the St. Patrick's High School, Karachi. His father Wazir Ali played Test cricket for India in the 1930s.

Test Debut:England vs Pakistan at Lord's - June 10 - 15, 1954
LastTest:England vs Pakistan at Manchester - July 22 - 27, 1954
FC Span:1952/53 - 1953/54