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Waheed Mirza

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Waheed Mirza
Personal information
Born (1955-05-04) 4 May 1955 (age 69)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder, occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975/76Karachi Blues
1975/76–1976/77Karachi Whites
1976/77–1977/78Sindh
1977/78Habib Bank Limited
1978/79–1987/88United Bank Limited
1983/84Karachi Whites
First-class debut29 August 1975 Karachi Blues v Pakistan International Airlines
Last First-class19 February 1987 United Bank Limited v Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
List A debut4 February 1976 Sind v National Bank of Pakistan
Last List A8 September 1987 United Bank Limited v House Building Finance Corporation
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 60 17
Runs scored 2371 143
Batting average 25.77 11.00
100s/50s 2/9 0/0
Top score 324 25
Balls bowled 3030 514
Wickets 53 11
Bowling average 28.05 25.54
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 5/36 3/28
Catches/stumpings 56/1 5/–
Source: CricketArchive, 25 September 2008

Waheed Mirza (born May 4, 1955) in Karachi, is a former Pakistani first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he is notable for having partnered Mansoor Akhtar in a world record opening stand of 561 in 1977. The partnership is still the best for the 1st wicket in first-class cricket.

He is a maternal uncle of the Pakistani Test cricketer Fawad Alam.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 6 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.

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