Ahad Khan
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| Full name | Abdul Ahad Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 September 1937 Lahore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962-63 to 1980-81 | Pakistan Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 26 February 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abdul Ahad Khan (born 25 September 1937 in Lahore, India (now in Pakistan)) is a former cricketer. A leg-spin bowler for the Pakistan Railways cricket team, he achieved some remarkable figures in domestic first-class cricket.
1960s
Ahad Khan made his first-class debut in December 1962. In his third match, playing for Railways against Quetta in a quarter-final of the 1962-63 Ayub Trophy, he took 5 for 29 and 4 for 32 in an innings victory.[1]
He began the 1964-65 season by taking 5 for 122 and 3 for 35 in a friendly match for Railways against a strong Pakistan XI.[2] In his next match, in the Ayub Trophy against Dera Ismail Khan, after not bowling in the first innings he opened the bowling in the second innings and took 9 for 7 in 6.3 overs; the other batsman was run out.[3] A few days later he took his best match figures of 11 for 70 (8 for 42 and 3 for 28) against Lahore Education Board.[4] A few days after that, in a quarter-final of the Ayub Trophy against Public Works Department, he took 6 for 72 and 2 for 57.[5] He finished the season with 42 wickets at an average of 15.88.[6]
In 1965-66 he took 6 for 33 against Peshawar,[7] but played irregularly after that until the 1969-70 season, when he took 32 wickets at an average of only 8.18. He took 4 for 4 and 2 for 9 against Peshawar in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy,[8] and 3 for 9 and 6 for 17 against National Bank in the Ayub Trophy.[9]
1970s
Khan played a major part in Railways' success in 1972-73, when they won the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, and in 1973-74, when they won both the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy and the Patron's Trophy. In the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in 1972-73 he took 6 for 27 and 3 for 18 against North-West Frontier Province,[10] then in the final against Sind he took 7 for 41 and 2 for 46 in an innings victory.[11]
In the Patron's Trophy in 1973-74 he took 7 for 49 in the semi-final against Pakistan Universities in a match restricted by rain to one innings each,[12] then a week later in the final against Pakistan International Airlines A he took 3 for 55 and 5 for 29 to give Railways victory by 127 runs.[13] Later in the season, in the final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy against Sind he took 3 for 47 and 3 for 29 and Railways won by 274 runs.[14] He finished his most successful season with 50 wickets at 19.76.
After that his form deserted him. He took eight wickets in eight matches in 1974-75, then did not play again until 1980-81, when he took six wickets in his final two matches.[15]
He usually batted at number 10 or 11. His highest score was 40 against Sargodha in 1963-64, when he took part in a last-wicket partnership of 86.[16]
References
- ^ Railways v Quetta 1962-63
- ^ Pakistan XI v Railways 1964-65
- ^ Railways v Dera Ismail Khan 1964-65
- ^ Railways v Lahore Education Board 1964-65
- ^ Railways v Public Works Department 1964-65
- ^ Ahad Khan bowling by season
- ^ Peshawar v Railways Reds 1965-66
- ^ Railways v Peshawar 1969-70
- ^ Railways v National Bank 1969-70
- ^ North-West Frontier Province v Railways 1972-73
- ^ Sind v Railways 1972-73
- ^ Pakistan Universities v Railways 1973-74
- ^ Pakistan International Airlines A v Railways 1973-74
- ^ Railways v Sind 1973-74
- ^ Ahad Khan bowling by season
- ^ Sargodha v Railways 1963-64