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Ebbu Ghazali

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Ebbu Ghazali
M.E.Z. Ghazali in 1954
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Ebrahim Zainuddin Ghazali
Born(1924-06-15)15 June 1924
Bombay, British India
(Now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)
Died26 April 2003(2003-04-26) (aged 78)
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 18)1 July 1954 v England
Last Test22 July 1954 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1942/43–1946/47Maharashtra
1953/54–1955/56Combined Services
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 2 47
Runs scored 32 1701
Batting average 8.00 27.43
100s/50s 0/0 2/7
Top score 18 160
Balls bowled 48 5065
Wickets 0 61
Bowling average – 34.27
5 wickets in innings – 2
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 5/28
Catches/stumpings 0/– 17/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 October 2022

Mohammad Ebrahim Zainuddin "Ebbu" Ghazali (15 June 1924 – 26 April 2003) was a Pakistan Air Force officer, cricketer and cricket administrator who played for Pakistan in two Tests in 1954.

Early life and family

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Ghazali was born in Bombay, British India, on 15 June 1924, in a Konkani Muslim family.[1][2] His family migrated to Karachi after the partition of India in 1947.[2]

Ghazali was the son-in-law of Feroze Khan who won a gold medal in the 1928 Olympics for India in field hockey and whose son Farooq Feroze Khan served as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in the Pakistan Air Force.[3] He was also a relative of Ijaz Faqih: his sister was Ijaz Faqih's mother-in-law.[4]

Career

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Ghazali played first-class cricket in India and Pakistan from 1943 to 1956.[5] A middle-order batsman and off-spin bowler, he made his top score in the inaugural season of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy when he scored 160 and 61 for Combined Services against Karachi, in December 1953.[6] He took his best bowling figures of 5 for 28 in April 1955 when he captained Combined Services against Punjab in the semi-final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[7]

He toured England with the Pakistan team in 1954, but was only moderately successful, making 601 runs at an average of 28.61 and taking 17 wickets at 39.64.[8] In his second Test, at Old Trafford, he was dismissed for a pair within two hours.[1]

After his playing career, Ghazali became an administrator. He managed Pakistan's tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1972–73.[9] He served in the Pakistan Air Force, reaching the rank of wing commander.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "MEZ Ghazali passes away". ESPNcricinfo. 28 April 2003.
  2. ^ a b Ahmed, Qamar (30 January 2020). "Former Pakistan fast bowler Munaf passes away". DAWN.COM.
  3. ^ "Oldest Living Olympic Gold Medallist belongs to Field Hockey Living at Karachi Feroz Khan celebrates 100th anniversary". digital.la84.org.
  4. ^ "Cricketing Dynasties: The twenty two families of Pakistan Test cricket — Part 8". www.thenews.com.pk.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ebrahim Ghazali". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Karachi v Combined Services 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Punjab v Combined Services 1954-55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  8. ^ Wisden 1955, p. 220.
  9. ^ Wisden 2004, p. 1542.
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