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Khalid Wazir

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Khalid Wazir
Personal information
Full name
Syed Khalid Wazir
Born(1936-04-27)27 April 1936
Jullundur, Punjab, British India
Died27 June 2020(2020-06-27) (aged 84)
Chester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBatsman
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 16)10 June 1954 v England
Last Test22 July 1954 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 18
Runs scored 14 271
Batting average 7.00 15.05
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 9* 53
Balls bowled 1,530
Wickets 14
Bowling average 53.28
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/82
Catches/stumpings 0/– 11/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 May 2023

Syed Khalid Wazir (27 April 1936 – 27 June 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1954.[1][2]

Wazir Ali Summer League is named after him.[3]

Early education and family

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Wazir was born on 27 April 1936 in Jullundur, Punjab. His father Wazir Ali played Test cricket for India in the 1930s.[4] His family moved to Karachi after partition in 1947.[3] He was educated at the St. Patrick's High School, Karachi.[5][6] During his school days, he played in Rubie Shield inter-school cricket tournament.[3]

Career

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Wazir was selected for the 1954 tour of England when his uncle, Syed Nazir Ali, was one of selector of the team, raising questions such as nepotism.[3] He selection came 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.[7] 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,[8] and is thus the only Test cricketer whose first-class career ended before he turned 19.[5]

He played one match as a professional for East Lancashire in the Lancashire League in 1957, taking 5 for 57.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Khalid Wazir". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Former Pakistan cricketer Khalid Wazir dies at 84". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d July 2020, Salim Parvez Thursday 2. "Khalid Wazir - An Obituary". Cricket World.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 4. Sports. thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  5. ^ a b Ahmed, Qamar (30 June 2020). "Test cricketer Khalid Wazir passes away". DAWN.COM.
  6. ^ "Notable Alumni – St. Patrick's High School". Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  7. ^ Wisden 1955, p. 220.
  8. ^ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 261. ISBN 9781472975478.
  9. ^ "Lancashire Cricket League". lancashireleague.com.
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