Khalid Wazir

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Khalid Wazir
Personal information
Full nameSyed Khalid Wazir
Born(1936-04-27)27 April 1936
Jullundur, Punjab, British India
(now India)
Died27 June 2020(2020-06-27) (aged 84)
Chester, England
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBatsman
RelationsNazir Ali (uncle)
Wazir Ali (father)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 16)10 June 1954 v England
Last Test22 July 1954 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 2 18
Runs scored 14 271
Batting average 7.00 15.05
100s/50s -/- -/1
Top score 9* 53
Balls bowled - 1530
Wickets - 14
Bowling average - 53.28
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling - 3/82
Catches/stumpings -/- 11/-
Source: [1]

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

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.[3] 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.[citation needed]

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

Early education and family[]

He was educated at the St. Patrick's High School, Karachi.[6]

His father Wazir Ali played Test cricket for India in the 1930s.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Khalid Wazir". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Former Pakistan cricketer Khalid Wazir dies at 84". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ Wisden 1955, p. 220.
  4. ^ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 261. ISBN 9781472975478.
  5. ^ "Lancashire Cricket League". lancashireleague.com.
  6. ^ "Notable Alumni – St. Patrick's High School".
  7. ^ "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 4 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.

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