Maazullah Khan

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Maazullah Khan
Personal information
Born (1947-09-01) 1 September 1947 (age 74)
Peshawar, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965-66 to 1984-85Peshawar
1971-72Railways B
1972-73 to 1977-78North-West Frontier Province
1973-74 to 1975-76Punjab
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 45 5
Runs scored 1288 59
Batting average 19.51 19.66
100s/50s 2/2 0/0
Top score 130 35
Balls bowled 7700
Wickets 112 5
Bowling average 25.06 47.40
5 wickets in innings 3 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a
Best bowling 8/97 2/49
Catches/stumpings 24/– 1/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 23 September 2015

Maazullah Khan (born 1 September 1947) is a former Pakistani cricketer and cricket administrator who played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1966 to 1984. He toured England in 1974 with the Pakistan team but did not play Test cricket.

Playing career[]

An off-spin bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Maazullah was the leading player for the weak Peshawar and North-West Frontier Province teams from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.[1] He captained Peshawar from 1970-71 to 1977-78. In his first match as captain he took 4 for 18 and 6 for 42 to give Peshawar a rare innings victory over Pakistan Air Force.[2]

In 1973-74 he made his first century (which was also his first fifty), a score of 130 for Peshawar against Lahore B.[3] Later in the season, playing for North-West Frontier Province Governor's XI against the Sri Lankan touring team, he took 8 for 97.[4]

Maazullah was selected in the 17-man side to tour England in 1974, probably more in order to give North-West Frontier Province a representative than for his Test potential.[1] He played only four of the 17 first-class matches and took one wicket from 68 overs, along with three catches and one run.[5]

He scored a second century in 1977-78, 119 for Peshawar against Combined Services.[6] He left first-class cricket after the 1977-78 season, but returned for three matches for Peshawar between October 1983 and October 1984. His last match was also the last first-class match for Majid Khan.[7]

Administrative career[]

According to Peter Oborne, as captain and later as administrator Maazullah Khan encouraged two generations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketers. One of his protégés was the left-arm spinner Farrukh Zaman.[1]

He served as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province director of sports,[8] and refereed first-class and List A matches in Peshawar in the mid-1990s.[9]

The Maazullah Khan Cricket Academy, named in his honour, is part of the Peshawar Sports Complex, which includes Arbab Niaz Stadium.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Peter Oborne, Wounded Tiger: The History of Cricket in Pakistan, Simon & Schuster, London, 2014, p. 412.
  2. ^ "Peshawar v Pakistan Air Force 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Lahore B v Peshawar 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. ^ "North-West Frontier Province Governor's XI v Sri Lankans 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. ^ Wisden 1975, pp. 330-31.
  6. ^ "Peshawar v Combined Services 1977-78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Rawalpindi v Peshawar 1984-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Second PCB Regional Academy". Dawn. 30 July 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Maazullah Khan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Maazullah Khan cricket academy inaugurated in Peshawar". Tribal News Network. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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