Khalid Wazir
Syed Khalid Wazir (27 April 1936 – 27 June 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1954.[1][2]
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| Full name | Syed Khalid Wazir | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1936 Jullundur, Punjab, British India (now India) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 June 2020 (aged 84) Chester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Nazir Ali (uncle) Wazir Ali (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 16) | 10 June 1954 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 July 1954 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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, and is thus the only Test cricketer whose first-class career ended before he turned 19.
He played one match as a professional for East Lancashire in the Lancashire League in 1957, taking 5 for 57.[4]
Early education and family
He was educated at the St. Patrick's High School, Karachi.[5]
His father Wazir Ali played Test cricket for India in the 1930s.[6]
References
- "Khalid Wazir". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
- "Former Pakistan cricketer Khalid Wazir dies at 84". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- Wisden 1955, p. 220.
- "Lancashire Cricket League". lancashireleague.com.
- "Notable Alumni – St. Patrick's High School".
- "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 4 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.