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]

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: CricInfo, 23 May 2023

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

Early education and family

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

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
  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. July 2020, Salim Parvez Thursday 2. "Khalid Wazir - An Obituary". Cricket World.
  4. "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 4 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  5. Ahmed, Qamar (30 June 2020). "Test cricketer Khalid Wazir passes away". DAWN.COM.
  6. "Notable Alumni – St. Patrick's High School".
  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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