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 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:

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]

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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. "Lancashire Cricket League". lancashireleague.com.
  5. "Notable Alumni – St. Patrick's High School".
  6. "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 4 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
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