| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1955 Kenya |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1975–1976 | Hyderabad |
| 1975 | Pakistan Universities |
| 1977 | Sindh B |
| 1981–1985 | Cambridgeshire (England) |
| 1981 | Industrial Development Bank |
Source: CricketArchive, 11 March 2016 | |
Mohammad Afzal (born 6 June 1955) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played for several teams in Pakistani domestic cricket, and later also in England. He played as a right-handed top-order batsman.
Afzal was born in Kenya, but never played high-level cricket there. [1] He made his first-class debut in Pakistan in August 1975, [2] scoring 71 not out for Hyderabad against Sukkur in the Sikandar Ali Bhutto Cup. [3] Later in the 1975–76 season, Afzal represented the Pakistan Universities team in the BCCP Patron's Trophy and Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, playing three matches in the former competition and one in the latter. [2] In a Patron's Trophy match against Lahore B, he made 101 not out, which was to be his highest first-class score and only century. [4] For the 1976–77 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, Afzal switched to Sindh B, although he played only a single game for that team (against the National Bank of Pakistan). [2]
Beginning in 1981, Afzal made occasional appearances for Cambridgeshire in England's Minor Counties Championship. He never managed a full season, however, last playing for Cambridgeshire in 1985. [5] Back in Pakistan, Afzal's final first-class appearances came in the 1981–82 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, when he represented the Industrial Development Bank team. [2] He played in all nine of his team's matches, and scored 309 runs with a best of 43 against Karachi. Among his teammates, only Saleem Yousuf and Ashfaq Malik scored more runs. [6] Afzal finished with a career first-class batting average of 25.25, from 17 matches. [1]
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