Munawwar Hussain

Last updated
Munawwar Hussain
Personal information
Full nameMunawwar Hussain Agha
Born (1943-10-17) 17 October 1943 (age 74)
Hyderabad, Sind, British India
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961-62 to 1965-66 Karachi
1964-65 Public Works Department
1967-68 to 1974-75 Pakistan International Airlines
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches48
Runs scored466
Batting average 12.26
100s/50s0/1
Top score53
Balls bowled10,516
Wickets 207
Bowling average 21.74
5 wickets in innings 13
10 wickets in match3
Best bowling8/163
Catches/stumpings 26/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2017

Munawwar Hussain (born 17 October 1943) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1961 to 1975.

First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each although, in practice, a team might play only one innings or none at all.

A slow left-arm orthodox spinner, he was the most successful bowler in the 1964-65 Pakistan season with 59 wickets at an average of 14.61. [1] His best performance that season was for Public Works Department against Railways, when he took 7 for 65 and 3 for 104. [2]

The Public Works Department (PWD) cricket team competed at first-class level in cricket competitions in Pakistan from 1964 to 2003. They were sponsored by the Pakistan Public Works Department.

Pakistan Railways were a Pakistani first-class cricket side who played in the Patron's Trophy and Quaid-i-Azam Trophy from 1953-54 to 1995-96. They were based in the city of Lahore and sponsored by Pakistan Railways.

In 1966-67 he took 6 for 35 and 2 for 56 for South Zone against the MCC Under-25 team. He later played in one of the three matches the Pakistan Under-25 team played against MCC Under-25, but took only one wicket. [3] In 1970-71 he took his best innings and match figures: 8 for 163 and 4 for 82 (match figures of 70–10–245–12) for Pakistan International Airlines B against his former team Karachi Blues. [4]

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) cricket team are a first-class cricket side sponsored by the national flag carrier, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), and based in Karachi. They have won the Qaid-i-Azam Trophy more times than anyone else.

In 1973-74 he was the only Pakistani selected to play for a Rest of the World XI against Pakistan. He was the Rest of the World XI’s most successful bowler, with five wickets. [5] Two weeks later, captaining Pakistan International Airlines B, he took 4 for 42 and 6 for 63 in an innings victory over Quetta. [6]

Quetta are a first-class cricket team based in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Quetta participate in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy. For Twenty20 and List A cricket they are known as the Quetta Bears and participate in the Faysal Bank T20 Cup and National One-day Championship.

He later served as a match referee.

Related Research Articles

Danish Kaneria Pakistani cricketer

Danish Prabha Shanker Kaneria, is a former Pakistani cricketer who has been banned for life for his involvement in spot-fixing.

Fazal Mahmood Pakistani cricketer

Fazal Mahmood, was a Pakistani cricketer. He played in 34 Test matches and took 139 wickets at a bowling average of 24.70. The first Pakistani to pass 100 wickets, he reached the landmark in his 22nd match.

Clive Halse South African cricketer

Clive Gray Halse was a South African cricketer who played in three Tests in 1964.

Afaq Hussain was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Tests from 1961 to 1964.

Pervez Sajjad Hasan is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 19 Tests from 1964 to 1973.

Arif Butt was a Pakistani Test cricketer.

Niaz Ahmed Pakistani cricketer

Niaz Ahmed Siddiqi was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Tests in 1967 and 1969. He was the only East Pakistani to play Test cricket for Pakistan.

This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from 1947 to 1970.

Khairpur cricket team, from the town of Khairpur, Pakistan, in the district of Khairpur in the north of Sindh province, played in the Pakistan domestic first-class cricket competitions between 1958–59 and 1973-74. The team no longer plays first-class cricket.

Faqir Syed Aizazuddin, also known as Aizaz Faqir, Fakir Aizazuddin and S.A.V. Fakir, was a Pakistani cricketer.

Baluchistan cricket team, representing the province of Baluchistan, are a first-class cricket team in Pakistan.

Syed Fasihuddin is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for several teams in Pakistan between 1957–58 and 1974–75, and toured England in 1967 but did not play Test cricket.

Combined Services (Pakistan) cricket team were a first-class cricket team for members of the Pakistan Armed Forces. They competed in Pakistan's first-class tournaments between 1953-54 and 1978-79.

Dildar Mohammad Awan was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1958-59 to 1972-73.

Abdul Ahad Khan is a former cricketer. A leg-spin bowler for the Pakistan Railways cricket team, he achieved some remarkable figures in domestic first-class cricket.

Mohammad Abdul Latif, also known as Mohammad Abdul Latif Khan and M.A. Latif, is a former first-class cricketer for East Pakistan, a retired senior officer in the Bangladesh armed services, and a cricket administrator.

Syed Nayyar Hussain is a former Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1955 to 1978.

The Ceylon cricket team toured Pakistan in March and April 1950. Ceylon did not then have Test status, but two four-day unofficial Tests were played, Pakistan winning both by large margins. The tour also included three other first-class matches and a minor match.

Masood-ul-Hasan is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for several teams in Pakistan between 1961–62 and 1977-78. He toured Australia and New Zealand in 1964-65 but did not play Test cricket.

References

  1. ↑ "First-class bowling in Pakistan 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  2. ↑ "Railways v Public Works Department 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  3. ↑ "South Zone v MCC Under-25 1966-67". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Karachi Blues v PIA B 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  5. ↑ "Pakistan v Rest of the World XI 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ "Pakistan International Airlines B v Quetta 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2017. (Subscription required (help)).
ESPNcricinfo sports news website

ESPNcricinfo is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches, and StatsGuru, a database of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present. As of March 2018, Sambit Bal was the editor. The site, originally conceived in a pre-World Wide Web form in 1993 by Dr Simon King, was acquired in 2002 by the Wisden Group—publishers of several notable cricket magazines and the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As part of an eventual breakup of the Wisden Group, it was sold to ESPN, jointly owned by The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Corporation, in 2007.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.