Waheed Yar Khan

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Waheed Yar Khan
Personal information
Born(1942-11-09)9 November 1942
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Batting Right-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1960-61 to 1968-69 Hyderabad
1965-66 to 1968-69 State Bank of India
1969-70 Karachi Whites
1969-70 to 1975-76 Pakistan International Airlines
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches59
Runs scored2453
Batting average 38.93
100s/50s4/18
Top score174 not out
Balls bowled94
Wickets 4
Bowling average 12.50
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match–
Best bowling1/3
Catches/stumpings 41/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 March 2015

Waheed Yar Khan (born 9 November 1942, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1960 to 1968, and in Pakistan from 1969 to 1975.

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Career in India

A batsman, Waheed Yar Khan represented South Zone Schools in the Cooch Behar Trophy from 1957-58 to 1959-60, captaining the team to victory in 1959-60. He then represented Osmania University in the Rohinton Baria Trophy from 1960-61 to 1964-65. [1]

The Cooch Behar Trophy is India's national cricket tournament for under-19 players. It has been held annually since the 1945-46 season.

Osmania University public state university in Hyderabad, Telangana

Osmania University is a public state university located in University town, Hyderabad, India, and founded in 1918 with the help of chief Architect of Mahbub Ali Khan - Nawab Sarwar Jung. It was established by and named after the seventh and last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is the third oldest university in southern India, and the first to be established in the erstwhile princely State of Hyderabad. It is the first Indian university to have Urdu as a medium of instruction. In 2012, the university was placed sixth among the Nation's Premier Universities in Humanities, Sciences and Commerce stream, which secured the University with Potential for Excellence status.

The All-India Inter-University Cricket Championship held for the Rohinton Baria Gold Trophy is India's premier inter-university cricket tournament. It has been contested annually since the 1935/36 season.

He made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy in 1960-61, and played occasionally over the next three seasons. When Hyderabad reached the finals in 1964-65 he made 67 not out in the quarter-final, 109 (his first century) in the semi-final, and was Hyderabad's top-scorer in the final with 78 and 23 when they lost to Bombay. [2] He played one match for South Zone, when they were skittled for 62 by a West Indian attack led by Charlie Griffith in 1966-67. He did not score another century until he made 174 not out for Hyderabad against Andhra in 1968-69, when he added 258 for the fourth wicket with Kenia Jayantilal. [3]

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Ranji Trophy

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Career in Pakistan

In 1969 he followed his parents, who had moved to Pakistan. He was immediately selected to play for Karachi Whites and Pakistan International Airlines.

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He had his best season in Pakistan in 1970-71 when he scored 342 runs in five matches at an average of 68.40, including 116 not out for Pakistan International Airlines B against National Bank. [4] His last century came in 1972-73 when he made 119 for PIA against Lahore B. [5]

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Lahore teams, representing the city of Lahore, have competed in Pakistan's first-class cricket tournaments since 1958–59. They also compete in the national 50-over and Twenty-20 tournaments as the Lahore Lions.

He lives in retirement in Margate, Florida, with his wife, Rehana. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Miscellaneous matches played by Waheed Yar Khan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ranji Trophy 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Andhra v Hyderabad 1968-69". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "National Bank v PIA B 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Lahore B v PIA 1972-73". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Sivasankaran, Arun (5 June 2014). "Looking back, with a smile". Sun-Sentinel.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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