Asghar Ali (cricketer, born 1924)

Syed Asghar Ali (11 June 1924 – 19 April 1979) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1943 to 1949, and in Pakistan from 1949 to 1957.

Asghar Ali

Personal information
Full name	Syed Asghar Ali
Born	(1924-06-11)11 June 1924 Hyderabad, British India
Died	19 April 1979(1979-04-19) (aged 54) Karachi, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1942–43 to 1948–49	Hyderabad
1953–54 to 1956–57	Karachi
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 32 Runs scored 1355 Batting average 28.22 100s/50s 1/8 Top score 103* Balls bowled 24 Wickets 1 Bowling average 12.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/3 Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 January 2018

A middle-order batsman, Asghar Ali's highest score was 103 not out in a team total of 182 for Hyderabad against Central Provinces and Berar in the 1947–48 Ranji Trophy. Nobody else in the match reached 50.^[1]

He played for Pakistan in two matches against the touring Ceylon team in 1949–50.^[2] He was named as a substitute for the Pakistan team that toured India in 1952–53, and was brought over to India at one stage, but did not play.^[3]