Hyder Ali (Indian cricketer)

For other people named Haider Ali, see Haider Ali (disambiguation).

Syed Hyder Ali (4 August 1943 – 5 November 2022)^[1] was an Indian first class cricketer who played for the Railways cricket team. In his 25-year career, he became one of the most prolific bowlers in the history of the Ranji Trophy.^{[citation needed]}

Hyder Ali

Personal information
Born	4 August 1943 Allahabad, United Provinces, British India
Died	5 November 2022 (aged 79) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 113 4 Runs scored 3,125 47 Batting average 22.64 15.66 100s/50s 3/10 0/0 Top score 121 24 Balls bowled 20,268 162 Wickets 366 3 Bowling average 19.71 35.00 5 wickets in innings 25 0 10 wickets in match 3 0 Best bowling 9/25 2/41 Catches/stumpings 66/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 June 2020

After retiring, he became a selector for the Railways team.^[2]

Personal life

He has two sons – Sher Ali and Raza Ali. The latter was a first class cricketer.^[2]