Shujauddin Butt

Shujauddin Butt (10 April 1930 – 7 February 2006) was a Pakistani army officer and cricketer who played in 19 Tests from 1954 to 1962.

Shujauddin

Personal information
Full name	Shujauddin Butt
Born	(1930-04-10)10 April 1930 Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died	7 February 2006(2006-02-07) (aged 75) London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Pakistan (1954–1962)
Test debut (cap 17)	10 June 1954 v England
Last Test	2 February 1962 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1947	Northern India
1947	Punjab
1948–1952	Punjab University
1953–1964	Combined Services
1958–1970	Bahawalpur
1966	Rawalpindi
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 19 101 Runs scored 395 3,490 Batting average 15.19 25.28 100s/50s 0/0 6/14 Top score 47 147 Balls bowled 2,313 18,002 Wickets 20 319 Bowling average 38.14 21.91 5 wickets in innings 0 18 10 wickets in match 0 4 Best bowling 3/18 8/53 Catches/stumpings 8/– 69/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 August 2021

He served in the Pakistan Army for 26 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1978. In 1955 he toured India with the Pakistan national team. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore. In 1971 he was captured during the Bangladesh war and held as a prisoner-of-war in India for 18 months.^[1][2]

He managed Pakistan's tours to Australia and the West Indies in 1976–77.^[3] He wrote two books of Pakistan cricket history, From Babes of Cricket to World Champions (1996) and The Chequered History of Pakistan Cricket (2003), with Mohammed Salim Parvez.^[4]

Butt died in London on 7 February 2006.^[5]