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 1971 Indo-Pakistan 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]