Zulfiqar Ahmed (Pakistani cricketer)

Zulfiqar Ahmed (born 22 November 1926 – 3 October 2008^[1]) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in nine Test matches from 1952 to 1956. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore.

Zulfiqar Ahmed

Personal information
Born	(1926-11-22)22 November 1926 Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died	3 October 2008(2008-10-03) (aged 81) Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	Pakistan (1952–1956)
Test debut (cap 13)	23 October 1952 v India
Last Test	11 October 1956 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 9 61 Runs scored 200 975 Batting average 33.33 19.11 100s/50s 0/1 0/4 Top score 63* 73 Balls bowled 1,285 9,337 Wickets 20 163 Bowling average 18.30 21.84 5 wickets in innings 2 12 10 wickets in match 1 3 Best bowling 6/42 7/69 Catches/stumpings 5/– 21/–
Source: CricInfo, 12 July 2019

Biography

He was primarily an off-spin bowler, but was also a very useful late-order batsman. His finest hour was when he took 11 for 79 in the match in a Test against New Zealand in Karachi in 1955.^[2]

His sister, Shahzadi, married Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Pakistan's first Test cricket captain.^[3]