Gulraiz Wali

Gulraiz Wali (born 13 November 1943) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1964 to 1970.

Gulraiz Wali
Personal information
Born (1943-11-13) 13 November 1943
Sialkot, British India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1963-64 to 1965-66Lahore
1964-65Punjab University
1967-68 to 1969-70Bahawalpur
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 15
Runs scored 569
Batting average 27.09
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 110
Balls bowled 90
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 January 2019

Life and career

Gulraiz Wali was the youngest of the four sons of Sheikh Mohammed Waliullah, a military accountant. After moving from Sialkot to Karachi, the family settled in Lahore in 1954, where Gulraiz attended Muslim High School, captaining the school cricket team.[1]

While studying for an MA in Psychology at Government College Lahore, he played several first-class matches for Punjab University in the 1964-65 Ayub Trophy.[1] Batting at number six he scored 110 out of a team total of 212 against Railways, taking part in a partnership of 111 for the tenth wicket.[2]

In 1967 he was appointed as a lecturer at Sadiq Egerton College in Bahawalpur. He was also appointed to captain the Bahawalpur cricket team for the 1967-68 Ayub Trophy and the 1969-70 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy.[1]

He moved to England in 1971 and played league cricket as a professional in Birmingham. A stroke in 1980 ended his cricket-playing days.[1] He worked for Habib Bank in England from 1978 to 1995, then retired. He and his wife Rihana have two sons, and live in Bedfont, a south-western suburb of London.[1]

References
  1. Parvez, Saleem (29 June 2018). "Gulraiz Wali – Double Roll of Honours". CricketWorld. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. "Punjab University v Railways 1964-65". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.