Maazullah Khan

Maazullah Khan (born 1 September 1947) is a former Pakistani cricketer and cricket administrator who played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1966 to 1984. He toured England in 1974 with the Pakistan team but did not play Test cricket.

Maazullah Khan
Personal information
Born (1947-09-01) 1 September 1947
Peshawar, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965-66 to 1984-85Peshawar
1971-72Railways B
1972-73 to 1977-78North-West Frontier Province
1973-74 to 1975-76Punjab
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 45 5
Runs scored 1288 59
Batting average 19.51 19.66
100s/50s 2/2 0/0
Top score 130 35
Balls bowled 7700
Wickets 112 5
Bowling average 25.06 47.40
5 wickets in innings 3 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a
Best bowling 8/97 2/49
Catches/stumpings 24/– 1/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 23 September 2015

Playing career

An off-spin bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Maazullah was the leading player for the weak Peshawar and North-West Frontier Province teams from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.[1] He captained Peshawar from 1970-71 to 1977-78. In his first match as captain he took 4 for 18 and 6 for 42 to give Peshawar a rare innings victory over Pakistan Air Force.[2]

In 1973-74 he made his first century (which was also his first fifty), a score of 130 for Peshawar against Lahore B.[3] Later in the season, playing for North-West Frontier Province Governor's XI against the Sri Lankan touring team, he took 8 for 97.[4]

Maazullah was selected in the 17-man side to tour England in 1974, probably more in order to give North-West Frontier Province a representative than for his Test potential.[1] He played only four of the 17 first-class matches and took one wicket from 68 overs, along with three catches and one run.[5]

He scored a second century in 1977-78, 119 for Peshawar against Combined Services.[6] He left first-class cricket after the 1977-78 season, but returned for three matches for Peshawar between October 1983 and October 1984. His last match was also the last first-class match for Majid Khan.[7]

Administrative career

According to Peter Oborne, as captain and later as administrator Maazullah Khan encouraged two generations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketers. One of his protégés was the left-arm spinner Farrukh Zaman.[1]

He served as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province director of sports,[8] and refereed first-class and List A matches in Peshawar in the mid-1990s.[9]

The Maazullah Khan Cricket Academy, named in his honour, is part of the Peshawar Sports Complex, which includes Arbab Niaz Stadium.[10]

References
  1. Peter Oborne, Wounded Tiger: The History of Cricket in Pakistan, Simon & Schuster, London, 2014, p. 412.
  2. "Peshawar v Pakistan Air Force 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  3. "Lahore B v Peshawar 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  4. "North-West Frontier Province Governor's XI v Sri Lankans 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  5. Wisden 1975, pp. 330-31.
  6. "Peshawar v Combined Services 1977-78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  7. "Rawalpindi v Peshawar 1984-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  8. "Second PCB Regional Academy". Dawn. 30 July 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  9. "Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Maazullah Khan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  10. "Maazullah Khan cricket academy inaugurated in Peshawar". Tribal News Network. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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