Murtuza Baig

Murtuza Ali Baig (Telugu: ముర్తుజా అలీ బిగ్; 8 November 1941 – 17 July 2015) was a first-class cricketer who played for Hyderabad and Oxford University between 1958 and 1971.

Murtuza Baig
Personal information
Full name
Murtuza Ali Baig
Born(1941-11-08)8 November 1941
Hyderabad, British Raj (now India)
Died17 July 2015(2015-07-17) (aged 73)
Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-spin
RelationsAbbas Ali Baig (brother)
Mazhar Ali Baig (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958-59 to 1970-71Hyderabad
1961 to 1964Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 48
Runs scored 1898
Batting average 27.50
100s/50s 1/10
Top score 103
Balls bowled 474
Wickets 6
Bowling average 49.83
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/44
Catches/stumpings 13/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 16 May 2014

Career

Baig made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy in 1958-59 as a middle-order batsman. He played once in that season, and three times in 1959-60, but with little success.

After attending Osmania University in Hyderabad he went to New College, Oxford. Between 1961 and 1964 he played 28 times for Oxford University, scoring 1349 runs at an average of 27.53.[1] His highest score was 103 against Derbyshire in 1962.[2] He played three times in the annual match against Cambridge University; in 1962 his brother Abbas was also in the team, and they shared a partnership of 72 for the second wicket after Oxford had lost their first wicket to the first ball of the innings.[3]

He returned to India and played irregularly for Hyderabad between 1965–66 and 1970-71. His highest score for Hyderabad was 83 (retired hurt) against Andhra in 1966-67.[4]

He lived in Banjara Hills in Hyderabad with his wife Dilnaz.[5] He died at home in July 2015.[6]

References
  1. Murtuza Ali Baig batting by team
  2. Oxford University v Derbyshire 1962
  3. Wisden 1963, pp. 354-55.
  4. Andhra v Hyderabad 1966-67
  5. Contemporising traditions Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  6. "Ex-Cricketer Murtuza Baig Passes Away". Press Reader. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
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