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Aslam Khokhar

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Aslam Khokhar
Aslam Khokhar in 1954
Personal information
Born(1920-01-05)5 January 1920
Lahore, British Punjab, British India
Died22 January 2011(2011-01-22) (aged 91)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsAnwar Hussain (cousin)
International information
National side
Only Test1 July 1954 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 46
Runs scored 34 1,863
Batting average 17.00 27.80
100s/50s 0/0 2/13
Top score 18 117
Balls bowled 1,040
Wickets 20
Bowling average 28.55
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/26
Catches/stumpings 0/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 June 2017

Mohammad Aslam Khokhar (5 January 1920 – 22 January 2011) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test match in 1954.

Biography

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Khokhar was born in Lahore, Punjab to a Khokhar family and was a cousin of Anwar Hussain Khokhar, who was a member of Pakistan's first Test team in 1952.[1]

Aslam Khokhar played in 45 first-class matches between 1938–39 and 1963–64, and scored the first ever century in first-class cricket in Pakistan[2] when, batting for Punjab against Sind in December 1947, he made 117.[3] In the second Test in England, he batted at number nine, scoring 16 and 18.[4] He also umpired 3 Tests in the 1970s.

Khokhar died in a Lahore hospital after a prolonged illness, on 22 January 2011. AT the time of his death, he was Pakistan's oldest surviving Test cricketer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 4. Sports. thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  2. ^ "Pakistan's oldest Test cricketer dies". ESPNcricinfo. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  3. ^ "CA details". CricketArchive.
  4. ^ "CA details". CricketArchive.
  5. ^ "Mohammad Aslam Khokar Dies". CricketWorld4u.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
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