Maazullah Khan
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| Born | 1 September 1947 Peshawar, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965-66 to 1984-85 | Peshawar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971-72 | Railways B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972-73 to 1977-78 | North-West Frontier Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973-74 to 1975-76 | Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricket Archive, 31 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
Playing career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Peter Oborne, Wounded Tiger: The History of Cricket in Pakistan, Simon & Schuster, London, 2014, p. 412.
- ^ "Peshawar v Pakistan Air Force 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Lahore B v Peshawar 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "North-West Frontier Province Governor's XI v Sri Lankans 1973-74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ Wisden 1975, pp. 330-31.
- ^ "Peshawar v Combined Services 1977-78". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Rawalpindi v Peshawar 1984-85". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Second PCB Regional Academy". Dawn. 30 July 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Maazullah Khan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Maazullah Khan cricket academy inaugurated in Peshawar". Tribal News Network. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Maazullah Khan at CricketArchive
- Maazullah Khan at Cricinfo