Alimuddin (cricketer)

Alimuddin (cricketer)

Pakistani cricketer (1930–2012)

Died aged 81SagittariusPakistan

Biography

Alimuddin (Urdu: علیم الدین‎; 15 December 1930 – 12 July 2012) was a Pakistani cricketer who played 25 Tests for Pakistan between 1954 and 1962. His name is sometimes rendered Alim-ud-Din. A fast-scoring, right-handed opening batsman and occasional right-arm leg break bowler, he was the youngest player ever to appear in first-class cricket, aged 12 years and 73 days. In international cricket, he scored 1,091 runs at the average of 25.37, including two centuries and seven fifties. In 1954, he was a member of the Pakistani squad which toured England and recorded Pakistan's first Test match win. Former Pakistani captain Mushtaq Mohammad said about him that he was "a thorough gentleman as well as a great cricketer for Pakistan".

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Career highlights

Teams

  • Pakistan national cricket team
  • Rajasthan cricket team
  • Gujarat cricket team
  • Muslims cricket team
  • Sindh cricket team
  • Bahawalpur cricket team
  • list of First Class Karachi cricket teams

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Alimuddin (cricketer) died on July 12, 2012 at the age of 81.
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Alimuddin (cricketer) was born on December 15, 1930.
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Alimuddin (cricketer) was born in Ajmer.
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Alimuddin (cricketer) is a citizen of Pakistan, British Raj.
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