Afaq Hussain Explained

Afaq Hussain
Birth Date:31 December 1939
Birth Place:Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Death Place:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm offbreak
Columns:2
Column1:Test
Matches1:2
Runs1:66
Bat Avg1:
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:35*
Deliveries1:240
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:106.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/40
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Column2:First-class
Matches2:67
Runs2:1,448
Bat Avg2:24.54
100S/50S2:1/5
Top Score2:122*
Deliveries2:9,301
Wickets2:214
Bowl Avg2:19.42
Fivefor2:14
Tenfor2:5
Best Bowling2:8/108
Catches/Stumpings2:52/–
International:true
Country:Pakistan
Testdebutagainst:England
Testdebutdate:21 October
Testdebutyear:1961
Lasttestdate:4 December
Lasttestagainst:Australia
Lasttestyear:1964
Testcap:38
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38975.html ESPNcricinfo
Date:7 May
Year:2014

Afaq Hussain (Urdu: آفاق حسین) (31 December 1939  - 25 February 2002) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Test matches from 1961 to 1964.[1]

Afaq Hussain holds a unique record in Test cricket, having scored the most Test runs (66) without being dismissed.[2] He scored 10* and 35* against England at Lahore in October 1961, and 8* and 13* against Australia at Melbourne in December 1964.[1]

He toured England with the Pakistan team in 1962, and again in 1963 with the Pakistan Eaglets, and was part of the Pakistan team that toured Australia and New Zealand in 1964–65.[3]

An "quickish" off-spin bowler[4] and useful lower-order batsman, Hussain played for various first-class teams in Pakistan between 1957 and 1974. His best bowling figures were 8 for 108 for Karachi University against a combined Railways and Quetta side in 1960–61.[5] His highest score was 122 not out for Pakistan International Airlines against Lahore B in 1969–70.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Frindall, Bill . Ask Bearders . Bill Frindall . 2009 . BBC Books. 978-1-84607-880-4 . 24–25.
  2. Web site: Who holds the record for most runs in Tests without being dismissed? . ESPNcricinfo . 15 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Player Profile: Afaq Hussain . ESPNcricinfo . 15 June 2024.
  4. Wisden 2003, p. 1613.
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24596.html Karachi University v Railways and Quetta 1960-61
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/30/30480.html Lahore B v Pakistan International Airlines 1969-70