Anwar Elahi Explained

Anwar Elahi
Country:Pakistan
Birth Date:Born 1936 or 1937
Birth Place:Karachi, British India (now in Pakistan)
Death Date:19 October 2016 (aged 79)
Death Place:Karachi
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm leg-spin
Family:Ikram Elahi (brother)
Club1:Sind
Year1:1953-54
Club2:Karachi
Year2:1954-55 to 1961-62
Club3:Public Works Department
Year3:1964-65 to 1969-70
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:21
Runs1:215
Bat Avg1:9.34
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:45
Deliveries1:1215
Wickets1:28
Bowl Avg1:21.64
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/64
Catches/Stumpings1:7/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/41/41710/41710.html CricketArchive
Date:14 December 2016

Anwar Elahi (1936 or 1937 – 2016) was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket irregularly from 1953 to 1969.[1]

In November 1953, while still at school, Elahi made his first-class debut for Sind in the first-ever match in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He took 4 for 64 with his leg-spin, Sind's best figures, in Bahawalpur's first innings. His brother Ikram Elahi top-scored for Sind with 63.[2]

He worked as a businessman until his death from pneumonia in October 2016.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wisden Obituaries, 2016. 20 February 2018. Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: Bahawalpur v Sind 1953-54. CricketArchive. 14 December 2016.
  3. News: Dawn . Qamar . Ahmed . 14 December 2016. Anwar Elahi passes away . 18 November 2016.