Bashir Haider Explained

Bashir Haider
Country:Pakistan
Birth Date:30 December 1940
Birth Place:Sheikhupura, Punjab Province, British India
Family:Ahmed Bashir (grandson)
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Pakistan Railways
Year1:1963-64 to 1970-71
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:39
Runs1:705
Bat Avg1:16.02
100S/50S1:0/3
Top Score1:78
Deliveries1:4705
Wickets1:78
Bowl Avg1:28.15
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/76
Catches/Stumpings1:16/–
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/bashir-haider-40010 Cricinfo
Date:26 February
Year:2022

Bashir Haider (born 30 December 1940) is a former Pakistani cricketer. A fast-medium bowler for the Pakistan Railways team, he played first-class cricket from 1960 to 1971.[1]

Haider was one of the fastest bowlers in Pakistan in his time, but was inaccurate. He captained Pakistan Railways in the Ayub Trophy in 1964–65 when they inflicted the heaviest defeat in first-class cricket history: by an innings and 851 runs over Dera Ismail Khan.[2] His best first-class figures were 5 for 76 against Lahore in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1968–69.[3]

His grandson Ahmed Bashir is also a first-class cricketer in Pakistan.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . Bashir Haider. CricketArchive. 26 February 2022.
  2. Richard Heller and Peter Oborne, White on Green: Celebrating the Drama of Pakistan Cricket, Simon & Schuster, London, 2016, pp. 112–18.
  3. Web site: subscription . Lahore v Railways 1968-69. CricketArchive. 26 February 2022.
  4. News: Cricky Updates . Usama . Thebo . 26 February 2022. Ahmed Bashir, grandson of former first-class cricketer Bashir Haider, is also keen …. 13 October 2020.