Humayun Farkhan Explained

Humayun Farkhan
Country:Pakistan
Birth Date:5 April 1947
Birth Place:Lyallpur, British India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Club1:Sargodha
Year1:1964-65 to 1977-78
Club2:Punjab University
Year2:1968-69 to 1969-70
Club3:Faisalabad
Year3:1984-85 to 1985-86
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:38
Runs1:638
Bat Avg1:13.02
100S/50S1:0/1
Top Score1:52
Deliveries1:8682
Wickets1:147
Bowl Avg1:21.19
Fivefor1:9
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:6/23
Catches/Stumpings1:28/ -
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/40520.html Cricinfo
Date:17 September 2014

Humayun Farkhan (born 4 April 1947) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1964 to 1985.[1]

A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Farkhan made his first-class debut in the 1964-65 season, taking 5 for 60 for Sargodha against Combined Services.[2] He played occasionally in the next few years, and took 6 for 204 for Sargodha when Lahore made 774 for 9 declared in the quarter-final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1968-69.[3] In 1970-71, captaining Sargodha against Peshawar, he scored 38 (second-top score) and 36 (top score) and took 3 for 19 and 5 for 27 in a low-scoring match that Sargodha won by 94 runs.[4] In 1974-75 he took 6 for 61 and 6 for 23 for Sargodha against Lahore B, but it was not enough to prevent a 114-run loss in a match in which 40 wickets fell for 406 runs.[5]

He played no first-class cricket between the 1977-78 season and 1984–85, when Faisalabad, who had been unsuccessful in their initial first-class season in 1983-84, appointed him to captain the team in 1984-85. He led them to their first two victories that season and took 20 wickets himself at an average of 18.00.[6] In his first match he led Faisalabad to their first victory, over Gujranwala, taking seven wickets.[7] He led Faisalabad to three victories out of four matches in 1985-86, then retired from first-class cricket.

His brother, Sajjad Farkhan, also played first-class cricket for Sargodha and Faisalabad.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Humayun Farkhan . Cricinfo . 11 June 2020.
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27173.html Sargodha v Combined Services 1964-65
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29798.html Lahore v Sargodha 1968-69
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/31/31404.html Peshawar v Sargodha 1970-71
  5. Wisden 1976, p. 1040.
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/BCCP_Patrons_Trophy_1984-85/Faisalabad_Bowling.html Faisalabad Patron's Trophy bowling 1984-85
  7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/45/45273.html Faisalabad v Gujranwala 1984-85
  8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43303/43303.html Sajjad Farkhan at CricketArchive