Ian Fyfe Explained

Ian Fyfe
Death Date:5 August 2005
Death Place:Karachi
Nationality:Pakistani
Occupation:sports journalist
Years Active:1975 - 2005
Employer:Daily Dawn, Karachi
Known For:love of sports

Ian Fyfe was a Pakistani cricketer, coach and sports journalist. He was educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi.[1] A bowler at St. Patrick's, under the eye of Jacob Harris, Fyfe was as a leading wicket taker for the Karachi Goan Association. He was among the top slow, left arm spinning bowlers of Karachi at that time. He worked as a playing coach for the Karachi Goan Association cricket team. Fyfe enjoyed serving as the Master of Ceremonies at weddings.[2]

Fyfe worked as a senior sports reporter for the Dawn (newspaper) for many years.[3] He had earlier worked at the Morning News during the 1970s. He died from heart failure and complications from injuries in the Liaquat National Hospital on 5 August 2005 at age 58. He was on his way home on his scooter on 30 June when a car hit him on Shara-e-Faisal. The funeral service was held at Christ the King Church on 7 August 2005.[4] A memorial was arranged by the Karachi Sports Forum at Karachi Goan Association Gymkhana on 19 August 2005.[5]

Snooker championship

Eight top snooker players in the country were to take part in the Ian Fyfe Memorial Snooker Championship 2005, a three-day event starting from 19 September 2005 at the Karachi Club. The club is organising the Rs100,000 event in remembrance of the late Ian Fyfe who was a popular sports reporter.[6]

The third Ian Fyfe Memorial Inter-school Twenty20 cricket tournament started on 13 October 2011 at the Karachi Goan Association Gymkhana ground with 10 teams participating.[7]

Legacy

The Ian Fyfe Memorial Inter-school T20 Cricket tournament is still running in 2017, 12 years after Fyfe's demise.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site:

    The Old Patricians ::

    . Syed Osman Naeem - Development Technology Professionals. theoldpatricians.org. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141129092734/http://www.theoldpatricians.org/illustrious.htm. 29 November 2014. dmy-all.
  2. [The Christian Voice]
  3. https://www.dawn.com/news/153594/tributes-paid-to-fyfe Dawn 24 August 2005
  4. http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/?s=Ian+Fyfe Pakistan Press Foundation website Accessed 22 April 2012
  5. https://www.dawn.com/news/153063/karachi-ian-fyfe-remembered Dawn 21 August 2005
  6. Pakistan Press International 17 September 2005
  7. http://dawn.com/2011/10/14/ian-fyfe-t20-event-from-tomorrow/ Dawn 14 October 2011
  8. https://www.dawn.com/news/1317364 Dawn 28 February 2017