| Ijaz Hussain | |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Nickname: | Khapra |
| Birth Date: | 7 April 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Muzaffarnagar, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium, leg-spin |
| Role: | Wicketkeeper-batsman |
| Club1: | Bahawalpur |
| Year1: | 1956-57 – 1959-60 |
| Club2: | Multan |
| Year2: | 1961-62 – 1962-63 |
| Club3: | Railways |
| Year3: | 1963-64 – 1967-68 |
| Club4: | Public Works Department |
| Year4: | 1968-69 – 1969-70 |
| Club5: | National Bank |
| Year5: | 1969-70 – 1975-76 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 81 |
| Runs1: | 4476 |
| Bat Avg1: | 33.65 |
| 100S/50S1: | 8/18 |
| Top Score1: | 173 |
| Deliveries1: | 751 |
| Wickets1: | 16 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 25.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/37 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 119/38 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34210/34210.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 31 March 2017 |
Syed Ijaz Hussain (born 7 April 1942) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1957 to 1976.[1] He represented Pakistan in the 1960s but did not play Test cricket.
Syed Ijaz Hussain, also known as Ijaz Khapra, was born in 1942 in what is now Uttar Pradesh.[1] Prior to India's partition in 1947, his father moved the family to Bahawalpur, where he worked as a road inspector.[1] Following his father's death in the late 1950s, Ijaz, the eldest of seven, assumed additional responsibilities.[1] His cricket skills were noticed at Government Technical High School in Bahawalpur.[1] Despite being initially interested in hockey, a leg injury steered him towards cricket.[1] A serious incident, when he was thrown from a train by classmates, resulted in a head injury that nearly ended his sporting career.[1] After he left school he went to Multan in 1960 to work in a textile mill.[1]
Hussain was a wicketkeeper-batsman who usually opened the innings. He could also bowl medium-pace and wrist-spin.[1] His highest score was 173 in an innings victory for Railways Reds over Lahore Reds in 1965-66.[2]
Hussain toured England with the Pakistan Eaglets in 1963, playing in three of the eight first-class matches.[1] He played two matches for Pakistan against the touring Ceylon team in 1966-67, and all three matches for Pakistan Under-25 against MCC Under-25 later that season. He also played for Pakistan against The Rest (of Pakistan) in 1969-70.[3]
Hussain worked for the National Bank of Pakistan in the 1970s before moving to Sharjah, where he was among a group of Pakistani cricketers who developed the game in the United Arab Emirates. He was employed there in industry and banking.[1] He retired in 2004 and returned to live in Karachi.[1]