List of Pakistan Air Force cricketers explained

This is a list of cricketers who played for the Pakistan Air Force cricket team in first-class cricket matches. The side played a total of eight first-class matches between 1969 and 1975.[1] The side continues to play non-first-class cricket today. Only those players who played in first-class matches for the side are included below.[2]

A

NameSeasonsMatchesCommentsRef
Abbas Mirza 1970/71–1975/76 2 Right-handed batsman who scored 32 runs and took 1 wicket in his two matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [3]
Akhtar Ali 1970/71–1975/76 3 Scored 99 runs and took five wickets for the side in three matches. Is not known to have played any other cricket. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [4]

I

NameSeasonsMatchesCommentsRef
Ijaz Saeed 1975/76 1 Played his only known cricket match for the side in 1975/76, scoring seven runs. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [10]
1969/70–1972/73 5 By far the most experienced player to appear for the side, Imtiaz had played 41 Test matches for Pakistan between 1952 and 1962. A wicket-keeper who played in 180 first-class matches, the last of which were for the side whom he played for in his 40s. [11]

J

NameSeasonsMatchesCommentsRef
Jamshed Akbar 1969/70 2 Scored 12 runs and took no wickets in his two matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [12]
Javed Kausar 1970/71 2 Wicket-keeper who scored 22 runs for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [13]

K

NameSeasonsMatchesCommentsRef
Khalid Haroon 1969/70–1970/71 5 Scored 25 runs and took two wickets in his five matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [14]
Khalid Idrees 1972/73 1 Right-handed batsman who scored no runs in his only innings for the side. Khalid played seven first-class matches for Peshawar, one for Railways B and one first-class and one List A match for North-West Frontier Province. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [15]
Khalid Qureshi 1969/70–1970/71 4 Scored 16 runs and took four wickets with a best bowling return of 3/41 in his four matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [16]

M

NameSeasonsMatchesCommentsRef
Mansoob Ahmed 1970/71–1972/73 3 Scored 63 runs and took three wickets in his three matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [17]
Mohammad Afzal 1970/71 2 Played twice for the side, scoring 35 runs including his highest first-class score of 21. A right-handed batsman, he also played twice for Sargodha. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [18]
Mohammad Ansari 1975/76 1 Playing in his only known cricket match, Mohammad Ansari scored 10 runs, making 5 in both innings in which he batted. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [19]
Mohammad Brohi 1969/70–1970/71 5 Right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper in one match. Scored a total of 68 runs and took nine catches in his five matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [20]
Mohammad Hanif 1975/76 1 Wicket-keeper who scored five runs in his only match for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [21]
Mohammad Naeem 1972/73 1 Bowler who took a single wicket and scored no runs in his only known cricket match. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [22]
Mohammad Nisar Ahmed 1969/70–1975/76 6 Played six of his 24 first-class matches for the side, taking nine wickets and scoring 177 runs. Played 17 first-class matches for Peshawar between 1958/59 and 1976/77 and in one first-class and three List A matches for North-West Frontier Province. Born in 1940 at Peshawar. [23]
Mohammad Zahid 1969/70 2 Scored 13 runs and took four wickets in two matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [24]

S

NameSeasonsMatchesCommentsRef
Saad Hatmi 1969/70 3 Scored 70 runs and took three wickets in his three matches for the side, having previously played for Combined Services in eight matches in the late 1950s. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [26]
Shahid Qureshi 1970/71–1972/73 4 Played in four matches for the side, scoring 175 runs, with a highest score of 60 runs, and taking three wickets with best bowling figures of 3/14. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [27]

T

NameSeasonsMatchesCommentsRef
Talat Ahmed 1975/76 1 Scored a single run in his only known cricket match. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [28]
1975/76 1 An experienced cricketer who played in 30 first-class matches, having made his debut in 1964/65. Scored 14 runs and took three wickets in his only match for the side. [29] [30]
Taufiq Ahmed 1975/76 1 Is known to have played in just one cricket match, scoring 26 runs, with a highest score of 15, in the two innings in which he batted. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [31]

Z

NameSeasonsMatchesCommentsRef
Zahid Rasheed 1969/70–1972/73 5 Played in five matches for the side, scoring 153 runs with a highest score of 79, and taking three wickets. Played a single first-class match for Water and Power Development Authority and one List A match for Railways, both in 1975/76. His brother, Shahid Rasheed, played a single match for Water and Power Development Authority. [32]
Zakir Hussain 1972/73 1 Scored 23 runs with a highest score of 18 in his only known cricket match. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [33]
Ziauddin 1975/76 1 Scored four runs and did not take a wicket in his only known cricket match. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [34]

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1070/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Pakistan Air Force
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/1/1070/Players.html Pakistan Air Force players
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/41/41462/41462.html Abbas Mirza
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/41/41618/41618.html Akhtar Ali
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/41/41992/41992.html Dildar Awan
  6. https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/40056.html Dildar Awn
  7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42020/42020.html Faiz Ahmed
  8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42105/42105.html Ghias Cheema
  9. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42685/42685.html Hasnain Mehdi
  10. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42283/42283.html Ijaz Saeed
  11. https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/40565.html Imtiaz Ahmed
  12. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42427/42427.html Jamshed Akbar
  13. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42462/42462.html Javed Kausar
  14. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42514/42514.html Khalid Haroon
  15. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42517/42517.html Khalid Idrees
  16. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43146/43146.html Khalid Qureshi
  17. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42615/42615.html Mansoob Ahmed
  18. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42707/42707.html Mohammad Afzal
  19. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42724/42724.html Mohammad Ansari
  20. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/41/41967/41967.html Mohammad Brohi
  21. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42768/42768.html Mohammad Hanif
  22. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42981/42981.html Mohammad Naeem
  23. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/42/42800/42800.html Mohammad Nisar Ahmed
  24. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43758/43758.html Mohammad Zahid
  25. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43085/43085.html Nuzhat Hussain
  26. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43241/43241.html Saad Hatmi
  27. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43400/43400.html Shahid Qureshi
  28. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43584/43584.html Talat Ahmed
  29. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43615/43615.html Tariq Cheema
  30. https://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/43431.html Tariq Cheema
  31. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43649/43649.html Taufiq Ahmed
  32. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43771/43771.html Zahid Rasheed
  33. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43785/43785.html Zakir Hussain
  34. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43793/43793.html Ziauddin

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