Maazullah Khan | |
Country: | Pakistan |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1947 |
Birth Place: | Peshawar, Pakistan |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm off-spin |
Club1: | Peshawar |
Year1: | 1965-66 to 1984-85 |
Club2: | Railways B |
Year2: | 1971-72 |
Club3: | North-West Frontier Province |
Year3: | 1972-73 to 1977-78 |
Club4: | Punjab |
Year4: | 1973-74 to 1975-76 |
Columns: | 2 |
Matches1: | 45 |
Runs1: | 1,288 |
Bat Avg1: | 19.51 |
100S/50S1: | 2/2 |
Top Score1: | 130 |
Deliveries1: | 7,700 |
Wickets1: | 112 |
Bowl Avg1: | 25.06 |
Fivefor1: | 3 |
Tenfor1: | 1 |
Best Bowling1: | 8/97 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 24/– |
Matches2: | 5 |
Runs2: | 59 |
Bat Avg2: | 19.66 |
100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
Top Score2: | 35 |
Deliveries2: | 186 |
Wickets2: | 5 |
Bowl Avg2: | 47.40 |
Fivefor2: | 0 |
Tenfor2: | 0 |
Best Bowling2: | 2/49 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
Date: | 31 December |
Year: | 2023 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34213/34213.html Cricket Archive |
Maazullah Khan (born 1 September 1947) is a former Pakistani cricketer and cricket administrator who played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1966 to 1984. He toured England in 1974 with the Pakistan team but did not play Test cricket.
An off-spin bowler and useful lower-order batsman, Maazullah was the leading player for the weak Peshawar and North-West Frontier Province teams from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.[1] He captained Peshawar from 1970–71 to 1977–78. In his first match as captain he took 4 for 18 and 6 for 42 to give Peshawar a rare innings victory over Pakistan Air Force.[2]
In 1973–74 he made his first century (which was also his first fifty), a score of 130 for Peshawar against Lahore B.[3] Later in the season, playing for North-West Frontier Province Governor's XI against the Sri Lankan touring team, he took 8 for 97.[4]
Maazullah was selected in the 17-man side to tour England in 1974, probably more in order to give North-West Frontier Province a representative than for his Test potential.[1] He played only four of the 17 first-class matches and took one wicket from 68 overs, along with three catches and one run.[5]
He scored a second century in 1977–78, 119 for Peshawar against Combined Services.[6] He left first-class cricket after the 1977–78 season, but returned for three matches for Peshawar between October 1983 and October 1984. His last match was also the last first-class match for Majid Khan.[7]
According to Peter Oborne, as captain and later as administrator Maazullah Khan encouraged two generations of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketers. One of his protégés was the left-arm spinner Farrukh Zaman.[1]
He served as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province director of sports,[8] and refereed first-class and List A matches in Peshawar in the mid-1990s.[9]
The Maazullah Khan Cricket Academy, named in his honour, is part of the Peshawar Sports Complex, which includes Arbab Niaz Stadium.[10]