Nazir Ali (cricketer) explained

Nazir Ali
Fullname:Syed Nazir Ali
Birth Date:8 June 1906
Birth Place:Jullundur, Punjab, British India
Death Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Columns:2
Column1:Test
Matches1:2
Runs1:30
Bat Avg1:7.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:13
Deliveries1:138
Wickets1:4
Bowl Avg1:20.75
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/83
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:First-class
Matches2:75
Runs2:3,440
Bat Avg2:30.17
100S/50S2:7/15
Top Score2:197
Deliveries2:8,360
Wickets2:158
Bowl Avg2:25.49
Fivefor2:6
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:7/93
Catches/Stumpings2:48/–
Country:India
International:true
Internationalspan:1932–1934
Testcap:8
Testdebutagainst:England
Testdebutdate:25 June
Testdebutyear:1932
Lasttestdate:10 February
Lasttestagainst:England
Lasttestyear:1934
Source:http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/31816.html ESPNcricinfo
Date:10 May
Year:2020

Syed Nazir Ali (8 June 1906 – 18 February 1975) was a prominent player from the early days of Indian cricket.[1] Later, he migrated to Pakistan, where he played a few first-class matches and became an administrator. He was a Test selector from 1952 to 1968 and the Secretary of the Pakistan Cricket Board in 1953–54.[2]

Nazir Ali was an attacking right-handed batsman, a fast-medium bowler, and a good fielder. He was the younger brother of Wazir Ali.

When MCC toured India in 1926/27, he impressed the MCC captain Arthur Gilligan who suggested that Nazir should qualify for Sussex. Some months later Nazir Ali wakened up the secretary of Sussex at 1 am asking for hospitality or to be sent where he could find it.

Nazir was lucky to have a patron in the Maharaja of Patiala who sent him to England to study electrical engineering. There he represented Sussex once and played in other matches, resuming his career in India four years later.

He played in India's first Test match in 1932 scoring 13 and 6 and picked up an injury while fielding during England's second innings. He scored 1020 runs and took 23 wickets in the tour. Nazir's most memorable feat was perhaps the 52, with five fours and three sixes, that he scored against Yorkshire out of India's 66 all out.[3] No other batsmen scored more than three in that inning. This is still the lowest first class total to include an individual fifty.[4]

Nazir played one other Test, against England at Madras in 1933/34. After 1947, he settled in Pakistan and was an administrator.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nazir Ali. 10 May 2020 . ESPNcricinfo.
  2. Web site: Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 4. Sports . The News International. Pakistan . 14 June 2020 . 2022-09-04.
  3. Web site: Yorkshire v Indians, St George's Road, Harrogate on 16th, 18th, 19th July 1932 . CricketArchive . 20 March 2024. subscription.
  4. Book: Frindall. Bill. The Wisden Book of Cricket Records. 1998. Headline Book Publishing. London. 0747222037. 157. Fourth.