| Shafqat Rana | |
| Fullname: | Shafqat Rana |
| Birth Date: | 1943 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Simla, Punjab, British India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Family: | Azmat Rana (brother)[1] Shakoor Rana (brother) |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Tests |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 221 |
| Bat Avg1: | 31.57 |
| 100S/50S1: | -/2 |
| Top Score1: | 95 |
| Deliveries1: | 36 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 9.00 |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/2 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/- |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 107 |
| Runs2: | 4947 |
| Bat Avg2: | 35.33 |
| 100S/50S2: | 9/25 |
| Top Score2: | 174 |
| Deliveries2: | 1091 |
| Wickets2: | 16 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 35.00 |
| Fivefor2: | - |
| Tenfor2: | - |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/8 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 83/- |
| International: | true |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Testdebutfor: | Pakistan |
| Testdebutagainst: | Australia |
| Testdebutdate: | 24 October |
| Testdebutyear: | 1964 |
| Lasttestdate: | 8 November |
| Lasttestfor: | Pakistan |
| Lasttestagainst: | New Zealand |
| Lasttestyear: | 1969 |
| Testcap: | 46 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42637.html Cricinfo |
| Date: | 26 October |
| Year: | 2012 |
Shafqat Rana (Punjabi, Urdu: شفقت رانا, born 10 August 1943) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in five Tests from 1964 to 1969.
Shafqat Rana was a right-handed batsman, strong on the drive and cut, who played five Tests in six years.[2] He made his highest Test score of 95 in the second Test against New Zealand in 1969, which was also the highest score by any batsman in the three-Test series. He also made 65 in the third Test.[3] [4]
He made his first-class debut in 1959-60, and toured England with the Pakistan Eaglets in 1963. He toured Australia and New Zealand with the Pakistan team in 1964-65, scoring 182 runs at 18.20 and not playing in any of the Tests. He later toured England in 1971, scoring 228 runs at 17.53, also without playing a Test.
He played his last first-class match in 1978-79. His highest score was 174 for Lahore against Sargodha in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1968-69 at Lahore, when he put on 330 for the fourth wicket with Waqar Ahmed.[5]
After retirement from cricket, Rana founded a cricket academy, now known as Shafqat Rana Club.[6]