| Waheed Mirza | |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1955 |
| Birth Place: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right arm fast-medium |
| Role: | All-rounder, occasional wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Karachi Blues |
| Year1: | 1975/76 |
| Club2: | Karachi Whites |
| Year2: | 1975/76 - 1976/77 |
| Club3: | Sindh |
| Year3: | 1976/77 - 1977/78 |
| Club4: | Habib Bank Limited |
| Year4: | 1977/78 |
| Club5: | United Bank Limited |
| Year5: | 1978/79 - 1987/88 |
| Club6: | Karachi Whites |
| Year6: | 1983/84 |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 29 August |
| Debutyear1: | 1975 |
| Debutfor1: | Karachi Blues |
| Debutagainst1: | Pakistan International Airlines |
| Lastdate1: | 19 February |
| Lastyear1: | 1987 |
| Lastfor1: | United Bank Limited |
| Lastagainst1: | Pakistan Automobiles Corporation |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 4 February |
| Debutyear2: | 1976 |
| Debutfor2: | Sind |
| Debutagainst2: | National Bank of Pakistan |
| Lastdate2: | 8 September |
| Lastyear2: | 1987 |
| Lastfor2: | United Bank Limited |
| Lastagainst2: | House Building Finance Corporation |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 60 |
| Runs1: | 2371 |
| Bat Avg1: | 25.77 |
| 100S/50S1: | 2/9 |
| Top Score1: | 324 |
| Deliveries1: | 3030 |
| Wickets1: | 53 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 28.05 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 56/1 |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 17 |
| Runs2: | 143 |
| Bat Avg2: | 11.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 25 |
| Deliveries2: | 514 |
| Wickets2: | 11 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 25.54 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/28 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 5/ - |
| Date: | 25 September |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43678/43678.html CricketArchive |
Waheed Mirza (born 4 May 1955) is a former Pakistani first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he is notable for having partnered Mansoor Akhtar in a world record opening stand of 561 in 1977. It occurred on 7 and 8 February, while playing for Karachi Whites against Quetta at the National Stadium in Karachi. Mirza scored 324 as part of that opening stand; he had not previously scored a first class hundred.[1] Unusually, Akhtar and Mirza not only opened the batting, but also opened the bowling in both innings. The partnership remains the highest for the 1st wicket in first-class cricket.
Despite scoring this triple century, Mirza scored only one other first class century in his 60 matches, and averaged only just over 25.
He is a maternal uncle of the Pakistani Test cricketer Fawad Alam.[2]