Ziaullah Explained

Ziaullah
Country:Pakistan
Fullname:Ziaullah Khan
Birth Date:12 December 1936
Birth Place:Amritsar, India
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Club1:Karachi
Year1:1956-57 to 1963-64
Club2:Lahore
Year2:1964-65 to 1969-70
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:37
Runs1:1316
Bat Avg1:24.37
100S/50S1:0/9
Top Score1:81
Deliveries1:6460
Wickets1:125
Bowl Avg1:18.71
Fivefor1:6
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:5/14
Catches/Stumpings1:9/–
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ziaullah-43848 Cricinfo
Date:27 December 2016

Ziaullah Khan (born 12 December 1936) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1955 to 1969.[1]

Ziaullah was a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spinner. His best season with the ball was 1962–63, when he took 30 wickets at an average of 15.23, and took five wickets in an innings four times.[2] His best figures came in that season, when in a semi-final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy he took 5 for 14 and 4 for 53, as well as making 56 (the top score of the match) and 25, for Karachi B against Rawalpindi.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ziaullah . Cricinfo . 19 April 2023.
  2. Web site: First-class bowling in each season by Ziaullah. CricketArchive. 27 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Rawalpindi v Karachi B 1962-63. CricketArchive. 27 December 2016.