Alimuddin (cricketer)

Alimuddin
Alimuddin in 1962
Personal information
Born(1930-12-15)15 December 1930
Ajmer, British India
(now India)
Died12 July 2012(2012-07-12) (aged 81)
Northwick Park Hospital,
Harrow, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 15)10 June 1954 v England
Last Test26 July 1962 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1943Rajputana
1944–1947Gujarat
1946Muslims
1948Sind
1953–1954Bahawalpur
1954–1965Karachi
1956–1957Karachi Whites
1957Karachi "A"
1961–1966Karachi Blues
1967–1968Public Works Department
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 25 140
Runs scored 1091 7275
Batting average 25.37 32.77
100s/50s 2/7 14/38
Top score 109 142
Balls bowled 84 1472
Wickets 1 40
Bowling average 75.00 23.97
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/17 4/33
Catches/stumpings 8/– 65/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 August 2012

Alimuddin (Urdu: علیم الدین‎; 15 December 1930 – 12 July 2012) was a Pakistani cricketer who played 25 Tests for Pakistan between 1954 and 1962. His name is sometimes rendered Alim-ud-Din.[1] A fast-scoring, right-handed opening batsman and occasional right-arm leg break bowler, he was the youngest player ever to appear in first-class cricket, aged 12 years and 73 days. In international cricket, he scored 1,091 runs at the average of 25.37, including two centuries and seven fifties. In 1954, he was a member of the Pakistani squad which toured England and recorded Pakistan's first Test match win. Former Pakistani captain Mushtaq Mohammad said about him that he was "a thorough gentleman as well as a great cricketer for Pakistan".[2]

  1. ^ Wisden 1963, Index, page ix, renders Alim-ud-Din as the subject's name, this usage repeated on other pages throughout the book.
  2. ^ "Mushtaq Mohammad salutes Alim-ud-Din as ex-opener dies at 81". The Times of India. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.[permanent dead link]