Ijaz Khan (cricketer)

Ijaz Khan
اعجاز خان
Personal details
Born
Ijaz Hussain Khan

(1938-11-09)9 November 1938
Basti Guzan Jullundur, British Raj
Died27 June 2019(2019-06-27) (aged 80)
Children4
RelativesImran Khan (cousin)
Javed Burki (cousin)
Majid Khan (cousin)
Jahangir Khan (uncle)
EducationIslamia High School Jullundur
Iqbal High School Gari Shahoo
Muslim High School Lahore Cantt
Government College University, Lahore
NicknameJahaz Khan
Personal information
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm offbreak
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961/62Lahore B
1970/71Pakistan Railways A
1962/63-1973/74Pakistan Railways
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 22
Runs scored 356
Batting average 16.95
100s/50s 0
Top score 46
Balls bowled 2,977
Wickets 37
Bowling average 28.59
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/53
Catches/stumpings 16/0

Ijaz Khan (Urdu: اعجاز خان; 9 November 1938 — 27 June 2019) known as Jahaz Khan was a first-class Pakistani cricketer who played for Lahore and Pakistan Railways between 1961/62 and 1973/74. Khan was described as ‘the finest off-break bowler, I faced in my entire career’ by his cousin Majid Khan, who was the leading Pakistan batsman of his era. Ijaz Khan could not convince the BCCP selectors in the 1960s, for national recognition. Instead it was his rivals, Haseeb Ahsan, Afaq Hussain, Salahuddin and his Railways colleague, Mohammad Nazir Jr who got the nod.[2][1][3] He was employed with the Pakistan Railways from 1958 to 1980.

  1. ^ a b "Farewell to Zaman Park veterans". www.cricketworld.com.
  2. ^ "Ijaz Khan profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "The Gentleman Cricketer". www.thefridaytimes.com. 9 January 2015.