Sarfraz Nawaz

Sarfraz Nawaz
Personal information
Full name
Sarfraz Nawaz Malik
Born (1948-12-01) 1 December 1948 (age 75)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 59)6 March 1969 v England
Last Test19 March 1984 v England
ODI debut (cap 9)11 February 1973 v New Zealand
Last ODI12 November 1984 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980–1984Lahore
1969–1982Northamptonshire
1976–1977United Bank Limited
1975–1976Pakistan Railways
1975Punjab A
1968–1972Punjab University
1967–1968Lahore
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 55 45 299 228
Runs scored 1,045 221 5,709 1,721
Batting average 17.71 9.60 19.35 15.36
100s/50s 0/4 0/0 0/17 0/3
Top score 90 34* 90 92
Balls bowled 13,951 2,412 55,692 11,537
Wickets 177 63 1,005 319
Bowling average 32.75 23.22 24.62 20.88
5 wickets in innings 4 0 46 3
10 wickets in match 1 0 4 0
Best bowling 9/86 4/27 9/86 5/15
Catches/stumpings 26/– 8/– 163/– 43/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 May 2009

Sarfraz Nawaz Malik (Punjabi, Urdu: سرفراز نواز ملک) (born 1 December 1948) is a former Pakistani Test cricketer and politician, who was instrumental in Pakistan's first Test series victories over India and England.[2] Between 1969 and 1984, he played 55 Tests and 45 One Day Internationals and took 177 Test wickets at an average of 32.75. He is known as one of the earliest exponents of reverse swing.

  1. ^ Majeed, Zohaib Ahmed (10 October 2019). "10 of the very best pace legends to play for Pakistan". Geo Super. Retrieved 21 January 2023. The potshot aside, this 6'6 Nawaz invented (or at the very least perfected) the art of reverse swing [...]
  2. ^ "Sarfraz Nawaz Biography". Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 25 April 2010.