Daud_Khan_(cricketer)

Daud Khan (cricketer)

Daud Khan (cricketer)

Pakistani cricketer and umpire (1912–1979)

Daud Khan (1912–1979) was a cricket player and umpire. He played for the Sindh cricket team before and after Pakistan's independence from India. He later became a Test umpire.

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Playing career

Daud played 20 first-class matches as a middle-order batsman for Sind between 1936 and 1947.[1] His highest score was 74 not out against Bombay in the Ranji Trophy in 1938-39.[2]

Umpiring career

Khan stood as an umpire in 136 first-class matches in Pakistan between 1948 and 1976, most of them in Karachi, including nine finals of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Between 1955 and 1973, he officiated in 14 Tests.[3] Along with Idrees Baig he stood in the first Test ever played in Pakistan, the First Test against India in Dacca beginning on New Year's Day 1955.[4]

The Daud Khan Memorial Cricket Tournament, a 40-over competition held annually among clubs in Karachi, is named in his honour.

References

  1. [1]
    "First-Class Matches played by Daud Khan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  2. [2]
    "Sind v Bombay in 1938-39". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Daud Khan as Umpire in Test Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Pakistan v India, Dacca 1954-55". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2015.


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