Abdul Aziz (cricketer)
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| Full name | Abdul Aziz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
1941 Karachi, Sind, British Raj[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
17 January 1959 (aged 17–18) Karachi, Sind, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right hand batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958/59 | Karachi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957/58 | Karachi C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 11 October 1957 Karachi C v Sind A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class |
16 January 1959 Karachi v Pakistan Combined Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 21 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abdul Aziz (Urdu: عبدالعزیز), (1941−17 January 1959) was a Pakistani cricketer who was born, and died, in Karachi, Sind . A wicket keeper and opening batsman, Aziz played eight first-class matches for Karachi, before he died after being struck by a cricket ball. He was a student at S. M. College and worked for the Pakistan State Bank.[2]
Whilst batting in the first-innings of the Quaid-e-Azam final against Pakistan Combined Services, Aziz was struck over the heart by a slow off break from Dildwar Awan [sic]. While preparing to receive the next ball, Aziz fell to the ground and never regained consciousness, dying en route to hospital.[2] It is believed the blow aggravated an existing undiagnosed heart condition. A player who does not bat in an innings is recorded in the scorecard as "absent"; Aziz is recorded as "absent" in the second innings, with a footnote explaining he was hurt but died.[3]
Aziz's death was the third instance of the death of a cricketer during a first-class cricket match, succeeding those of Maurice Nichol and Charlie Bull in the thirties. George Summers died in 1870 of a head injury sustained in a match, but he died four days after it.
Two of Aziz's brothers also played first-class cricket: Abdul Kadir played one match for North-West Frontier Province;[4] Abdur Rasheed played 28 matches between 1953/54 and 1964/65.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Became part of Pakistan in 1947
- 1 2 Haigh, Gideon (2006). Peter The Lord's Cat and Other Unexpected Obituaries from Wisden. London, Eng: John Wisden & Co. p. 16. ISBN 1845131630.
- ↑ Karachi v Combined Services in 1958/59 scorecard, 1959-01-21, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2014-11-28. "... hit in the chest from ball from Dildar Awan and collapsed and died on the way to hospital."
- ↑ Abdul Kadir profile, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2008-08-21
- ↑ Abdur Rasheed profile, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2008-08-21
References
- Haigh, Gideon ed. (2006). "Aziz, Abdul" in Peter, the Lord's Cat. London, Aurum Press. ISBN 1-84513-163-0