Khalid Qureshi, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Khalid Qureshi

Pakistani cricketer

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1928

Date of Death: 10-Feb-2016

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Khalid Qureshi

  • Khalid Qureshi (12 February 1928 – 10 February 2016) was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1949 to 1966.
  • He toured India in 1952–53 with the Pakistan team but did not play Test cricket. A left-arm spinner, Qureshi made his first-class debut in two matches for Pakistan in 1949–50, against Commonwealth XI and Ceylon.
  • He toured India with Pakistan's first touring team in 1952–53 and played in six of the first-class matches, taking 17 wickets at an average of 28.23.
  • He played as a professional for Lowerhouse in the Lancashire League in 1954 and 1955, taking in all 100 wickets at 13.25.In the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1956–57 he took 6 for 18 and 6 for 61 to give Punjab an innings victory over Bahawalpur.
  • He also took five wickets in the final, which Punjab won.
  • In 1959–60, opening the bowling for Lahore and bowling 24 overs unchanged, he took 8 for 24 against Railways.
  • The next season, captaining Lahore in the Ayub Trophy, he took 9 for 28 in the first innings against Lahore Education Board.
  • These were record bowling figures for Pakistan cricket until Ahad Khan took 9 for 7 in 1964–65.His father, Amjad Qureshi, and two brothers also played first-class cricket.

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