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Pakistani cricketer (1920–2011)

Aslam Khokhar
Aslam Khokhar in 1954
Personal information
Born(1920-01-05)5 January 1920
Lahore, British Punjab, British India
Died22 January 2011(2011-01-22) (aged 91)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsAnwar Hussain (cousin)
International information
National side
Only Test1 July 1954 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 46
Runs scored 34 1,863
Batting average 17.00 27.80
100s/50s 0/0 2/13
Top score 18 117
Balls bowled – 1,040
Wickets – 20
Bowling average – 28.55
5 wickets in innings – 1
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 6/26
Catches/stumpings 0/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 June 2017

Mohammad Aslam Khokhar (5 January 1920 – 22 January 2011) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test match in 1954.

Biography

Khokhar was born in Lahore, Punjab to a Khokhar family and was a cousin of Anwar Hussain Khokhar, who was a member of Pakistan's first Test team in 1952.

Aslam Khokhar played in 45 first-class matches between 1938–39 and 1963–64, and scored the first ever century in first-class cricket in Pakistan when, batting for Punjab against Sind in December 1947, he made 117. In the second Test in England, he batted at number nine, scoring 16 and 18. He also umpired 3 Tests in the 1970s.

Khokhar died in a Lahore hospital after a prolonged illness, on 22 January 2011. AT the time of his death, he was Pakistan's oldest surviving Test cricketer.

References

  1. "Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 4. Sports. thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
  2. "Pakistan's oldest Test cricketer dies". ESPNcricinfo. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  3. "CA details". CricketArchive.
  4. "CA details". CricketArchive.
  5. "Mohammad Aslam Khokar Dies". CricketWorld4u.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2013.

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