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Daud Khan (cricketer)

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Daud Khan
Personal information
Born1912
Karachi, British India
Died21 June 1979 (aged 66–67)
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936-37 to 1947-48Sind
Umpiring information
Tests umpired14 (1955–1973)
FC umpired136 (1948–1976)
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 20
Runs scored 764
Batting average 28.29
100s/50s 0/6
Top score 74 not out
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 September 2015

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.

Playing career

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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

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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

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