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Malik Ahmed Khan
Malik Ahmed Khan, known as Ahmed Khan, was a Pakistani cricket player and umpire. His first-class playing career spanned from 1932 to 1950, with all but one match coming prior to the partition of India in 1947. He made his first-class umpiring debut in 1953, and continued until 1973, having officiated in various Pakistani domestic competitions. Ahmed made his first-class debut in November 1932, playing a once-off game for the Rawalpindi Sports Club in the semi-final of the Moin-ud-Dowlah Gold Cup Tournament.First-class matches played by Ahmed Khan (8) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. A right-arm medium pacer, he took 3/145 on debut in the only innings of his opponent, the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patiala Cricket Team
The Patiala cricket team was a first-class cricket team representing Patiala (Patiala State before 1947) in Indian domestic competitions. The team competed in the Ranji Trophy in the 1948–49, 1955–56, 1957–58 and 1958–59 seasons. They played their home matches at the Baradari Ground (now known as the Dhruve Pandove Stadium) in Patiala. Patiala played 14 first-class matches, with the first being a two-day match against Marylebone Cricket Club in February 1927 and the last coming in January 1959 against the Railways cricket team in the 1958–59 Ranji Trophy. See also * Southern Punjab cricket team (India), Southern Punjab cricket team * Eastern Punjab cricket team * Northern Punjab cricket team References External linksLists of matches played by Patiala Cricket in Punjab, India Indian first-class cricket teams Former senior cricket clubs of India 1927 establishments in India 1959 disestablishments in India Cricket clubs established in 1927 {{India-cricket-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Nissar
Shaikh Mohammad Nissar (; 1 August 1910 – 11 March 1963) was a cricketer, who played as a fast bowler for the pre-independence Indian cricket team and domestic teams in India and Pakistan. He was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, and is considered the fastest pre-independence Indian pace bowler. He was arguably one of the fastest bowlers in the world during his time. Indian batsman C.K. Nayudu claimed in writings that during his first spell, Nissar was faster than Englishman Harold Larwood, who terrorized Australia in 1932 in the infamous Bodyline series. Nissar along with Amar Singh formed an Indian fast bowling duo that was considered one of the best in the world during the 1930s. He was one of the founders of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He immigrated to Pakistan in 1947 and died in Lahore in 1963. Career Mohammed Nissar was drafted into the Indian team which toured England in 1932. He was a part of the side which contained players like CK Nayudu, the brothers Wazir Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Barne (bishop)
George Dunsford Barne (6 May 1879 – 18 June 1954) was a Jamaican-born British Anglican priest who was Bishop of Lahore between 1932 and 1949. He was also a cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club. Educated at Clifton College and Oriel College, Oxford, Barne picked up a single first-class appearance for Somerset against Oxford University in 1904. Somerset lost the match by an innings margin, with Barne picking up one run in the first innings and nine in the second as a tailend batsman. Barne's brothers-in-law, Alexander Streatfeild-Moore and Edward Streatfeild, played first-class cricket in the late 19th century, the former playing county cricket for Kent, the latter for Surrey. In 1933, Barne officiated in a first-class match between Patiala and a touring Marylebone Cricket Club team. After a short period as a schoolmaster, he was ordained in 1904 and after a curacy at St John the Baptist Summertown, Oxford he became a Missionary in India, eventually risi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western India Cricket Team
The Western India cricket team was active in first-class cricket from November 1933 until February 1946, operating in the West Zone of the Ranji Trophy for twelve seasons. It was based in Rajkot, Gujarat, then part of Saurashtra State. Western India, captained by the Englishman Herbert Barritt, won the Ranji Trophy in 1943-44. Honours * Ranji Trophy The Ranji Trophy (also known as Mastercard Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations. Board of Control for Cr ... ** Winners (1): 1943-44 Notes Indian first-class cricket teams 1933 establishments in India 1946 disestablishments in India Cricket clubs established in 1933 {{India-cricket-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maharashtra Cricket Team
The Maharashtra cricket team is a domestic cricket team that represents Maharashtra state in domestic cricket of India. It is govern by Maharashtra Cricket Association. It plays its home matches at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. As of 3 October 2022, Maharashtra have won Ranji trophy 2 times and remained runner up 3 times, won Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 1 time, remained runner up 1 time. In Vijay Hazare trophy it has been winner in West zone in 1994-95. It is one of three teams based in Maharashtra, the others being Mumbai cricket team and the Vidarbha cricket team. History Maharashtra was one of the 15 teams that competed in the first Ranji Trophy tournament in 1934–35, when, captained by D. B. Deodhar, it lost its inaugural match narrowly to Bombay. It has competed ever since, winning twice and finishing runners-up three times. Maharashtra won two consecutive Ranji trophies in 1939-40 and 1940-41 defeating United Province and Madras cricket team in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rest Cricket Team
The Rest was an Indian first-class cricket team which took part in the annual Bombay Pentangular from 1937-38 to 1945-46. It comprised those players who did not fit into any of the teams that took part in the Quadrangular, including Catholics, Jews and mixed-race Anglo-Indians. Several leading players from Ceylon also took part. The team reached the final of the Pentangular twice, in 1940–41 and 1943–44. In the 1943–44 final Vijay Hazare scored 309 out of the team's total of 387. The Rest also played two first-class matches in the one-off Amritsar Tournament, competing against the Hindus and Muslims, in 1940-41. In all, The Rest played 12 first-class matches, losing six and drawing six. The Rest also competed in the five-team Sind Tournament in Karachi from 1919-20 to 1946-47, but these matches are not considered first-class. The Rest were unsuccessful in this tournament except in the last season, when they beat Parsees by two wickets in the final. Other teams called "The R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amritsar Tournament
Amritsar (), historically also known as Rāmdāspur and colloquially as ''Ambarsar'', is the second largest city in the Indian state of Punjab, after Ludhiana. It is a major cultural, transportation and economic centre, located in the Majha region of Punjab. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Amritsar district. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Amritsar is the second-most populous city in Punjab and the most populous metropolitan region in the state with a population of roughly 2 million. Amritsar is the centre of the Amritsar Metropolitan Region. According to the 2011 census, the population of Amritsar was 1,989,961. It is one of the ten Municipal Corporations in the state, and Karamjit Singh Rintu is the current Mayor of the city. The city is situated north-west of Chandigarh, 455 km (283 miles) north-west of New Delhi, and 47 km (29.2 miles) north-east of Lahore, Pakistan, with the Indo-Pak Border (Attari-Wagah) being only away. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
