Syed Nayyar Hussain (born 16 January 1936) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played

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between 1955 and 1978. Nayyar Hussain made his first-class debut for

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against the touring Indians in 1954-55, scoring 60 not out in a team total of 123 in the first innings, and taking two wickets. Over the next few seasons he appeared regularly for

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, having moderate success as a middle-order batsman and occasional leg-spinner. He established himself as an

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in 1964-65, when in six matches he took 23 wickets at an average of 14.34 and scored 427 runs at 47.44. Combined Services played two matches that season in the

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: he took 5 for 25 and 6 for 61 and top-scored in each innings with 57 and 28 in a four-wicket victory over

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, then a few days later he took 7 for 55 and 1 for 63 and top-scored with 58 and then second-top-scored with 46 in a three-wicket loss to Lahore Education Board. Playing for Rawalpindi Greens in the

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, he scored his only first-class century, 125 against

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. The Combined Services team went into abeyance after the 1964-65 season. Nayyar Hussain played two matches for Lahore Greens in the next three seasons. When Combined Services returned to first-class level in 1976-77 he was appointed captain, and resumed his career at the age of 41 to lead the team in the

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in 1976-77 and 1977-78. In his last match, against

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, he bowled 59 overs and took 4 for 77 and 4 for 161.Peshawar v Combined Services 1977-78
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hussain, Nayyar 1936 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Combined Services (Pakistan) cricketers Lahore cricketers Rawalpindi cricketers Sportspeople from Aligarh