Nasim-ul-Ghani (born 14 May 1941) is a former

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er who played in 29 Test matches and one

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between 1958 and 1973. At the time of his debut, aged 16 years, he was the world's youngest Test player.What a waste
Espncricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2011 He became the first nightwatchman to score a century when he hit 101 against

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in 1962. This was his only century in Test cricket, and it was also the first century by a Pakistani in England. A slow left-arm bowler, Nasim-ul-Ghani is the youngest person to take five wickets in a Test innings. He was aged 16 years 303 days when he took 5 for 116 against West Indies in 1958. Nasim later played Minor County cricket for

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from 1969 to 1978.

Post-retirement

He has served as national selector and as an ICC Match Referee in two Test Matches and 9 ODIs.

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