Murtuza Ali Baig ( te, ముర్తుజా అలీ బిగ్; 8 November 1941 – 17 July 2015) was a
first-class cricketer who played for
Hyderabad and
Oxford University between 1958 and 1971.
Career
Baig made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the
Ranji Trophy
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in 1958-59 as a middle-order batsman. He played once in that season, and three times in 1959–60, but with little success.
After attending
Osmania University in Hyderabad he went to
New College, Oxford
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. Between 1961 and 1964 he played 28 times for Oxford University, scoring 1349 runs at an average of 27.53. His highest score was 103 against
Derbyshire in 1962. He played three times in the annual match against
Cambridge University; in 1962 his brother
Abbas
Abbas may refer to:
People
* Abbas (name), list of people with the name, including:
**Abbas ibn Ali, Popularly known as Hazrat-e-Abbas (brother of Imam Hussayn)
**Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, uncle of Muhammad
** Mahmoud Abbas (born 1935), Palest ...
was also in the team, and they shared a partnership of 72 for the second wicket after Oxford had lost their first wicket to the first ball of the innings.
He returned to India and played irregularly for Hyderabad between 1965–66 and 1970–71. His highest score for Hyderabad was 83 (retired hurt) against
Andhra in 1966–67.
He lived in
Banjara Hills in
Hyderabad with his wife Dilnaz. He died at home in July 2015.
References
External links
*
Murtuza Ali Baig at CricketArchive
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1941 births
2015 deaths
Indian cricketers
Oxford University cricketers
Hyderabad cricketers
Cricketers from Hyderabad, India
Osmania University alumni
Alumni of New College, Oxford