Alimuddin (cricketer)
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Alimuddin (Urdu: علیم الدین; 15 December 1930 – 12 July 2012) was a Pakistani cricketer who played 25 Tests for Pakistan between 1954 and 1962. His name is sometimes rendered Alim-ud-Din.[1] A fast-scoring, right-handed opening batsman and occasional right-arm leg break bowler, he was the youngest player ever to appear in first-class cricket, aged 12 years and 73 days. In international cricket, he scored 1,091 runs at the average of 25.37, including two centuries and seven fifties. In 1954, he was a member of the Pakistani squad which toured England and recorded Pakistan's first Test match win. Former Pakistani captain Mushtaq Mohammad said about him that he was "a thorough gentleman as well as a great cricketer for Pakistan".[2]
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Born | (1930-12-15)15 December 1930 Ajmer, British India (now India) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 July 2012(2012-07-12) (aged 81) Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 15) | 10 June 1954 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 July 1962 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1943 | Rajputana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1944–1947 | Gujarat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946 | Muslims | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1948 | Sind | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953–1954 | Bahawalpur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1954–1965 | Karachi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1957 | Karachi Whites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | Karachi "A" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1961–1966 | Karachi Blues | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1968 | Public Works Department | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 August 2012 |