Wasim Raja
British Pakistani schoolteacher (1952–2006) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wasim Hasan Raja (Punjabi, Urdu: وسیم حسن راجہ) (3 July 1952 – 23 August 2006) was a British Pakistani schoolteacher, match referee, cricket coach and cricketer who played in 57 Test matches and 54 One Day Internationals for the Pakistani national cricket team from 1973 to 1985.
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Full name | Wasim Hasan Raja | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1952-07-03)3 July 1952 Multan, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 August 2006(2006-08-23) (aged 54) Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 67) | 2 February 1973 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 25 January 1985 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 11) | 11 February 1973 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 10 March 1985 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 4 February 2017 |
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His younger brother, Ramiz Raja, also represented Pakistan in Tests and ODIs, becoming captain of the national side. Another brother, Zaeem Raja, also played first-class cricket, as did his father, Saleem Akhtar.