Abdul Aziz (Urdu: عبدالعزیز), (1941−17 January 1959) was a Pakistani cricketer who was born, and died, in Karachi, Sind. A wicket-keeper and opening batsman, Abdul Aziz played eight first-class matches for Karachi before he died after being struck by a cricket ball. He was a student at S. M. College and worked for the Pakistan State Bank.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Aziz | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1941 Karachi, Sind, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 1959 (aged 17–18) Karachi, Sind, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1958/59 | Karachi | ||||||||||||||
| 1957/58 | Karachi C | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 11 October 1957 Karachi C v Sind A | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 16 January 1959 Karachi v Pakistan Combined Services | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Whilst batting in the first innings of the Quaid-e-Azam final against Pakistan Combined Services, Abdul Aziz was struck over the heart by a slow off break from Dildar Awan. While preparing to receive the next ball, Abdul Aziz fell to the ground and never regained consciousness, dying en route to the hospital.[1] It is believed the blow aggravated an existing undiagnosed heart condition. A player who does not bat in an innings is recorded in the scorecard as "absent"; Abdul Aziz is recorded as "absent" in the second innings, with a footnote explaining he was hurt but died.[2][3]
Two of Abdul Aziz's brothers also played first-class cricket: Abdul Kadir played one match for North-West Frontier Province;[4] Abdur Rasheed played 28 matches between 1953/54 and 1964/65.[5]
See also
- List of unusual deaths in the 20th century
- Ray Chapman, an American baseball player killed after being struck by a ball during a game; he was the only player in Major League Baseball history to die of an in-game injury
- List of fatal accidents in cricket
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