Farooq Hamid (born 3 March 1945) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1964.

Farooq Hamid
Personal information
Born (1945-03-03) 3 March 1945 (age 79)
Lahore, Punjab, British India
(now Pakistan)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 48)4 December 1964 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961-62 to 1968-69Lahore
1962-63 to 1969-70PIA
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 1 43
Runs scored 3 546
Batting average 1.50 13.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 3 38
Balls bowled 184 5213
Wickets 1 111
Bowling average 107.00 25.21
5 wickets in innings 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 1
Best bowling 1/82 7/16
Catches/stumpings 0/– 27/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 13 June 2017

Career

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A tall right-arm opening bowler, Farooq Hamid made his first-class debut in 1961-62, and toured England with the Pakistan Eaglets in 1963. He played two matches for Pakistan against the Commonwealth XI in 1963-64, when Alf Gover judged that he was one of the fastest bowlers in the world, but lacked accuracy.[1]

Hamid toured Australia and New Zealand with the Pakistan team in 1964-65, playing his only Test against Australia in Melbourne. His only Test wicket was that of Ian Chappell, who was also playing his first Test match.[2] Hamid continued playing first-class cricket in Pakistan until the 1969-70 season, when he retired owing to lack of encouragement or opportunity to play for his country.[3]

His best first-class bowling figures came in the match against Wellington in 1964-65, when he bowled unchanged through the innings to take 7 for 16 and dismissed Wellington for 53.[4] Playing for PIA against Peshawar in 1967-68, Hamid took 5 for 30 and 5 for 20.[5]

Hamid's cousin Khalid Aziz also played first-class cricket in Pakistan and was a Test umpire. Farooq's sister Tahira Hamid helped to set up the Pakistan Women's Cricket Association in 1978.[6] She was the inaugural secretary.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Alf Gover, "The 1963 Commonwealth Tour", The Cricketer, February 1964, pp. 24–25.
  2. ^ "Only Test, Melbourne, Dec 4 - 8 1964, Pakistan tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  3. ^ Yaqoob, Mohammad (27 September 2020). "Fast and furious Farooq Hamid says dirty politics plague Pakistan cricket". Dawn. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  4. ^ Wellington v Pakistanis 1964-65
  5. ^ Peshawar v PIA 1967-68
  6. ^ In a league of her own Retrieved 1 May 2013
  7. ^ Women's cricket in Pakistan Retrieved 1 May 2013
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