List of Pakistan Air Force cricketers

This is a list of cricketers who played for the Pakistan Air Force cricket team in first-class cricket matches. The side played a total of eight first-class matches between 1969 and 1975.[a][1] The side continues to play non-first-class cricket today. Only those players who played in first-class matches for the side are included below.[2]

A

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Name Seasons[b] Matches Comments Ref
Abbas Mirza 1970/71–1975/76 2 Right-handed batsman who scored 32 runs and took 1 wicket in his two matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [3]
Akhtar Ali 1970/71–1975/76 3 Scored 99 runs and took five wickets for the side in three matches. Is not known to have played any other cricket. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [4]

D

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Dildar Awan 1969/70–1972/73 7 An experienced player who played in seven of the sides eight matches. Had played 17 times for Combined Services between 1958/59 and 1964/65 and made a total of 31 first-class appearances for a variety of sides. [5][6]

F

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Faiz Ahmed 1969/70–1972/73 7 Played in seven of the side's eight matches, having played twice for Combined Services in 1964/65 and once for Peshawar in 1967/68. A right-handed batsman who occasionally played as a wicket-keeper and scored 188 runs for the side with a highest score of 48 runs. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [7]

G

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Ghias Cheema 1970/71–1972/73 4 Slow left-arm orthodox bowler who took six of his 12 first-class wickets for the side. Had played six first-class matches for Sargodha in 1967/68–1968/69. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [8]

H

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Hasnain Mehdi 1969/70–1975/76 5 Right-arm bowler who took four wickets for the side in his five first-class matches as well as scoring 106 runs. Is not known to have played any other cricket. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [9]

I

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Ijaz Saeed 1975/76 1 Played his only known cricket match for the side in 1975/76, scoring seven runs. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [10]
Imtiaz Ahmed 1969/70–1972/73 5 By far the most experienced player to appear for the side, Imtiaz had played 41 Test matches for Pakistan between 1952 and 1962. A wicket-keeper who played in 180 first-class matches, the last of which were for the side whom he played for in his 40s. [10][11]

J

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Jamshed Akbar 1969/70 2 Scored 12 runs and took no wickets in his two matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [12]
Javed Kausar 1970/71 2 Wicket-keeper who scored 22 runs for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [13]

K

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Khalid Haroon 1969/70–1970/71 5 Scored 25 runs and took two wickets in his five matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [14]
Khalid Idrees 1972/73 1 Right-handed batsman who scored no runs in his only innings for the side. Khalid played seven first-class matches for Peshawar, one for Railways B and one first-class and one List A match for North-West Frontier Province. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [15]
Khalid Qureshi 1969/70–1970/71 4 Scored 16 runs and took four wickets with a best bowling return of 3/41 in his four matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [16]

M

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Mansoob Ahmed 1970/71–1972/73 3 Scored 63 runs and took three wickets in his three matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [17]
Mohammad Afzal 1970/71 2 Played twice for the side, scoring 35 runs including his highest first-class score of 21. A right-handed batsman, he also played twice for Sargodha. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [18]
Mohammad Ansari 1975/76 1 Playing in his only known cricket match, Mohammad Ansari scored 10 runs, making 5 in both innings in which he batted. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [19]
Mohammad Brohi 1969/70–1970/71 5 Right-handed batsman who played as a wicket-keeper in one match. Scored a total of 68 runs and took nine catches in his five matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [20]
Mohammad Hanif 1975/76 1 Wicket-keeper who scored five runs in his only match for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [21]
Mohammad Naeem 1972/73 1 Bowler who took a single wicket and scored no runs in his only known cricket match. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [22]
Mohammad Nisar Ahmed 1969/70–1975/76 6 Played six of his 24 first-class matches for the side, taking nine wickets and scoring 177 runs. Played 17 first-class matches for Peshawar between 1958/59 and 1976/77 and in one first-class and three List A matches for North-West Frontier Province. Born in 1940 at Peshawar. [23]
Mohammad Zahid 1969/70 2 Scored 13 runs and took four wickets in two matches for the side. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [24]

N

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Nuzhat Hussain 1970/71 2 Scored 60 runs in his two matches for the side. Played in a total of eight first-class matches, once for Combined Services in 1960/61 and five matches for Punjab B in the late 1950s. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Two brothers, Nayyar Hussain and Sabahat Hussain both played first-class cricket. [25]

S

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Saad Hatmi 1969/70 3 Scored 70 runs and took three wickets in his three matches for the side, having previously played for Combined Services in eight matches in the late 1950s. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [26]
Shahid Qureshi 1970/71–1972/73 4 Played in four matches for the side, scoring 175 runs, with a highest score of 60 runs, and taking three wickets with best bowling figures of 3/14. Is not known to have played any other cricket matches. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [27]

T

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Talat Ahmed 1975/76 1 Scored a single run in his only known cricket match. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [28]
Tariq Cheema 1975/76 1 An experienced cricketer who played in 30 first-class matches, having made his debut in 1964/65. Scored 14 runs and took three wickets in his only match for the side. [29][30]
Taufiq Ahmed 1975/76 1 Is known to have played in just one cricket match, scoring 26 runs, with a highest score of 15, in the two innings in which he batted. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [31]

Z

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Name Seasons Matches Comments Ref
Zahid Rasheed 1969/70–1972/73 5 Played in five matches for the side, scoring 153 runs with a highest score of 79, and taking three wickets. Played a single first-class match for Water and Power Development Authority and one List A match for Railways, both in 1975/76. His brother, Shahid Rasheed, played a single match for Water and Power Development Authority. [32]
Zakir Hussain 1972/73 1 Scored 23 runs with a highest score of 18 in his only known cricket match. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [33]
Ziauddin 1975/76 1 Scored four runs and did not take a wicket in his only known cricket match. Other than his name no biographical details are known. [34]

Notes

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  1. ^ Pakistan Air Force were scheduled to play three matches in the 1986/87 BCCP Presidents Cup but, following the withdrawal of some teams from the competition, all of their matches were abandoned or cancelled.[1]
  2. ^ The range of seasons the player played for Pakistan Air Force in first-class cricket.

References

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  1. ^ a b First-class matches played by Pakistan Air Force, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Pakistan Air Force players, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  3. ^ Abbas Mirza, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Akhtar Ali, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Dildar Awan, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  6. ^ Dildar Awn, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  7. ^ Faiz Ahmed, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  8. ^ Ghias Cheema, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  9. ^ Hasnain Mehdi, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  10. ^ a b Ijaz Saeed, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  11. ^ Imtiaz Ahmed, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  12. ^ Jamshed Akbar, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  13. ^ Javed Kausar, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  14. ^ Khalid Haroon, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  15. ^ Khalid Idrees, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  16. ^ Khalid Qureshi, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  17. ^ Mansoob Ahmed, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  18. ^ Mohammad Afzal, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  19. ^ Mohammad Ansari, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  20. ^ Mohammad Brohi, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  21. ^ Mohammad Hanif, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  22. ^ Mohammad Naeem, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  23. ^ Mohammad Nisar Ahmed, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  24. ^ Mohammad Zahid, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  25. ^ Nuzhat Hussain, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  26. ^ Saad Hatmi, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  27. ^ Shahid Qureshi, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  28. ^ Talat Ahmed, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  29. ^ Tariq Cheema, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  30. ^ Tariq Cheema, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  31. ^ Taufiq Ahmed, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  32. ^ Zahid Rasheed, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  33. ^ Zakir Hussain, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
  34. ^ Ziauddin, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-08-03. (subscription required)
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