Munir Malik

Munir Malik

Personal information
Born	(1934-07-10)10 July 1934 Leiah, British India
Died	30 November 2012(2012-11-30) (aged 78) Karachi, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 35)	4 December 1959 v Australia
Last Test	26 July 1962 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 3 49 Runs scored 7 675 Batting average 2.33 11.06 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 4 72 Balls bowled 684 4,285 Wickets 9 197 Bowling average 39.77 21.75 5 wickets in innings 1 14 10 wickets in match 0 4 Best bowling 5/128 8/154 Catches/stumpings 1/– 23/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 August 2012

Munir Malik (Urdu: منيرملک‎; 10 July 1934 – 30 November 2012) was a Pakistani cricketer who played three Test matches for Pakistan between 1959 and 1962. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took nine wickets in Test cricket at an average of 39.77, including a five-wicket haul against England.^[1][2] During his first-class career, he took 197 wickets at the average of 21.75.^[1]

Malik played 49 first-class matches for Karachi, Punjab, Rawalpindi and Services teams during 1956–66.^[3] During his first-class career, he achieved five or more wickets in an innings on fourteen occasions, and ten or more wickets in a match four times.^[1]

Malik made his first-class debut for Punjab B during the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, against Bahawalpur in 1956–57.^[4] He finished the season taking 13 wickets at an average of 8.30.^[5] His 5 wickets for 19 runs for Punjab B, against Punjab, was his best performance in the season.^[6] Malik played three matches during 1957–58 and his best bowling figures came against Punjab, taking 5 for 66.^[7][8] In the next two domestic seasons, he was more effective with the ball, taking 23 and 28 wickets respectively.^[5] Malik played a match against the Indian Starlets at Sargodha in April 1960. He took 12 wickets for 135 runs in the match.^[9] His next match was for Pakistan Eaglets against the Ceylon Cricket Association: he bowled 17 overs and took 1 wicket for 19 runs in the first innings, and captured 2 wickets for 25 runs in the second innings in 9 overs.^[10]

During the 1961–62 domestic season, Malik took 38 wickets.^[5] He was a part of the Pakistan team that toured England in 1962, where he played sixteen matches, including three Tests, and took 43 wickets at the average of 39.93.^[5][7] The same year he scored 72 runs for Combined Services, his career best in first-class cricket, against Sargodha.^[11] In the next three domestic seasons, he only played seven matches and took 28 wickets, including his best performance of 8 wickets for 154 runs, against the Punjab University while playing for Karachi Whites.^[5][7][12] He played his last first-class match during the Ayub Trophy in 1965–66.^[12]

Malik made his Test debut against Australia at the National Stadium, Karachi in 1959. He took 3 wickets in the match conceding 100 runs.^[13][14] Malik played his next Test against England at the Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds in July 1962. He captured 5 wickets for 128 runs in the match, which was his best bowling performance in Test cricket.^[2] He played his last Test at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham, during the same series between the teams where he only took one wicket.^[15]

Malik was born in Leiah, British India (now Pakistan) on 10 July 1934. He has five children, all daughters. On 30 November 2012, he died after a long illness at the age of 78, and was buried at the PECHS graveyard.^[3][16]

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