| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khalid Ibadulla | |||
| Born | 20 December 1935 Lahore, Punjab Province, British Raj |
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| Nickname | Billy | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off break Right-arm medium |
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| Relations | Kassem Ibadulla (son) | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Pakistan | |||
| Test debut (cap 43) | 24 October 1964 v Australia | |||
| Last Test | 10 August 1967 v England | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1970/71–1971/72 | Tasmania | |||
| 1964/65–1966/67 | Otago | |||
| 1954–1972 | Warwickshire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | List A | |
| Matches | 4 | 417 | 64 | |
| Runs scored | 253 | 17,078 | 829 | |
| Batting average | 31.62 | 27.28 | 16.91 | |
| 100s/50s | 1/– | 22/82 | –/2 | |
| Top score | 166 | 171 | 75 | |
| Balls bowled | 336 | 36,157 | 3,133 | |
| Wickets | 1 | 462 | 84 | |
| Bowling average | 99.00 | 30.96 | 23.86 | |
| 5 wickets in innings | – | 6 | 2 | |
| 10 wickets in match | – | – | – | |
| Best bowling | 1/42 | 7/22 | 6/32 | |
| Catches/stumpings | 3/– | 14/– | 13/– | |
| Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2011 | ||||
Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla (born December 20, 1935, Lahore, Punjab) is a former Pakistani cricketer and TVNZ cricket commentator.[1] He played in four Tests between 1964 and 1967. Most of his cricket was played for Warwickshire, for whom he appeared between 1954 and 1972.[2] He moved to New Zealand in 1976,[3] and in 1980 was living in Dunedin,[1] coaching cricketers.
He has coached some of New Zealand's top cricketers, including Glenn Turner, Ken Rutherford and Chris Cairns.[3]
Ibadulla is the subject of a long-running error in the Wisden records section. He was out handled the ball at Courtaulds, Coventry in 1963 when playing for Warwickshire against Hampshire and not obstructing the field as reported in the 1964 Wisden's report of the game and then repeated in the records section from 1967 until 2010. An erratum is scheduled to appear in the 2011 edition.
He also taught briefly at St Dunstan's College in London, as a Physical Education teacher in the early 70's