Khizer Hayat

Khizer Hayat (born 5 January 1939) is a Pakistani former cricket player and umpire. Hayat played ten years of first-class cricket before taking up umpiring, retiring having officiated in 34 Tests and 55 One Day International matches.

Biography

Khizer Hayat was born in Lahore, then in the Punjab in British India. His brother, Sikander Hayat, played three first-class matches for Lahore B in 1962/63.

Playing career

Before becoming an umpire, he played in 21 first-class matches. He played once for Punjab A in January 1957, in the 1956/7 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy against Pakistan Railways, and bagged a pair. He then played for Pakistan Railways in January 1960, in their 1959/60 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy quarter-final match against Lahore, making small scores. He played twice for a combined Railways and Quetta team in January 1961, helping them to win the semi-final and final of the 1960/1 Ayub Trophy, contributing an unbeaten half-century (52*) to their winning first-innings score of 468 in the final. He played as a wicket-keeper for Pakistan Railways in 1961/2 to 1964/5, scoring 121 against Pakistan Universities in December 1962, and bowling 10 balls against Karachi Blues in a losing match in March 1964. He surrendered the gloves to Ijaz Hussain from December 1964, and captained Railways against Sargodha, a combined Punjab University and Lahore Education Board team and Lahore Greens in 1964/5, making 58 in the last match. He played for Pakistan Railways Greens against Karachi University and Karachi Blues in April 1966, bowling a few overs in both matches. He returned to play a final two matches for Railways, against Hyderabad and Karachi Blues in January 1968, under the captaincy of Arif Butt.

In all, he scored 539 runs at a batting average of 22.45, including one century and two half-centuries. He took 15 catches and made 3 stumpings. He bowled very occasional leg breaks, delivering only 52 balls and taking no wickets.

Umpiring career

He officiated in 34 Test matches from March 1980 to October 1996, and 55 One-day Internationals from November 1978 to December 1996, mainly in Pakistan - only three of his Test matches were overseas. He made his Test umpiring debut in March 1980, in the 3rd Test between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, standing with Amanullah Khan. He stood regularly in Test matches in Pakistan until 1996. In 1994, he and Mahboob Shah were the two Pakistani representatives on the first international panel of umpires, set up by the ICC to ensure that one neutral umpire would stand in every Test match (later supplemented by the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires).[1] He stood in his first Test outside Pakistan in March 1994, in the Test between New Zealand and India at Trust Bank Park (aka Seddon Park), Hamilton, standing with Brian Aldridge. His final Test was the 1st Test between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura Stadium in October 1996.

In December 1989, he stood in as sruare leg umpire for John Holder, who sufffered a stomach upset, in Javed Miandad's 100th Test, against India at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, John Hampshire standing behind the stumps at both ends. After the 1st Test between Australia and Sri Lanka at Perth in December 1995, he was caught up in controversy when he and Peter Parker alleged the Sri Lankans had tampered with the ball, but they were later cleared by the ICC.

He made his ODI debut as umpire in the match between Pakistan and India at Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal on 3 November 1978. He umpired in ODI tournaments in Sharjah, and in the 1987 Cricket World Cup in India, the 1992 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand and Australia, and the 1996 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. His last ODI was played between Pakistan and New Zealand at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on 6 December 1996.[2]

External links

• Profile from Cricinfo
• CricketArchive: Khizer Hayat
• List of matches from CricketArchive