Abdul Kadir (cricketer)

Abdul Kadir

Personal information
Born	(1944-05-10)10 May 1944 Karachi, British India (now Pakistan)
Died	12 March 2002(2002-03-12) (aged 57) Karachi, Pakistan
Batting style	Right-hand bat
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 41)	24 October 1964 v Australia
Last Test	29 January 1965 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 4 36 Runs scored 272 1523 Batting average 34.00 28.73 100s/50s -/2 1/9 Top score 95 114* Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings -/1 46/13
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Abdul Kadir Urdu: عبدالقادر‎; 10 May 1944 – 12 March 2002, Karachi was a Pakistani cricketer who played in four Tests from 1964 to 1965. A wicket-keeper, Abdul was run out for 95 on his Test debut, against Australia at Karachi. He had opened the batting with Khalid Ibadulla with whom he made 249, also this is the only 200+ stand by two debutants for any wicket in the history of test cricket.^[1] He was the first Pakistani cricketer to be dismissed for nervous 90's on test debut.^[2] His only other Test half century was an innings of 58 at Auckland.^[3]

Abdul Kadir got his earlier education from Sindh Madrasatul Islam. He was the son of famous religious scholar Moulana Mufti Sahibdad Khan. Two of his brothers also played first-class cricket Abdul Aziz and Abdul Rasheed. Later, Abdul Kadir served as a senior banker in National Bank of Pakistan along with his younger brother Abdul Karim. He died on 12 March-2002.

Records

• Abdul Kadir (95) on debut went on to be part of unbroken record(as of March 2013). The partnership of 249 between Ibadulla and Abdul Kadir (95) for Pakistan against Australia in Karachi in 1964–65 is the highest in Test cricket for any wicket to involve two test debutants.^[4][5]

International awards

One-Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	New Zealand	Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham	11 June 1983	12-4-21-4 ; 41* (68 balls, 2x4, 1x6)	New Zealand won by 52 runs.[6]
2	Sri Lanka	Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds	16 June 1983	5* (7 balls) ; 12-1-44-5, 1 Ct.	Pakistan won by 11 runs.[7]
3	West Indies	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	29 November 1985	5.2-0-17-4 ; DNB	Pakistan won by 6 wickets.[8]
4	New Zealand	Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah	15 April 1986	10-4-9-4, 1 Ct. ; DNB	Pakistan won by 10 wickets.[9]
5	India	Nehru Stadium, Indore	27 January 1987	8-1-42-2 ; 39 (46 balls: 3x4, 1x6)	Pakistan won by 3 wickets.[10]
6	England	Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi	12 October 1987	12* (7 balls: 1x4, 1x6) ; 10-0-31-4	Pakistan won by 18 runs.[11]

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