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| Full name | Abdul Aziz | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1941 Karachi, Sind, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 1959 (aged 17–18) Karachi, Sind, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1958/59 | Karachi | ||||||||||||||
| 1957/58 | Karachi C | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 11 October 1957 Karachi C v Sind A | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 16 January 1959 Karachi v Pakistan Combined Services | ||||||||||||||
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Source:
CricketArchive, 21 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Abdul Aziz ( Urdu: عبدالعزیز), (1941−17 January 1959) was a Pakistani cricketer who was born, and died, in Karachi, Sind. A wicket-keeper and opening batsman, Abdul Aziz played eight first-class matches for Karachi before he died after being struck by a cricket ball. He was a student at S. M. College and worked for the Pakistan State Bank. [1]
Whilst batting in the first innings of the Quaid-e-Azam final against Pakistan Combined Services, Abdul Aziz was struck over the heart by a slow off break from Dildar Awan. While preparing to receive the next ball, Abdul Aziz fell to the ground and never regained consciousness, dying en route to the hospital. [1] It is believed the blow aggravated an existing undiagnosed heart condition. A player who does not bat in an innings is recorded in the scorecard as "absent"; Abdul Aziz is recorded as "absent" in the second innings, with a footnote explaining he was hurt but died. [2] [3]
Two of Abdul Aziz's brothers also played first-class cricket: Abdul Kadir played one match for North-West Frontier Province; [4] Abdur Rasheed played 28 matches between 1953/54 and 1964/65. [5]
See also
- List of unusual deaths
- Ray Chapman, an American baseball player killed after being struck by a ball during a game; he was the only player in Major League Baseball history to die of an in-game injury
- List of fatal accidents in cricket
Notes
- ^ a b Haigh, Gideon (2006). Peter The Lord's Cat and Other Unexpected Obituaries from Wisden. London, Eng: John Wisden & Co. p. 16. ISBN 1845131630.
- ^ Karachi v Combined Services in 1958/59 scorecard, 1959-01-21, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2014-11-28. "... hit in the chest from ball from Dildar Awan and collapsed and died on the way to hospital."
- ^ "The Wall". ESPNcricinfo. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Abdul Kadir profile, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2008-08-21
- ^ Abdur Rasheed profile, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2008-08-21
References
- Haigh, Gideon ed. (2006). "Aziz, Abdul" in Peter, the Lord's Cat. London, Aurum Press. ISBN 1-84513-163-0