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Full name Alimuddin
Born December 15, 1930, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Current age 77 years 267 days
Major teams Pakistan,Bahawalpur,Gujarat,Karachi,Muslims,Public Works Department,Rajputana,Sind
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Other Coach
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
25
45
2
1091
109
25.37
2
7
0
8
0
First-class
140
237
15
7275
142
32.77
14
65
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
25
4
84
75
1
1/17
1/17
75.00
5.35
84.0
0
0
0
First-class
140
959
40
4/33
23.97
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Pakistan at Lord's, Jun 10-15, 1954 scorecard
Last Test
England v Pakistan at Nottingham, Jul 26-31, 1962 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1942/43 - 1967/68
Profile
Alimuddin was a burley opening batsman who preferred attack to defence and an outstanding fielder. He made his mark at an early age, appearing for Rajasthan in the pre-partition Ranji Trophy when aged 12 year and 73 days, the youngest person to play in a first-class match. He top-scored in his first innings, albeit with 13, and then was second top score in the second innings with 27. Eleven years later, on Pakistan's first tour of England in 1954, he started with a hundred at Worcester and a second one against Cambridge but his form fell away and in three Tests he managed only 51 runs. He bounced back to be the best batsman on either side in Pakistan's first home series, against India in 1954-55, but he rarely found his best form thereafter, losing his place in the West Indies, but hitting back with a Test-best 109 and 53 against England at Karachi in 1961-62. After captaining Karachi B, he became the national coach before moving to London to work for Pakistan International Airlines.
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