Saeed Ahmed (cricketer)

Saeed Ahmed
Personal information
Full name
Saeed Ahmed
Born(1937-10-01)1 October 1937
Jalandhar, Punjab Province, British India
Died20 March 2024(2024-03-20) (aged 86)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RelationsYounis Ahmed
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 27)17 January 1958 v West Indies
Last Test29 December 1972 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 41 213
Runs scored 2,991 12,847
Batting average 40.41 40.02
100s/50s 5/16 34/51
Top score 172 203*
Balls bowled 1,980 18,879
Wickets 22 332
Bowling average 36.45 24.75
5 wickets in innings 0 15
10 wickets in match 0 2
Best bowling 4/64 8/41
Catches/stumpings 13/– 122/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 June 2016
Pride of Performance Award Recipient
Date1962
CountryIslamic Republic of Pakistan
Presented byIslamic Republic of Pakistan

Saeed Ahmed (Urdu: سعید احمد; 1 October 1937 – 20 March 2024) was a Pakistani cricketer who became a preacher and member of Tablighi Jamaat after retirement.

Born in 1937 at Jalandhar in what was then British Punjab, part of British India and educated at Government Islamia College in Lahore, Saeed's brother Younis Ahmed also played cricket for Pakistan.

A right-handed middle order batsman with a powerful drive and bowled off-breaks, Saeed made his Test début on 17 January 1958 against the West Indies at Bridgetown. He made 65 in the second innings, at one stage partnering with Hanif Mohammad who went on to make 337. Saeed finished the series with 508 runs.

Saeed captained his side in three drawn Tests in 1968–69 but his career ended in controversial circumstances when he declared himself unfit for the third Test against Australia in 1972 due to what he claimed was a back injury. In the previous Test, he had been involved in a heated altercation with Dennis Lillee and the Pakistan management was sceptical about his injury. In all, Saeed played in 41 Test matches between 1958 and 1972.

Personal life and death

He married renowned businesswoman Begum Salma Ahmed, a relative of Pakistani diplomat Shahryar Khan, and became involved in the business.

In 1980, he quit his cricket and business careers and joined Tablighi Jamaat as a preacher.

Saeed Ahmed died on 20 March 2024, at the age of 86.

Records

  • Fastest Pakistani Cricketer to reach 1,000 test runs (20 innings).

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