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Imtiaz Ahmed
Personal information
Born	5 January 1928; Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died	31 December 2016 (aged 88); Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Pakistan (1952–1962);
Test debut (cap 5)	16 October 1952 v India
Last Test	16 August 1962 v England
Domestic team information
1944–1947	Northern India
1945–1947	North Zone (India)
1947	Punjab
1948–1949	Punjab University
1950	Pakistan Universities
1953–1964	Combined Services
1960	Rawalpindi
1960	North Zone cricket team (Pakistan)
1969–1972	Pakistan Air Force
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, 26 June 2013

Imtiaz Ahmed PP (Urdu: امتیاز احمد), (5 January 1928 – 31 December 2016)^[1] was a cricketer who played for Pakistan's first Test team in 1952 and in 40 subsequent Test matches.^[2] He played in Pakistan's first 39 Test matches, setting a record for the most consecutive Tests played from a team's inaugural match.^[3]

Biography

Born in Lahore, Ahmed was educated at Islamia College Lahore. He played in 41 Tests and scored over 2000 runs. He was a middle order batsman who also sometimes batted in the top order. He was Pakistan's second Test wicketkeeper as Hanif Mohammad had kept wickets in Pakistan's inaugural Test. He made the first Test double hundred by a wicketkeeper when he scored 209 against New Zealand in October 1955.

On 6 March 1951, playing for India Prime Minister's XI against a Commonwealth XI, Ahmed scored a triple century (300 not out) while following on, a feat that has been achieved by only two others.^[4] He received Pride of Performance Award from the Government of Pakistan for sports in 1966.^[5]

Ahmed also played in the Ranji Trophy in India.

Ahmed died in Lahore, Punjab on 31 December 2016 due to a chest infection. He was 88 years old.^[1]