Miran Bakhsh

Miran Bakhsh
Personal information
Full name
Malik Miran Bakhsh
Born(1907-04-20)20 April 1907
Rawalpindi, British India
Died8 February 1991(1991-02-08) (aged 83)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 21)29 January 1955 v India
Last Test13 February 1955 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 15
Runs scored 1 53
Batting average 1.00 3.31
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 1* 23
Balls bowled 348 2,803
Wickets 2 48
Bowling average 57.50 19.43
5 wickets in innings 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/82 6/15
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 13 April 2020

Malik Miran Bakhsh (20 April 1907 – 8 February 1991), also known as Miran Bux, was a Pakistani international cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1955.

Early life and family

Malik Miran Bakhsh was born on 20 April 1907 in Rawalpindi, British India. His father was a groundsman at the Pindi Club Ground.[1]

Career

Bakhsh made his first-class cricket debut in 1950, at the age of 43, representing Commander-in-Chief's Eleven.[1] Before his first-class debut, he played in two day matches against West Indies and Commonwealth cricket team.[1]

At the age of 47 years and 284 days, he made his Test debut against India at Lahore, making him the second oldest Test debutant, behind James Southerton.[2] Unusually, this was only his second first-class cricket match.[1]

A tall off-spinner, he had taken five wickets in a two-day match against the touring West Indians in 1948/49, and 10 in another two-day match against the Commonwealth XI in 1949/50.[3] After his brief Test career ended, he continued playing first-class cricket in Pakistan until 1958/59, when at the age of 51, he took four wickets in his last match playing for Rawalpindi against Peshawar.[4] His best bowling figures came in a match for Combined Services at Dacca in 1956/57, when he took 6 for 15 to help dismiss East Pakistan Whites for 33 runs.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Baptism by fire: Fewest first-class matches before Test debut for Pakistan". The News International.
  2. ^ Fantastic Mr Fox, CricInfo, 15 April 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ Wisden 1992, pp. 1263-1264.
  4. ^ Rawalpindi v Peshawar 1958–59, CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2020. (subscription required)
  5. ^ Miran Bakhsh, CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2020. (subscription required)
  6. ^ East Pakistan Whites v Combined Services 1956–57, CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2020. (subscription required)


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