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Munir Malik
Personal information
Born	10 July 1934; Leiah, British India
Died	30 November 2012 (aged 78); Karachi, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan;
Test debut (cap 35)	4 December 1959 v Australia
Last Test	26 July 1962 v England
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 August 2012

Munir Malik (Urdu: منيرملک‎; 10 July 1934 – 30 November 2012) was a Pakistani cricketer who played three Test matches for Pakistan between 1959 and 1962. A right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took nine wickets in Test cricket at an average of 39.77, including a five-wicket haul against England.^[1]^[2] During his first-class career, he took 197 wickets at the average of 21.75.^[1]

First-class career

Malik played 49 first-class matches for Karachi, Punjab, Rawalpindi and Services teams during 1956–66.^[3] During his first-class career, he achieved five or more wickets in an innings on fourteen occasions, and ten or more wickets in a match four times.^[1]

Malik made his first-class debut for Punjab B during the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, against Bahawalpur in 1956–57.^[4] He finished the season taking 13 wickets at an average of 8.30.^[5] His 5 wickets for 19 runs for Punjab B, against Punjab, was his best performance in the season.^[6] Malik played three matches during 1957–58 and his best bowling figures came against Punjab, taking 5 for 66.^[7]^[8] In the next two domestic seasons, he was more effective with the ball, taking 23 and 28 wickets respectively.^[5] Malik played a match against the Indian Starlets at Sargodha in April 1960. He took 12 wickets for 135 runs in the match.^[9] His next match was for Pakistan Eaglets against the Ceylon Cricket Association: he bowled 17 overs and took 1 wicket for 19 runs in the first innings, and captured 2 wickets for 25 runs in the second innings in 9 overs.^[10]

During the 1961–62 domestic season, Malik took 38 wickets.^[5] He was a part of the Pakistan team that toured England in 1962, where he played sixteen matches, including three Tests, and took 43 wickets at the average of 39.93.^[5]^[7] The same year he scored 72 runs for Combined Services, his career best in first-class cricket, against Sargodha.^[11] In the next three domestic seasons, he only played seven matches and took 28 wickets, including his best performance of 8 wickets for 154 runs, against the Punjab University while playing for Karachi Whites.^[5]^[7]^[12] He played his last first-class match during the Ayub Trophy in 1965–66.^[12]

International career

Malik made his Test debut against Australia at the National Stadium, Karachi in 1959. He took 3 wickets in the match conceding 100 runs.^[13]^[14] Malik played his next Test against England at the Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds in July 1962. He captured 5 wickets for 128 runs in the match, which was his best bowling performance in Test cricket.^[2] He played his last Test at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham, during the same series between the teams where he only took one wicket.^[15]

Personal life

Malik was born in Leiah, British India (now Pakistan) on 10 July 1934. He has five children, all daughters. On 30 November 2012, he died after a long illness at the age of 78, and was buried at the PECHS graveyard.^[3]^[16]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Munir Malik". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Pakistan in England Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b Staff Report (1 December 2012). "Ex-Test pacer Munir Malik passes away". Daily Times. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Punjab B v Bahawalpur – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1956/57 (North Zone)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "First-class bowling in each season by Munir Malik". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Punjab v Punjab B – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1956/57 (North Zone)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "First-class matches played by Munir Malik (49)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Punjab v Punjab B – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1957/58 (North Zone)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Rawalpindi v Indian Starlets – Indian Starlets in Pakistan 1959/60". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Ceylon Cricket Association v Pakistan Eaglets – Pakistan Eaglets in Malayan and Ceylon 1960/61". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Combined Services v Sargodha – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1962/63 (Group A)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Punjab University v Karachi Whites – Ayub Trophy 1965/66". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Australia in Pakistan Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Former Test paceman Munir Malik passes away". Dawn. Pakistan: Pakistan Herald Publications. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Pakistan in England Test Series – 4th Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
^ "Former Test paceman Munir Malik passes away". Dawn. Pakistan. 1 December 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

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