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Shujauddin Butt

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Shujauddin
Personal information
Full name
Shujauddin Butt
Born(1930-04-10)10 April 1930
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died7 February 2006(2006-02-07) (aged 75)
London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 17)10 June 1954 v England
Last Test2 February 1962 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947Northern India
1947Punjab
1948–1952Punjab University
1953–1964Combined Services
1958–1970Bahawalpur
1966Rawalpindi
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 19 101
Runs scored 395 3,490
Batting average 15.19 25.28
100s/50s 0/0 6/14
Top score 47 147
Balls bowled 2,313 18,002
Wickets 20 319
Bowling average 38.14 21.91
5 wickets in innings 0 18
10 wickets in match 0 4
Best bowling 3/18 8/53
Catches/stumpings 8/– 69/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 August 2021

Shujauddin Butt (10 April 1930 – 7 February 2006) was a Pakistani army officer and cricketer who played in 19 Tests from 1954 to 1962.

He served in the Pakistan Army for 26 years, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1978. In 1955 he toured India with the Pakistan national team. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore. In 1971 he was captured during the Bangladesh war and held as a prisoner-of-war in India for 18 months.[1][2]

He managed Pakistan's tours to Australia and the West Indies in 1976–77.[3] He wrote two books of Pakistan cricket history, From Babes of Cricket to World Champions (1996) and The Chequered History of Pakistan Cricket (2003), with Mohammed Salim Parvez.[4]

Butt died in London on 7 February 2006.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Peter Oborne, Wounded Tiger: The History of Cricket in Pakistan, Simon & Schuster, London, 2014, p. 25.
  2. ^ "Curtly's original demolition job". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  3. ^ Wisden 2007, p. 1572.
  4. ^ Oborne, p. 562.
  5. ^ "Shujauddin a gutsy cricketer". Dawn. Pakistan. 9 February 2006. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
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