Sheikh Abdur Rehman (15 December 1917 – 22 October 2000) was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket in British India from 1937 to 1941 and in Pakistan from 1948 to 1960.
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| Full name | Sheikh Abdur Rehman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1917 Amritsar, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 October 2000 (aged 82) Lahore, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Fazal-ur-Rehman (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936-37 to 1941-42 | Southern Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953-54 to 1960-61 | Combined Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 November 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abdur Rehman played as a wicketkeeper for Southern Punjab in the Ranji Trophy from 1936–37 to 1941–42.[1] Later, in Pakistan, he played as a batsman and occasional pace bowler.
He scored one of the first centuries in Pakistani first-class cricket when he made 108 opening the batting for the Punjab Governor's XI against Punjab University in 1948–49.[2] A few days later he was a member of Pakistan's first tour when they visited Ceylon, but he did not play in the international matches on the tour.[citation needed]
He scored 48 and 89 when Combined Services beat Karachi in the first round of the inaugural Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1953–54. He continued to play for Combined Services until 1960–61.[citation needed]
He umpired three first-class matches in Pakistan between 1968 and 1971.[3] His much younger brother Fazal-ur-Rehman played Test cricket for Pakistan in 1958.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "First-class matches played by Abdur Rehman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Governor's XI v Punjab University 1948-49". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ "Abdur Rehman as umpire in first-class matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
External links edit
- Abdur Rehman at ESPNcricinfo
- Abdur Rehman at CricketArchive