 M.E.Z. Ghazali in 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohammad Ebrahim Zainuddin Ghazali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 June 1924 Bombay, British India (Now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 April 2003 (aged 78) Karachi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 18) | 1 July 1954 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 22 July 1954 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1942/43–1946/47 | Maharashtra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953/54–1955/56 | Combined Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mohammad Ebrahim Zainuddin "Ebbu" Ghazali (15 June 1924 – 26 April 2003) was a Pakistan Air Force officer, cricketer and cricket administrator who played for Pakistan in two Tests in 1954.
Early life and family
Ghazali was born in Bombay, British India, on 15 June 1924, in a Urdu-speaking Konkani Muslim family.[1][2] His family migrated to Karachi after the partition of India in 1947.[2]
Ghazali was the son-in-law of Feroze Khan who won a gold medal in the 1928 Olympics for India in field hockey and whose son Farooq Feroze Khan served as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in the Pakistan Air Force.[3] He was also a relative of Ijaz Faqih: his sister was Ijaz Faqih's mother-in-law.[4]
Career
Ghazali played first-class cricket in India and Pakistan from 1943 to 1956.[5] A middle-order batsman and off-spin bowler, he made his top score in the inaugural season of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy when he scored 160 and 61 for Combined Services against Karachi, in December 1953.[6] He took his best bowling figures of 5 for 28 in April 1955 when he captained Combined Services against Punjab in the semi-final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[7]
He toured England with the Pakistan team in 1954, but was only moderately successful, making 601 runs at an average of 28.61 and taking 17 wickets at 39.64.[8] In his second Test, at Old Trafford, he was dismissed for a pair within two hours.
After his playing career, Ghazali became an administrator. He managed Pakistan's tour of Australia and New Zealand in 1972–73.[9] He served in the Pakistan Air Force, reaching the rank of wing commander.[1]
References
- 1 2 "MEZ Ghazali passes away". ESPN. 28 April 2003.
- 1 2 Ahmed, Qamar (30 January 2020). "Former Pakistan fast bowler Munaf passes away". DAWN.COM.
- ↑ "Oldest Living Olympic Gold Medallist belongs to Field Hockey Living at Karachi Feroz Khan celebrates 100th anniversary". digital.la84.org.
- ↑ "Cricketing Dynasties: The twenty two families of Pakistan Test cricket — Part 8". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Ebrahim Ghazali". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ "Karachi v Combined Services 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ "Punjab v Combined Services 1954-55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ↑ Wisden 1955, p. 220.
- ↑ Wisden 2004, p. 1542.