Abdul Aziz (cricketer)
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Abdul Aziz was a Pakistan
i cricket
er. A wicket keeper and opening batsman, Abdul Aziz played eight first-class
matches for Karachi
, before he was killed after being struck by the ball. He was a student at S. M. College and worked for the Pakistan State Bank
.
Whilst batting in the first-innings of the Quaid-e-Azam final against Pakistan Combined Services, Aziz was struck "over the heart by a slow off break
from Dildwar Awan [sic]. While preparing to receive the next ball, Aziz fell to the ground and never regained consciousness", dying en route to hospital. It is believed the blow aggravated an existing, undiagnosed heart condition. A player who does not bat in an innings is recorded in the scorecard as "absent". In some scorecards, Aziz is recorded as "absent dead" in the second innings.
Aziz's death was the third instance of the death of a cricketer during a first-class cricket match, succeeding those of Maurice Nichol
and Charlie Bull
in the thirties. George Summers
died in 1870 of a head injury sustained in a match, but a few days after it.
Two of Aziz's brothers also played first-class cricket: Abdul Kadir played one match for North-West Frontier Province
; Abdur Rasheed played 28 matches between 1953/54 and 1964/65.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A wicket keeper and opening batsman, Abdul Aziz played eight first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches for Karachi
Karachi cricket teams
Karachi cricket teams compete in the Pakistani first-class cricket tournament's the Patron's Trophy and Quaid-i-Azam Trophy. Due to the strength of cricket in the province of Sindh they have fielded more than one team in the annual tournaments....
, before he was killed after being struck by the ball. He was a student at S. M. College and worked for the Pakistan State Bank
State Bank of Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan is the central bank of Pakistan. While its constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until January 1, 1974, when the bank was nationalized, the scope of its functions was considerably enlarged...
.
Whilst batting in the first-innings of the Quaid-e-Azam final against Pakistan Combined Services, Aziz was struck "over the heart by a slow off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
from Dildwar Awan [sic]. While preparing to receive the next ball, Aziz fell to the ground and never regained consciousness", dying en route to hospital. It is believed the blow aggravated an existing, undiagnosed heart condition. A player who does not bat in an innings is recorded in the scorecard as "absent". In some scorecards, Aziz is recorded as "absent dead" in the second innings.
Aziz's death was the third instance of the death of a cricketer during a first-class cricket match, succeeding those of Maurice Nichol
Maurice Nichol
Maurice Nichol was an English cricketer who played 136 first-class matches in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Other than one appearance for the Players in 1931, all his games were for Worcestershire....
and Charlie Bull
Charlie Bull
Charles Harry Bull was an English cricketer who played 175 first-class matches between 1929 and 1939, first for Kent and later for Worcestershire....
in the thirties. George Summers
George Summers (cricketer)
George Summers was an English cricketer. He played all his first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire. Summers was known for his habit of reaching 50 and then promptly getting out .In the match against MCC at Lord's in 1870, Summers was hit by a short delivery from John Platts, at the time a...
died in 1870 of a head injury sustained in a match, but a few days after it.
Two of Aziz's brothers also played first-class cricket: Abdul Kadir played one match for North-West Frontier Province
NWFP cricket team
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team is a Pakistani first-class cricket team.The Province played some Ranji Trophy matches during the 1930s and 1940s and for the rest of the century competed in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy....
; Abdur Rasheed played 28 matches between 1953/54 and 1964/65.