Abdul Aziz (Sindh cricketer)
Abdul Aziz (Urdu: عبدالعزیز), (1941−17 January 1959) was a Pakistani cricketer who was born, and died, in Karachi, Sind. A wicket-keeper and opening batsman, Abdul Aziz played eight first-class matches for Karachi before he died after being struck by a cricket ball. He was a student at S. M. College and worked for the Pakistan State Bank.
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| Full name | Abdul Aziz | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1941 Karachi, Sind, British India | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 January 1959 (aged 17–18) Karachi, Sind, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1958/59 | Karachi | ||||||||||||||
| 1957/58 | Karachi C | ||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 11 October 1957 Karachi C v Sind A | ||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 16 January 1959 Karachi v Pakistan Combined Services | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 21 August 2008 | |||||||||||||||
Whilst batting in the first innings of the Quaid-e-Azam final against Pakistan Combined Services, Abdul Aziz was struck over the heart by a slow off break from Dildar Awan. While preparing to receive the next ball, Abdul Aziz fell to the ground and never regained consciousness, dying en route to the 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"; Abdul Aziz is recorded as "absent" in the second innings, with a footnote explaining he was hurt but died.
Two of Abdul 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.