Aftab Baloch
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Aftab Baloch (born April 1, 1953, Karachi
, Sindh
) is a former Pakistan
i cricket
er who played in two Tests
from 1969 to 1975. A right-handed middle order batsman and capable right arm offbreak bowler, Baloch is best known for being a member of the 400 club.
The feat was achieved in a game for Sind at the National Stadium in Karachi during the season of 1973/74. After bowling out their opponents Baluchistan
for 93, Sind responded with 951 for 7 declared. Captaining the side, Baloch made 428 of those runs. At the time it was the 6th highest score by a batsman in first class cricket history and he was the 7th player to pass the 400 run milestone. The final margin of an innings and 575 runs made it one of the most one sided games of all time.http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/242365.html
Baloch was rewarded with a tour of England but he didn't play a Test. His record breaking innings however kept following him around, he was by coincidence given room 428 in their team hotel.
A year later in February 1975 Baloch was recalled again to the side. He had made his debut back in November 1969 at the age of just 16 and 221 days. This made him the second youngest Test player in history.http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/INDIVIDUAL/TESTS_YOUNGEST_PLAYERS.html, Playing against New Zealand at Dhaka
, Baloch made 25 runs in the 1st innings before being bowled by Vic Pollard
. Needing just 184 runs for victory in the 4th innings, Baloch was not required to bat.
Recalled back into the side, Baloch lined up at number 7 in the Pakistani batting lineup for a Test against the West Indies at Lahore. He made 12 in his first dig and was one of Keith Boyce
's 3 victims. When Baloch came into bat in what would be his final Test innings, his side where leading the West Indies by 199 runs and had 5 wickets in hand. Baloch made an unbeaten 60 and helped to put his side 358 runs clear but the West Indies managed to hang on for a draw.
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
) is a former Pakistan
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 who played in two Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
from 1969 to 1975. A right-handed middle order batsman and capable right arm offbreak bowler, Baloch is best known for being a member of the 400 club.
The feat was achieved in a game for Sind at the National Stadium in Karachi during the season of 1973/74. After bowling out their opponents Baluchistan
Balochistan (Pakistan)
Balochistan is one of the four provinces or federating units of Pakistan. With an area of 134,051 mi2 or , it is the largest province of Pakistan, constituting approximately 44% of the total land mass of Pakistan. According to the 1998 population census, Balochistan had a population of...
for 93, Sind responded with 951 for 7 declared. Captaining the side, Baloch made 428 of those runs. At the time it was the 6th highest score by a batsman in first class cricket history and he was the 7th player to pass the 400 run milestone. The final margin of an innings and 575 runs made it one of the most one sided games of all time.http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/242365.html
Baloch was rewarded with a tour of England but he didn't play a Test. His record breaking innings however kept following him around, he was by coincidence given room 428 in their team hotel.
A year later in February 1975 Baloch was recalled again to the side. He had made his debut back in November 1969 at the age of just 16 and 221 days. This made him the second youngest Test player in history.http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/INDIVIDUAL/TESTS_YOUNGEST_PLAYERS.html, Playing against New Zealand at Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
, Baloch made 25 runs in the 1st innings before being bowled by Vic Pollard
Vic Pollard
Victor Pollard is a former dual cricket and football player who represented New Zealand at international level.-Cricket career:...
. Needing just 184 runs for victory in the 4th innings, Baloch was not required to bat.
Recalled back into the side, Baloch lined up at number 7 in the Pakistani batting lineup for a Test against the West Indies at Lahore. He made 12 in his first dig and was one of Keith Boyce
Keith Boyce
Keith David Boyce played 21 Tests and 8 One Day Internationals for the West Indies in the 1970s, he died from the effects of chronic cirrhosis of the liver while sitting in a chair at a pharmacist in Speightstown, Barbados in 1996.Boyce was the first man to take eight wickets in a List A match; he...
's 3 victims. When Baloch came into bat in what would be his final Test innings, his side where leading the West Indies by 199 runs and had 5 wickets in hand. Baloch made an unbeaten 60 and helped to put his side 358 runs clear but the West Indies managed to hang on for a draw.