Khizer Hayat
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Khizer Hayat is a Pakistan
i former cricket player and umpire. Hayat played ten years of first-class
cricket
before taking up umpiring, retiring having officiated in 34 Tests
and 55 One Day International matches.
, then in the Punjab
in British India. His brother, Sikander Hayat, played three first-class matches for Lahore B in 1962/63.
, and bagged a pair. He then played for Pakistan Railways in January 1960, in their 1959/60 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy quarter-final match against Lahore, making small scores. He played twice for a combined Railways and Quetta team in January 1961, helping them to win the semi-final and final of the 1960/1 Ayub Trophy, contributing an unbeaten half-century (52*) to their winning first-innings score of 468 in the final. He played as a wicket-keeper
for Pakistan Railways in 1961/2 to 1964/5, scoring 121 against Pakistan Universities in December 1962, and bowling 10 balls against Karachi Blues in a losing match in March 1964. He surrendered the gloves to Ijaz Hussain from December 1964, and captained Railways against Sargodha, a combined Punjab University and Lahore Education Board team and Lahore Greens in 1964/5, making 58 in the last match. He played for Pakistan Railways Greens against Karachi University and Karachi Blues in April 1966, bowling a few overs in both matches. He returned to play a final two matches for Railways, against Hyderabad
and Karachi Blues in January 1968, under the captaincy of Arif Butt
.
In all, he scored 539 runs at a batting average
of 22.45, including one century and two half-centuries. He took 15 catches and made 3 stumpings. He bowled very occasional leg break
s, delivering only 52 balls and taking no wickets.
s from November 1978 to December 1996, mainly in Pakistan - only three of his Test matches were overseas. He made his Test umpiring debut in March 1980, in the 3rd Test between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, standing with Amanullah Khan
. He stood regularly in Test matches in Pakistan until 1996. In 1994, he and Mahboob Shah
were the two Pakistani representatives on the first international panel of umpires
, set up by the ICC
to ensure that one neutral umpire would stand in every Test match (later supplemented by the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires).http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-bird-launches-initiative-1406868.html He stood in his first Test outside Pakistan in March 1994, in the Test between New Zealand and India at Trust Bank Park (aka Seddon Park
), Hamilton
, standing with Brian Aldridge
. His final Test was the 1st Test between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura Stadium
in October 1996.
In December 1989, he stood in as sruare leg umpire for John Holder
, who sufffered a stomach upset, in Javed Miandad
's 100th Test, against India at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, John Hampshire
standing behind the stumps at both ends. After the 1st Test between Australia and Sri Lanka at Perth in December 1995, he was caught up in controversy when he and Peter Parker
alleged the Sri Lankans had tampered with the ball, but they were later cleared by the ICC
.
He made his ODI debut as umpire in the match between Pakistan and India at Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal
on 3 November 1978. He umpired in ODI tournaments in Sharjah
, and in the 1987 Cricket World Cup
in India, the 1992 Cricket World Cup
in New Zealand and Australia, and the 1996 Cricket World Cup
in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. His last ODI was played between Pakistan and New Zealand at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on 6 December 1996.http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/63/63159.html
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 former cricket player and umpire. Hayat played ten years of 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...
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...
before taking up umpiring, retiring having officiated in 34 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...
and 55 One Day International matches.
Biography
Khizer Hayat was born in LahoreLahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, then in the Punjab
Punjab (British India)
Punjab was a province of British India, it was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British rule. With the end of British rule in 1947 the province was split between West Punjab, which went to Pakistan, and East Punjab, which went to India...
in British India. His brother, Sikander Hayat, played three first-class matches for Lahore B in 1962/63.
Playing career
Before becoming an umpire, he played in 21 first-class matches. He played once for Punjab A in January 1957, in the 1956/7 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy against Pakistan RailwaysPakistan Railways cricket team
Pakistan Railways cricket team were a Pakistani first-class cricket side who played in the Patron's Trophy and Quaid-i-Azam Trophy. They were based in the city of Lahore and sponsored by Pakistan Railways....
, and bagged a pair. He then played for Pakistan Railways in January 1960, in their 1959/60 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy quarter-final match against Lahore, making small scores. He played twice for a combined Railways and Quetta team in January 1961, helping them to win the semi-final and final of the 1960/1 Ayub Trophy, contributing an unbeaten half-century (52*) to their winning first-innings score of 468 in the final. He played as a wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
for Pakistan Railways in 1961/2 to 1964/5, scoring 121 against Pakistan Universities in December 1962, and bowling 10 balls against Karachi Blues in a losing match in March 1964. He surrendered the gloves to Ijaz Hussain from December 1964, and captained Railways against Sargodha, a combined Punjab University and Lahore Education Board team and Lahore Greens in 1964/5, making 58 in the last match. He played for Pakistan Railways Greens against Karachi University and Karachi Blues in April 1966, bowling a few overs in both matches. He returned to play a final two matches for Railways, against Hyderabad
Hyderabad cricket team
The Hyderabad cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad. It is part of the Ranji Trophy Elite Group and has seen scattered success over its many years in the Ranji Trophy circuit. It falls into the South Zone in the Duleep Trophy and is one of two teams from Andhra...
and Karachi Blues in January 1968, under the captaincy of Arif Butt
Arif Butt
Arif Butt Born in Lahore, Punjab, Butt made his first-class debut for Lahore against Punjab University at the age of 16. Four years later he was chosen to tour Australia, making his Test debut in the only test of the tour at Melbourne he took 6-89 in the first innings, becoming the first Pakistani...
.
In all, he scored 539 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 22.45, including one century and two half-centuries. He took 15 catches and made 3 stumpings. He bowled very occasional leg break
Leg break
A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...
s, delivering only 52 balls and taking no wickets.
Umpiring career
He officiated in 34 Test matches from March 1980 to October 1996, and 55 One-day InternationalOne-day International
A One Day International is a form of limited overs cricket, in which a fixed number of overs, usually 50, but in the past 40, 45 or 60 overs, are played between two teams with international status. The Cricket World Cup is played in this format...
s from November 1978 to December 1996, mainly in Pakistan - only three of his Test matches were overseas. He made his Test umpiring debut in March 1980, in the 3rd Test between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, standing with Amanullah Khan
Amanullah Khan
Amanullah Khan was the King of the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1929, first as Amir and after 1926 as Shah. He led Afghanistan to independence over its foreign affairs from the United Kingdom, and his rule was marked by dramatic political and social change...
. He stood regularly in Test matches in Pakistan until 1996. In 1994, he and Mahboob Shah
Mahboob Shah
Syed Mahboob Ali Shah is a former Pakistani first-class cricketer and Test cricket umpire.Mahboob Shah was born in Delhi. Before becoming an umpire, he played in 14 first-class matches for Baluchistan, Central Zone, Karachi Whites, Karachi C, Quetta and Karachi University between 1954/55 and...
were the two Pakistani representatives on the first international panel of umpires
International Panel of Umpires and Referees
The International Panel of ICC Umpires was established by the ICC in 1994 following trial in 1992/3, to ensure that one neutral umpire would stand in every Test match. It is made up of officials nominated from each of the ten Test playing cricket boards...
, set up by the ICC
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
to ensure that one neutral umpire would stand in every Test match (later supplemented by the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires).http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/cricket-bird-launches-initiative-1406868.html He stood in his first Test outside Pakistan in March 1994, in the Test between New Zealand and India at Trust Bank Park (aka Seddon Park
Seddon Park
Seddon Park is a cricket ground in Hamilton, 4th largest city in New Zealand and is renowned for its "village green" setting, affording a picnic atmosphere for spectators. It is the 4th largest proper Cricket Ground in New Zealand. The Stadium was named after the former New Zealand Prime Minister...
), Hamilton
Hamilton, New Zealand
Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland...
, standing with Brian Aldridge
Brian Aldridge
Brian Aldridge is a retired professional cricket player and professional cricket umpire, and the National Umpiring Manager for New Zealand cricket. He was one of the umpires in the 1992 Cricket World Cup final between England and Pakistan.-References:...
. His final Test was the 1st Test between Pakistan and Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura Stadium
Sheikhupura Stadium
Sheikhupura Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Sheikhupura, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches. The stadium holds 15,000 people and hosted its first test match in 1996, when Pakistan played Zimbabwe there. This was followed by another test a year later between Pakistan...
in October 1996.
In December 1989, he stood in as sruare leg umpire for John Holder
John Holder
John Wakefield Holder is an English former professional cricketer and first-class and Test umpire.As a player for Hampshire County Cricket Club Holder was a brisk right arm medium pace bowler. In the 1970 season Holder took 55 wickets at 23.27 runs. His best bowling figures were 6 for 49 and 7...
, who sufffered a stomach upset, in Javed Miandad
Javed Miandad
Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan , popularly known as Javed Miandad , is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team...
's 100th Test, against India at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, John Hampshire
John Hampshire
John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire John Harry Hampshire (born 10 February 1941, Thurnscoe (near Barnsley, Yorkshire) better known as Jack Hampshire, is a former English cricketer, who played eight Tests and three ODIs for England between 1969 and 1975. He played first-class cricket for...
standing behind the stumps at both ends. After the 1st Test between Australia and Sri Lanka at Perth in December 1995, he was caught up in controversy when he and Peter Parker
Peter Parker (umpire)
Peter Douglas Parker, known affectionately as 'Porky' or 'Spiderpig', , is an Australian Test cricket match umpire. He has been a member of the International Panel of ICC Umpires since April 2003....
alleged the Sri Lankans had tampered with the ball, but they were later cleared by the ICC
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
.
He made his ODI debut as umpire in the match between Pakistan and India at Zafar Ali Stadium in Sahiwal
Sahiwal
Sahiwal is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the administrative centre of Sahiwal District and Sahiwal Division. Sahiwal is approximately 180 km from the major city Lahore and is the city between Lahore and Multan...
on 3 November 1978. He umpired in ODI tournaments in Sharjah
Sharjah (city)
Sharjah is the third largest and most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula.Sharjah is the seat of government of the emirate of Sharjah...
, and in the 1987 Cricket World Cup
1987 Cricket World Cup
The 1987 Cricket World Cup was the fourth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from October 8 to November 8, 1987 in India and Pakistan — the first held outside England. The format was unchanged from 1983 except for a reduction in the number of overs a team played from 60...
in India, the 1992 Cricket World Cup
1992 Cricket World Cup
-New Zealand:-Round Robin Stage:Co-hosts New Zealand proved the surprise packet of the tournament, winning their first seven games to finish on top of the table after the round robin. The other hosts, Australia, were one of the pre-tournament favourites but lost their first two matches. They...
in New Zealand and Australia, and the 1996 Cricket World Cup
1996 Cricket World Cup
The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup after its official sponsors, was the sixth edition of the tournament organized by the International Cricket Council . It was the second World Cup to be hosted by Pakistan and India, and for the first time by Sri Lanka...
in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. His last ODI was played between Pakistan and New Zealand at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on 6 December 1996.http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/63/63159.html
External links
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