Munir Malik facts for kids
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| Born | 10 July 1934 Leiah, British India |
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| Died | 30 November 2012 (aged 78) Karachi, Pakistan |
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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 35) | 4 December 1959 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 26 July 1962 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 August 2012
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Munir Malik (Urdu: منيرملک) was a talented Pakistani cricket player. He was born on July 10, 1934, and passed away on November 30, 2012. Munir Malik played three Test matches for Pakistan between 1959 and 1962.
He was a right-arm fast-medium bowler. This means he bowled the ball quickly. In Test cricket, he took nine wickets. He even managed to take five wickets in one game against England. In his longer first-class career, he took 197 wickets.
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Playing First-Class Cricket
Munir Malik played 49 first-class matches. These games are a longer form of cricket, usually lasting three to five days. He played for teams like Karachi and Punjab. His career in first-class cricket lasted from 1956 to 1966.
Early Career Highlights
Munir Malik started his first-class journey in 1956-57. He played for Punjab B in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In his first season, he took 13 wickets. His best performance that season was taking 5 wickets for only 19 runs.
In the 1957-58 season, he continued to play well. He took 5 wickets for 66 runs against Punjab. Over the next two seasons, he became even better. He took 23 wickets and then 28 wickets in those years.
In April 1960, Munir Malik played a match against the Indian Starlets. He took an amazing 12 wickets in that single match! He also played for the Pakistan Eaglets team.
Later Career and Records
During the 1961-62 season, Munir Malik took 38 wickets. He was part of the Pakistan team that traveled to England in 1962. While there, he played sixteen matches and took 43 wickets.
In the same year, he scored 72 runs for Combined Services. This was his highest score ever in first-class cricket. He played his last first-class match in 1965-66. In one of his final seasons, he took 8 wickets for 154 runs for Karachi Whites.
Playing for Pakistan
Munir Malik made his Test debut for Pakistan in 1959. His first Test match was against Australia in Karachi. In that game, he took 3 wickets.
His next Test match was against England in July 1962. This game was played at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Leeds, England. In this match, he had his best performance in Test cricket. He took 5 wickets for 128 runs. This is called a "five-wicket haul" and is a great achievement for a bowler.
He played his last Test match during the same series against England. This game was at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. In that final Test, he took one wicket.
About Munir Malik's Life
Munir Malik was born in Leiah, which was part of British India at the time. Today, Leiah is in Pakistan. He was born on July 10, 1934.
He had five children, all daughters. Munir Malik passed away on November 30, 2012, at the age of 78. He had been ill for some time. He was laid to rest in the PECHS graveyard in Karachi, Pakistan.
