Anwar Elahi

Anwar Elahi

Personal information
Born	Born 1936 or 1937 Karachi, British India (now in Pakistan)
Died	19 October 2016 (aged 79) Karachi
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg-spin
Relations	Ikram Elahi (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1953-54	Sind
1954-55 to 1961-62	Karachi
1964-65 to 1969-70	Public Works Department
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 21 Runs scored 215 Batting average 9.34 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 45 Balls bowled 1215 Wickets 28 Bowling average 21.64 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/64 Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 December 2016

Anwar Elahi (1936 or 1937 – 2016) was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket irregularly from 1953 to 1969.^[1]

In November 1953, while still at school, Elahi made his first-class debut for Sind in the first-ever match in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. He took 4 for 64 with his leg-spin, Sind's best figures, in Bahawalpur's first innings. His brother Ikram Elahi top-scored for Sind with 63.^[2]

He worked as a businessman until his death from pneumonia in October 2016.^[3]

References

1. "Wisden Obituaries, 2016". Cricinfo. 20 February 2018.
2. "Bahawalpur v Sind 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
3. Ahmed, Qamar (18 November 2016). "Anwar Elahi passes away". Dawn. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

External links

• Anwar Elahi at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Anwar Elahi at ESPNcricinfo