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{{Infobox cricketer <br />
| name = Nasim-ul-Ghani <br />
| image = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1941|5|14}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
| death_place = <br />
| country = Pakistan <br />
| batting = Left-handed<br />
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox <br />
| international = true<br />
| internationalspan = 1958-1973<br />
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| testdebutdate = 17 January<br />
| testdebutyear = 1958<br />
| testdebutagainst = West Indies<br />
| testcap = 26<br />
| lasttestdate = 6 January<br />
| lasttestyear = 1973<br />
| lasttestagainst = Australia<br />
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| odidebutdate = 11 February<br />
| odidebutyear = 1973<br />
| odidebutagainst = New Zealand<br />
| odicap = 6<br />
| oneodi = true<br />
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| columns = 3 <br />
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]] <br />
| matches1 = 29 <br />
| runs1 = 747 <br />
| bat avg1 = 16.60 <br />
| 100s/50s1 = 1/2 <br />
| top score1 = 101 <br />
| deliveries1 = 4,406 <br />
| wickets1 = 52 <br />
| bowl avg1 = 37.67 <br />
| fivefor1 = 2 <br />
| tenfor1 = 0<br />
| best bowling1 = 6/67 <br />
| catches/stumpings1 = 11/–<br />
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]] <br />
| matches2 = 1 <br />
| runs2 = 1 <br />
| bat avg2 = 1.00 <br />
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0<br />
| top score2 = 1 <br />
| deliveries2 = – <br />
| wickets2 = – <br />
| bowl avg2 = – <br />
| fivefor2 = – <br />
| tenfor2 = – <br />
| best bowling2 = – <br />
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/– <br />
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] <br />
| matches3 = 117 <br />
| runs3 = 4,490 <br />
| bat avg3 = 28.41 <br />
| 100s/50s3 = 7/23 <br />
| top score3 = 139 <br />
| deliveries3 = 21,041 <br />
| wickets3 = 343 <br />
| bowl avg3 = 25.16 <br />
| fivefor3 = 23 <br />
| tenfor3 = 3 <br />
| best bowling3 = 6/24 <br />
| catches/stumpings3 = 104/–<br />
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42057.html Cricinfo <br />
| date = 13 June<br />
| year = 2016<br />
}}<br />
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'''Nasim-ul-Ghani''' (born 14 May 1941) is a former [[Pakistan]]i [[cricket]]er who played in 29 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] and one [[One Day International]] between 1958 and 1973. At the time of his debut, aged 16 years, he was the world's youngest Test player.<ref name="may14">[http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149496.html What a waste] Espncricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2011</ref><br />
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He became the first [[nightwatchman (cricket)|nightwatchman]] to score a century when he hit 101 against [[England cricket team|England]] at [[Lord's]] in 1962. This was his only century in Test cricket, and it was also the first century by a Pakistani in England.<ref name="may14"/><br />
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A slow left-arm bowler, Nasim-ul-Ghani is the youngest person to take [[Five-wicket haul|five wickets]] in a Test innings. He was aged 16 years 303 days when he took 5 for 116 against West Indies in 1958.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/8433322.stm | title=Shane Watson ton puts Australia on top against Pakistan|date=29 December 2009|publisher=BBC|accessdate=4 November 2018}}</ref><br />
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Nasim later played [[Minor Counties Cricket Championship|Minor County]] cricket for [[Staffordshire County Cricket Club|Staffordshire]] from 1969 to 1978.<br />
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==Post-retirement==<br />
He has served as national selector and as an ICC Match Referee in two Test Matches and 9 ODIs.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
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