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'''Javed Akhtar''' (21 November 1940 &ndash; 8 July 2016)<ref name="death">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1033171.html |title=Former Pakistan Test player and umpire Javed Akhtar dies  |accessdate=8 July 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> was a [[Pakistan]]i [[cricket]]er. He played in one [[Test cricket|Test]] in 1962. He was an [[off spin]]ner. He had success at first-class level, taking his wickets at an average of 18.17, but struggled in his only Test, failing to take a wicket. He played for the [[Pakistan national cricket team]].
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| birth_place= [[Delhi]], [[British India]]<br>(now [[India]])
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| death_place=[[Rawalpindi]], Punjab, Pakistan
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| catches/stumpings2= 38/-
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| country          = Pakistan
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| date              = 12 June
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'''Javed Akhtar''' (21 November 1940 &ndash; 8 July 2016) was a [[Pakistani]] [[cricket]]er who played in one [[Test cricket|Test]] in 1962.<ref name="death">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/1033171.html |title=Former Pakistan Test player and umpire Javed Akhtar dies  |accessdate=8 July 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> An [[off spin]]ner, he had success at [[first-class cricket|first-class]] level, taking his wickets at an average of 18.17, but struggled in his only Test, failing to take a wicket.
He later became an [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]], standing in 18 Tests and 40 [[One Day International|ODIs]] from 1980 to 1999.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/40875.html |title=Javed Akhtar  |accessdate=16 May 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
 
He later became an [[umpire (cricket)|umpire]], standing in 18 Tests and 40 [[One Day International|ODIs]] from 1980 to 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/1137257.html|title=Wisden Obituaries, 2016|date=20 February 2018|website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
 
==See also==
* [[List of Test cricket umpires]]
* [[List of One Day International cricket umpires]]


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Latest revision as of 19:10, 30 April 2021

Javed Akhtar (21 November 1940 – 8 July 2016)[1] was a Pakistani cricketer. He played in one Test in 1962. He was an off spinner. He had success at first-class level, taking his wickets at an average of 18.17, but struggled in his only Test, failing to take a wicket. He played for the Pakistan national cricket team.

He later became an umpire, standing in 18 Tests and 40 ODIs from 1980 to 1999.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Former Pakistan Test player and umpire Javed Akhtar dies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Javed Akhtar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2014.


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