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{{Infobox cricketer | {{Infobox cricketer | ||
| name | | name = K. C. Ibrahim | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| fullname = Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim | | fullname = Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|1|26|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|1|26|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[ | | birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|11|12|1919|1|26|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2007|11|12|1919|1|26|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan | | death_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan | ||
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| country = India | | country = India | ||
| testdebutfor = India | | testdebutfor = India | ||
| testcap = 45 | |||
| testdebutagainst = West Indies | | testdebutagainst = West Indies | ||
| testdebutdate = 10 November | | testdebutdate = 10 November | ||
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'''Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim''' {{audio|Khanmohammed_Ibrahim.ogg|pronunciation}} (26 January 1919 – 12 November 2007) was an | '''Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim''' {{audio|Khanmohammed_Ibrahim.ogg|pronunciation}} (26 January 1919 – 12 November 2007) was an Indian [[cricket]]er who played in four [[Test cricket|Tests]] in the 1948-49 season. | ||
== Cricket career == | == Cricket career == | ||
He was born in [[Mumbai|Bombay]] and studied in [[St Xavier's College]]. He played domestic cricket for [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]] from 1938–39 to 1949–50 as a top-order batsman, occasionally opening the batting. He also played for the Muslims in the [[Bombay Pentangular]]. He holds the record for scoring the most first class runs between [[dismissal (cricket)|dismissals]]:<ref name="Beard">{{cite book |title=Ask Bearders |last=Frindall |first=Bill |author-link=Bill Frindall |year=2009 |publisher=[[BBC Books]]|isbn=978-1-84607-880-4 |page=86}}</ref> in 1947–48, he compiled successive innings of 218, 36, 234 and 77, all [[not out]], followed by 144, a total of 709 runs between dismissals.<ref name="Beard"/> Ibrahim is the only player to have carried his bat while scoring a double century in consecutive first-class matches.<ref name="Frindall">{{cite book|last1=Frindall|first1=Bill|title=The Wisden Book of Cricket Records|date=1998|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|location=London|isbn=0747222037 |pages=116|edition=Fourth}}</ref> He scored 1,171 runs that season, at a batting average of 167.29, and was selected as [[Indian Cricket (annual)|Indian Cricketer of the Year]] in 1948. He was captain of the Bombay side that won the 1948 [[Ranji Trophy]], scoring 219 in the final. | He was born in [[Mumbai|Bombay]] and studied in [[St Xavier's College]]. He played domestic cricket for [[Bombay cricket team|Bombay]] from 1938–39 to 1949–50 as a top-order batsman, occasionally opening the batting. He also played for the Muslims in the [[Bombay Pentangular]]. He holds the record for scoring the most first class runs between [[dismissal (cricket)|dismissals]]:<ref name="Beard">{{cite book |title=Ask Bearders |last=Frindall |first=Bill |author-link=Bill Frindall |year=2009 |publisher=[[BBC Books]]|isbn=978-1-84607-880-4 |page=86}}</ref> in 1947–48, he compiled successive innings of 218, 36, 234 and 77, all [[not out]], followed by 144, a total of 709 runs between dismissals.<ref name="Beard"/> Ibrahim is the only player to have carried his bat while scoring a double century in consecutive first-class matches.<ref name="Frindall">{{cite book|last1=Frindall|first1=Bill|title=The Wisden Book of Cricket Records|date=1998|publisher=Headline Book Publishing|location=London|isbn=0747222037 |pages=116|edition=Fourth}}</ref> He scored 1,171 runs that season, at a batting average of 167.29, and was selected as [[Indian Cricket (annual)|Indian Cricketer of the Year]] in 1948. He was captain of the Bombay side that won the 1948 [[Ranji Trophy]], scoring 219 in the final.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}} | ||
His career [[first-class cricket|first class]] [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 61.24 is the ninth-highest in history (among those who have batted at least 50 times),<ref>{{cite web |title=Highest averages |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284199.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> but he played only four Tests, against [[West Indian cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1948–49|West Indies in 1948–49]]. [[Opening batsman|Opening the batting]] with [[Vinoo Mankad]], he scored 85 and 44 in the 1st Test,<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Test, Delhi, Nov 10 - Nov 14 1948, West Indies tour of India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1948-49-61938/india-vs-west-indies-1st-test-62690 |website=Cricinfo |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref> but made only 40 runs in his next six Test innings. | His career [[first-class cricket|first class]] [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] of 61.24 is the ninth-highest in history (among those who have batted at least 50 times),<ref>{{cite web |title=Highest averages |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/284199.html |website=Cricinfo |access-date=20 December 2020}}</ref> but he played only four Tests, against [[West Indian cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1948–49|West Indies in 1948–49]]. [[Opening batsman|Opening the batting]] with [[Vinoo Mankad]], he scored 85 and 44 in the 1st Test,<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Test, Delhi, Nov 10 - Nov 14 1948, West Indies tour of India |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1948-49-61938/india-vs-west-indies-1st-test-62690 |website=Cricinfo |access-date=21 December 2020}}</ref> but made only 40 runs in his next six Test innings.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}} | ||
== Retirement from cricket == | == Retirement from cricket == | ||
He suffered from poor health in his later years. He died at his home in [[Karachi]], in [[Pakistan]], aged 88. He was the oldest living Indian Test cricketer at the time of his death.<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 2008, p. 1561.</ref> | He suffered from poor health in his later years. He died at his home in [[Karachi]], in [[Pakistan]], aged 88. He was the oldest living Indian Test cricketer at the time of his death.<ref>''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 2008, p. 1561.</ref> | ||
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| Full name | Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1919 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 November 2007 (aged 88) Karachi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 45) | 10 November 1948 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 4 February 1949 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim 
pronunciation (help·info) (26 January 1919 – 12 November 2007) was an Indian cricketer who played in four Tests in the 1948-49 season.
Cricket career[edit | edit source]
He was born in Bombay and studied in St Xavier's College. He played domestic cricket for Bombay from 1938–39 to 1949–50 as a top-order batsman, occasionally opening the batting. He also played for the Muslims in the Bombay Pentangular. He holds the record for scoring the most first class runs between dismissals:[1] in 1947–48, he compiled successive innings of 218, 36, 234 and 77, all not out, followed by 144, a total of 709 runs between dismissals.[1] Ibrahim is the only player to have carried his bat while scoring a double century in consecutive first-class matches.[2] He scored 1,171 runs that season, at a batting average of 167.29, and was selected as Indian Cricketer of the Year in 1948. He was captain of the Bombay side that won the 1948 Ranji Trophy, scoring 219 in the final.[citation needed]
His career first class batting average of 61.24 is the ninth-highest in history (among those who have batted at least 50 times),[3] but he played only four Tests, against West Indies in 1948–49. Opening the batting with Vinoo Mankad, he scored 85 and 44 in the 1st Test,[4] but made only 40 runs in his next six Test innings.[citation needed]
Retirement from cricket[edit | edit source]
He suffered from poor health in his later years. He died at his home in Karachi, in Pakistan, aged 88. He was the oldest living Indian Test cricketer at the time of his death.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Frindall, Bill (2009). Ask Bearders. BBC Books. p. 86. ISBN 978-1-84607-880-4.
- ↑ Frindall, Bill (1998). The Wisden Book of Cricket Records (Fourth ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 116. ISBN 0747222037.
- ↑ "Highest averages". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ↑ "1st Test, Delhi, Nov 10 - Nov 14 1948, West Indies tour of India". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ↑ Wisden 2008, p. 1561.
External links[edit | edit source]
- K. C. Ibrahim at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- K. C. Ibrahim at ESPNcricinfo
- "Bat like KC and the runs will come", Cricinfo, 12 November 2007
- "KC Ibrahim dies aged 88", Cricinfo, 12 November 2007