Ahsan-ul-Haq
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Ahsan-ul-Haq (died December 29, 1957 in Karachi
, Pakistan
) was an India
n cricket
er. He was a hard-hitting right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler.
Ahsan-ul-Haq went to England
to study law where he played for Hampstead
in club cricket and three first class matches for Middlesex
in 1902. But his official work restricted his appearances and he soon returned to India.
At the age of 45 he captained the Muslims in the Lahore tournament of 1924. On what was his first appearance in a first class match on Indian soil, he went in last against Sikhs and scored 100 notout in 40 minutes, adding 150* for the tenth wicket with Abdus Salam. Excluding centuries made under contrived circumstances, it is the second fastest hundred (in terms of minutes) ever made in first class cricket.
Haq was later involved in the creation of the Indian cricket board
.
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
) was an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a hard-hitting right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium fast bowler.
Ahsan-ul-Haq went to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
to study law where he played for Hampstead
Hampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
in club cricket and three first class matches for Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in 1902. But his official work restricted his appearances and he soon returned to India.
At the age of 45 he captained the Muslims in the Lahore tournament of 1924. On what was his first appearance in a first class match on Indian soil, he went in last against Sikhs and scored 100 notout in 40 minutes, adding 150* for the tenth wicket with Abdus Salam. Excluding centuries made under contrived circumstances, it is the second fastest hundred (in terms of minutes) ever made in first class cricket.
Haq was later involved in the creation of the Indian cricket board
Board of Control for Cricket in India
The Board of Control for Cricket in India , headquartered at Mumbai, is the national governing body for all cricket in India. It's not the apex governing body in India. The board was formed in December 1928 as BCCI replaced Calcutta Cricket Club. BCCI is a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu...
.