Full Name

Mohammed Ijaz Butt

Born

March 10, 1938, Sialkot, Punjab

Died

August 03, 2023 (aged 85y 146d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Other

Administrator

Ijaz Butt was a dependable batsman and more than capable wicketkeeper who made his Test debut against West Indies in 1958-59 as an opener, scoring 41 not out in a ten-wicket win. The following winter he played twice against Australia, making his only half-century at Karachi. In England in 1962 he struggled for form in the three Tests he played, although overall he scored 1016 runs at 28.22 including a hundred before lunch against Kent.

He served as the secretary of the then Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan between 1984 and 1988. He was also the president of the Lahore City Cricket Association for many years. He toured Australia in 1982-83 as manager of the Pakistan team and twice headed the national selection committee. In 2008, at the age of 70, he was appointed as chairman of the Pakistan board following Nasim Ashraf's resignation.
Cricinfo staff October 2008

Ijaz Butt Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests81622795819.9201050
FC671208384216134.30712-5220

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests8------------
FC67-25714831/21-49.333.4585.6-00
Ijaz Butt outside the Gaddafi Stadium

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Test

Debut/Last Matches of Ijaz Butt

Recent Matches of Ijaz Butt

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Pakistan vs England10 & 6--16-Aug-1962The OvalTest # 534
Pakistan vs England1 & 62c/0s05-Jul-1962LeedsTest # 532
Pakistan vs England10 & 33--31-May-1962BirminghamTest # 530
Pakistan vs Australia58 & 8--04-Dec-1959KarachiTest # 481
Pakistan vs Australia0 & 20--13-Nov-1959DhakaTest # 479

Photos of Ijaz Butt

Ijaz Butt at the ICC executive board meeting
Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman
Ijaz Butt, the PCB chairman, at the ICC board meeting
PCB chairman Ijaz Butt after terming the match-fixing murmurs a conspiracy to defraud Pakistan
Sharad Pawar and Ijaz Butt speak to reporters after their meeting
Sharad Pawar and Ijaz Butt emerge from their meeting