Full name Ghulam Ahmed
Born July 4, 1922, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Died October 28, 1998, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (aged 76 years 116 days)
Major teams India, Hyderabad (India), Muslims
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 22 | 31 | 9 | 192 | 50 | 8.72 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
First-class | 98 | 126 | 30 | 1379 | 90 | 14.36 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 22 | 36 | 5650 | 2052 | 68 | 7/49 | 10/130 | 30.17 | 2.17 | 83.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
First-class | 98 | 24263 | 9190 | 407 | 9/53 | 22.57 | 2.27 | 59.6 | 32 | 9 |
Test debut | India v West Indies at Kolkata, Dec 31, 1948 - Jan 4, 1949 scorecard |
Last Test | India v West Indies at Kolkata, Dec 31, 1958 - Jan 4, 1959 scorecard |
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First-class span | 1939/40 - 1958/59 |
A right arm off spinner of the highest class, Ghulam Ahmed was a gentleman cricketer. He represented India for a decade and with Vinoo Mankad and Subash Gupte, formed the first great Indian spin trio. While he blended well with the other two, he was a fine bowler in his own right. Tall and slim, he bowled with an easy action and had good command over line and length. On good wickets, he was accurate enough to force the batsman to be watchful but even on a slightly helpful wicket, he could be almost unplayable. He proved this during the third Test against Australia at Calcutta in 1956 when he finished with ten wickets for 130 including seven for 49 in the first innings. He also played a leading role in shaping India's first Test victory at Chepauk in 1951-52. In England in 1952 he was the side's leading bowler taking 80 wickets in the first class games (average: 21.92) including 15 (24.73) of the 39 wickets that fell to Indian bowlers in the four Tests. He also toured Pakistan in 1954-55. An aggressive tail end batsman, he scored 50 at No 11 against Pakistan at New Delhi in 1952-53, adding with Hemu Adhikari a record 109 runs for the last wicket.