Ian Fyfe (born 1946 or 1947; died 5 August 2005) was a Pakistani cricketer, coach and

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. He was educated at

St Patrick's High School, Karachi St Patrick's High School is a Catholic primary and secondary school located in Saddar Town, Sindh, Karachi, Pakistan. Founded by the Jesuits in 1861, the school is the second-oldest school in Karachi.Ali, G. and Ali, M. St. Patrick’s: A journ ...

. A bowler at St. Patrick's, under the eye of Jacob Harris, Fyfe was as a leading wicket taker for the

Karachi Goan Association Karachi Goan Association is a social and sports club in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Early history In 1887 the foundation stone of the Goa-Portuguese Association building was laid, and in 1888 an imposing building was completed at a cost of Rs. 14, ...

. He was among the top slow, left arm spinning bowlers of Karachi at that time. He worked as a playing coach for the

cricket team. Fyfe enjoyed serving as the Master of Ceremonies at weddings. Fyfe worked as a senior sports reporter for ''

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'' for many years. He had earlier worked at the Morning News during the 1970s. He died from

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and complications from injuries in the

Liaquat National Hospital The Liaquat National Hospital is located at Stadium Road, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. History Soon after Independence the Red Cross Fete Committee, which was chaired by Syed Wajid Ali, raised about PKR 800,000 through meena bazaars organized un ...

on 5 August 2005 at age 58. He was on his way home on his scooter on 30 June when a car hit him on

Shara-e-Faisal Shahrah-e-Faisal, founded as Drigh Road, is a boulevard in Karachi that runs , from the Bhutto Underpass near Hotel Metropole in central Karachi, to Star Gate near Jinnah International Airport, where it becomes N-5 National Highway.

. The funeral service was held at Christ the King Church on 7 August 2005. A memorial was arranged by the Karachi Sports Forum at Karachi Goan Association Gymkhana on 19 August 2005.

Snooker championship

Eight top

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players in the country were to take part in the Ian Fyfe Memorial Snooker Championship 2005, a three-day event starting from 19 September 2005 at the Karachi Club. The club is organising the Rs100,000 event in remembrance of the late Ian Fyfe who was a popular sports reporter.Pakistan Press International 17 September 2005 The third Ian Fyfe Memorial Inter-school

Twenty20 Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...

cricket tournament started on 13 October 2011 at the Karachi Goan Association Gymkhana ground with 10 teams participating.

Legacy

The Ian Fyfe Memorial Inter-school T20 Cricket tournament is still running in 2017, 12 years after Fyfe's death.

References

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