Nasim-ul-Ghani (born 14 May 1941) is a former

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

er who played in 29 Test matches and one

One Day International One Day International (ODI) is a format of cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of fifty overs, with the game lasting up to 7 hours. The World Cup, generally held every four yea ...

between 1958 and 1973. At the time of his debut, aged 16 years, he was the world's youngest Test player.What a waste
Espncricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2011 He became the first nightwatchman to score a century when he hit 101 against

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

Lord's Lord's Cricket Ground, commonly known as Lord's, is a cricket List of Test cricket grounds, venue in St John's Wood, Westminster. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex C ...

in 1962. This was his only century in Test cricket, and it was also the first century by a Pakistani in England. A slow left-arm bowler, Nasim-ul-Ghani is the youngest person to take five wickets in a Test innings. He was aged 16 years 303 days when he took 5 for 116 against West Indies in 1958. Nasim later played Minor County cricket for

Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation ''Staffs''.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It borders Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, ...

from 1969 to 1978.

Post-retirement

He has served as national selector and as an ICC Match Referee in two Test Matches and 9 ODIs.

References

External links

* 1941 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Karachi cricketers National Bank of Pakistan cricketers Staffordshire cricketers Pakistani expatriate cricketers in England Minor Counties cricketers International Cavaliers cricketers Karachi B cricketers Karachi Blues cricketers Karachi University cricketers Karachi A cricketers Karachi Whites cricketers Pakistan Universities cricketers Public Works Department cricketers East Pakistan cricketers Central Zone (Pakistan) cricketers South Zone (Pakistan) cricketers North Zone (Pakistan) cricketers Cricketers from Delhi Cricket match referees Cricketers from Karachi {{Pakistan-cricket-bio-1940s-stub