Tariq Munir Cheema (born 25 March 1947) is a former

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who played

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for numerous teams in

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from 1964 to 1976. An opening bowler, Tariq Cheema had his best season on his debut in 1964-65 at the age of 17. He was the second-highest wicket-taker in the

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, with 34 at an average of 15.85 for the student team of Lahore Education Board, who finished runners-up in the competition. In the victory over

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he took 6 for 62 and 7 for 58. Cheema was an umpire at senior level in Pakistan from 1997–98 to 2003–04, officiating in 11 first-class and 13

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matches.

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* * 1947 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Cricketers from Lahore Lahore cricketers Karachi cricketers Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketers Pakistan Air Force cricketers Peshawar cricketers Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers Pakistani cricket umpires {{Pakistan-cricket-bio-1940s-stub