Former Pakistan allrounder Billy Ibadulla dies at 88
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Sunday, 14 July 2024 02:57
Former Pakistan allrounder Billy Ibadulla died on Friday at the age of 88. He played four Tests between 1964 and 1967, and was the first Pakistan batter to score a century on Test debut.
However, Ibadulla played only three more Tests, where his best was 32. He picked up one wicket with his offbreak.
He was more prolific in first-class cricket, scoring 17,078 runs at 27.28 and picking up 462 wickets at 30.96. Of his 417 first-class outings, 377 were for Warwickshire, for whom he played for more than a decade. Later, he moved to New Zealand and turned out for Otago for a couple of seasons.
In 64 List A matches, Ibadulla scored 829 runs and took 84 wickets. He also stood as an umpire in 20 first-class matches and 12 List A games. He also ran a private coaching clinic in New Zealand.
His son, Kassem Ibadulla, also played 31 first-class games and 19 List A games for Gloucestershire and Otago.
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