Monday 28 September 2015

Some points about Majid Khan


  1. Born on 28 September 1946 in Ludhiana, in the state of Punjab in India.
  2. His father, Jahangir Khan, had played Test cricket for British India before the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
  3. He also played for Glamorgan and Cambridge University in Britain, for Queensland in Australia, and in Pakistan for Pakistan International Airlines, Rawalpindi and the province of Punjab.
  4. Majid's father, Dr. Jahangir Khan, famously killed a bird in flight while bowling during an MCC vs. Cambridge University match in 1936.
  5. This bird is now part of the permanent MCC museum exhibit at Lord's Cricket ground.
  6. Majid was the first century scorer for Pakistan in One Day International Cricket, scoring 108 runs against England at Trent BridgeNottingham in the same season.

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