Tahir Naqqash
72Pakistan · PACE · 1980 to 1985
BATTING
- Matches
- 40
- Innings
- 23
- Runs
- 210
- Average
- 15
- Strike rate
- 86.77
- High score
- 61
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 34
- Average
- 36.47
- Economy
- 4.66
- Strike rate
- 46.9
- Best figures
- 3/23
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 11 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Tahir Naqqash played 40 ODIs for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 1980 to 1985. The first came against West Indies at Gaddafi Stadium, and the last against Sri Lanka at Niaz Stadium in 1985.
The best bowling is 3 for 23 against West Indies at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1985. With the ball: 11 wickets at 45.9 at home and 11 wickets at 40.6 away. The most wickets came against Sri Lanka: 9 wickets at 29.8 in 7 ODIs.
Melbourne Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 7 ODIs and 8 wickets at 29.3. Pakistan won 19 of the ODIs Tahir Naqqash played and lost 17.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 40 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 49 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1985 | Tied/NR |
| 23* | 20 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1982 | Lost |
| 21* | 39 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1981 | Lost |
| 21* | 15 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1985 | Won |
| 13* | 12 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 1984 | Tied/NR |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/23 | 8 | West Indies | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1985 | Won |
| 3/24 | 4.2 | England | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1985 | Won |
| 3/40 | 8 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1985 | Lost |
| 3/59 | 8 | Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium | 1985 | Won |
| 2/20 | 9.2 | England | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1985 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11 | 60 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 101.33 |
| India | 10 | 12 | 2.40 | 0/0 | 5 | 63.40 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 7 | – | 0/0 | 9 | 29.78 |
| West Indies | 5 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 30.20 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 83 | 27.67 | 0/1 | 6 | 19.83 |
| England | 3 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 13.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 45.91 |
| Away | 15 | 137 | 17.13 | 0/1 | 11 | 40.64 |
| Neutral | 10 | 58 | 11.60 | 0/0 | 12 | 24.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7 | 36 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 29.25 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 5 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 46.20 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 4 | 36 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 42.67 |
| Adelaide Oval | 3 | 22 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 101.00 |
| National Stadium | 3 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 57.00 |
| Niaz Stadium | 2 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1980 at Gaddafi Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 1985 at Niaz Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 6 June 1959
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 242
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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