Saeed Ahmed (cricketer)

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = Pakistani
country = Pakistan
country abbrev = PAK
name = Saeed Ahmed
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm offbreak
tests = 41
test runs = 2991
test bat avg = 40.41
test 100s/50s = 5/16
test top score = 172
test balls = 1980
test wickets = 22
test bowl avg = 36.45
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 4/64
test catches/stumpings = 13/-
FCs = 213
FC runs = 12847
FC bat avg = 40.02
FC 100s/50s = 34/-
FC top score = 203*
FC balls = 18879
FC wickets = 332
FC bowl avg = 24.75
FC 5s = 15
FC 10s = 2
FC best bowling = 8/41
FC catches/stumpings = 122/-
debut date = 17 January
debut year = 1958
last date = 29 December
last year = 1972
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42603.html

Saeed Ahmed (born October 1, 1937, Jalandhar, British India) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 41 Tests from 1958 to 1972. He was a right handed middle order batsman with a powerful drive and also a handy right arm offbreak bowler. He is the half brother of Younis Ahmed.

He made his Test début on the 17th of January 1958 against the West Indies at Bridgetown. He made 65 in the second innings, at one stage partnering Hanif Mohammad who went on to make 337. Saeed finished the series with 508 runs. Saeed went on to captain his side in three drawn Tests in 1968-69. His career ended in controversial circumstances when he declared himself unfit for the 3rd Test against Australia due to what he claimed was a back injury. In the previous Test he had been involved in a heated altercation with Dennis Lillee and thus the Pakistan management was sceptical about his injury. As a result they sent him home for 'indiscipline'. He finished his career with five Test hundreds, in three of them he made over 150.