Shafiq Ahmed

Shafiq Ahmed
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 68)25 July 1974 v England
Last Test30 December 1980 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 22)23 December 1977 v England
Last ODI13 January 1978 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 6 3 266 42
Runs scored 99 41 19,572 1,117
Batting average 11.00 13.66 49.92 29.39
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 53/113 2/6
Top score 27* 29 217* 133*
Balls bowled 8 7,179 368
Wickets 0 99 5
Bowling average 33.53 37.20
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/27 2/24
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/– 218/– 10/–
Source: CricInfo, 17 December 2013

Shafiq Ahmed (born 28 March 1949) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in six Test matches and 3 One Day Internationals from 1974 to 1980. All of the Tests Ahmed played in ended in draws, and he co-holds the Test record with Chandrasekhar Gadkari for the most matches played in a career without either winning or losing. Shafiq Ahmed participated in cricket competitions from Pakistan as well as Lahore, National Bank of Pakistan, Punjab, Punjab University and United Bank of Pakistan.

Shafiq Ahmed was a prolific run-scorer in domestic cricket in Pakistan between 1967 and 1968, when he made his first-class debut for Punjab University at the age of 18, until 1990–91, when he played his final first-class match for United Bank Limited at the age of 41. He scored over 1000 first-class runs in a season seven times. He played as the professional for Church and Oswaldtwistle in the Lancashire League from 1975 to 1977.