Baqa Jilani

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = Indian
country = India
country abbrev = IND
name = Baqa Jilani
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat (RHB)
bowling style = Right-arm medium pace
tests = 1
test runs = 16
test bat avg = 8.00
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 12
test balls = 90
test wickets = -
test bowl avg = -
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = -
test catches/stumpings = 0
FCs = 31
FC runs = 928
FC bat avg = 18.56
FC 100s/50s = 1/5
FC top score = 113
FC balls = 3,603
FC wickets = 83
FC bowl avg = 19.93
FC 5s = 3
FC 10s = 1
FC best bowling = 7/37
FC catches/stumpings = 12
debut date = 15 August
debut year = 1936
last date = 15 August
last year = 1936
source = http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/685/685.html

Mohammad Baqa Khan Jilani audio|Baqa_Jilani.ogg|pronunciation (born on July 20, 1911, Jalandhar, Punjab - died on July 2, 1941, Jalandhar, Punjab) was a bowler who represented India in Test cricket.

Jilani was born of the family that also produced Majid Khan, Javed Burki and Imran Khan. As a right-arm medium-paced bowler and a decent lower-order batsman, he kicked off his career with twelve wickets on first-class debut. He also took the first hat-trick in Ranji Trophy, for Northern India against Southern Punjab in the semifinal of the first tournament in 1934-35. Southern Punjab was dismissed for 22, which is still the lowest total in the competition. [ [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/15/15292.html Cricket Archive ] ]

Jilani played his only Test match in England in 1936 during a tour wrecked by infighting between two factions supportive of the captain Vizzy and the former captain C. K. Nayudu respectively. Jilani belonged to the former group. A few days before the Test Match at the Oval, Jilani publicly insulted Nayudu while coming down to breakfast. It has been alleged that he owed to this incident his subsequent Test debut, a forgettable affair to which he contributed sixteen runs and fifteen wicketless overs.

An Extra Assistant Commissioner in Jalandhar, Jilani died a few days after his thirtieth birthday, thus becoming the second-ever Indian Test cricketer, after Amar Singh, to pass away. For a time, it was believed that he had committed suicide by hanging himself, but this has subsequently been revised. According to David Frith,

"the great Vijay Merchant told statistician Anandji Dossa, who told young writer Mudar Patherya, who told the author that Jilani had suffered an epileptic fit, lost his balance on the verandah of his house in Jullundur, and fallen to his death."

References

* David Frith, "By his own hand"
* Mihir Bose, "A History of Indian Cricket"
* Richard Cashman, "Patrons, Players and the Crowd"
* [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/india/content/player/26860.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/685/685.html Cricketarchive profile]

Persondata
NAME=Jilani, Mohammad Baqa Khan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Baqa Jilani
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH=July 20 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH=Jalandhar, Punjab
DATE OF DEATH=July 2 1941
PLACE OF DEATH=Jalandhar, Punjab