Syed Mushtaq Ali

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Syed Mushtaq Ali

| image = Mushtaq Ali 1936.jpg

| caption = Mushtaq Ali in 1936

| fullname = Syed Mushtaq Ali

| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|12|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Indore, Indore State, British India

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2005|06|18|1914|12|17|df=yes}}

| death_place = Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = All-Rounder

| club1 = Muslims

| year1 = 1934–1944

| club2 = Central India

| year2 = 1934–1940

| club3 = Rajputana

| year3 = 1937

| club4 = Central Provinces and Berar

| year4 = 1939

| club5 = Gujarat

| year5 = 1941

| club6 = Maharashtra

| year6 = 1941

| club7 = Holkar

| year7 = 1941–1955

| club8 = United Provinces

| year8 = 1941

| club9 = Madhya Bharat

| year9 = 1955

| club10 = Uttar Pradesh

| year10 = 1956–1957

| club11 = Madhya Pradesh

| year11 = 1957–1958

| columns = 2

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 11

| runs1 = 612

| bat avg1 = 32.21

| 100s/50s1 = 2/3

| top score1 = 112

| deliveries1 = 378

| wickets1 = 3

| bowl avg1 = 67.33

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/45

| catches/stumpings1= 7/–

| column2 = First-class

| matches2 = 226

| runs2 = 13,213

| bat avg2 = 35.90

| 100s/50s2 = 30/63

| top score2 = 233

| deliveries2 = 9,702

| wickets2 = 162

| bowl avg2 = 29.34

| fivefor2 = 6

| tenfor2 = 2

| best bowling2 = 7/108

| catches/stumpings2= 160/–

| country = India

| international = true

| internationalspan = 1934–1952

| testdebutagainst = England

| testcap = 19

| testdebutdate = 5 January

| testdebutyear = 1934

| lasttestdate = 6 February

| lasttestagainst = England

| lasttestyear = 1952

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31061.html ESPNcricinfo

| date = 24 May

| year = 2020

}}

Syed Mushtaq Ali ({{audio|Mushtaq Ali.ogg|pronunciation}}; 17 December 1914 – 18 June 2005) was an Indian cricketer, a right-handed opening batsman who holds the distinction of scoring the first overseas Test century by an Indian player when he scored 112 against England at Old Trafford in 1936.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/31061.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali|access-date=24 May 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}Telegraph, 25{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/245251.html |title=Wisden Obituaries 2006. Syed Mushtaq Ali.|access-date=24 May 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=24 April 2006 }} Mushtaq Ali was noted for his graceful batting style and a flair which often cost him his wicket by being over-adventurous too soon in an innings. He received the C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995, the highest honour bestowed by the BCCI on a former player.{{Cite news |date=2013-12-18 |title=C.K. Nayudu award for Kapil Dev |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ck-nayudu-award-for-kapil-dev/article5474173.ece |access-date=2023-04-25 |issn=0971-751X}} He batted right-handed and bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. He bowled frequently enough in domestic matches to be classified as an all-rounder but only occasionally in Test matches.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/31061.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=31 January 2017}}

Career

Mushtaq Ali was observed by C. K. Nayudu at Indore at the age of 13 and helped to develop his cricketing skills.{{cite web |url=http://sporteology.com/c-k-nayudu-first-indian-captain/ |title=C. K. Nayudu – The First Indian Captain Sporteology |first=Sourav |last=Das |date=18 August 2014 |publisher=Sporteology |access-date=31 January 2017}}

A Wisden Special Award winner, he scored four first-class hundreds in the 1936 tour. He was an opening or middle-order batsman who played very little international cricket mainly due to World War II. In total, he played in 11 Tests. He made his debut in the second Test against England at Calcutta in January 1934, and played his last Test against England at Madras in February 1952, at the age of 38.

=Domestic cricket=

He was educated in Indore and at Aligarh Muslim University. He played extensively for regional teams and private clubs when cricket was a young sport in India. In first-class cricket, he represented Holkar, Central India, Muslims, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Bharat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and India between 1930 and 1964.{{Cite news|last=Pandya|first=Haresh|date=2005-06-20|title=Obituary: Syed Mushtaq Ali|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/jun/20/guardianobituaries.india|access-date=2020-12-17|issn=0261-3077}}

He played for Holkar in the National Championship for the Ranji Trophy along with other stalwarts like C. K. Nayudu. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1964 and made a life member of the Marylebone Cricket Club for his contribution to the game. He published his autobiography, Cricket Delightful in 1967.{{Cite web|date=2013-12-18|title=Mushtaq Ali: A dazzling, flamboyant cricketer who essayed India's first Test century overseas|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/mushtaq-ali-a-dazzling-flamboyant-cricketer-who-essayed-indias-first-test-century-overseas-76860|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Cricket Country|language=en-US}} He died in his sleep, at the age of 90 in 2005.Pandya, Haresh (26 December 2014) "Mushtaq Ali, India's first overseas Test ton scorer," India Abroad, New York, USA. p. A36. The Indian domestic T20 series is named after him.{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/smat-09/content/series/425302.html |title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 January 2021}} Mushtaq Ali's son, Gulrez Ali, and his grandson, Abbas Ali, both played first-class cricket.{{cite web |title=Player Profile: Syed Gulrez Ali |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/24/24703/24703.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=9 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}{{cite web |title=Player Profile: Abbas Ali |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7114/7114.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=9 July 2024 |url-access=subscription}}

Awards

Padma Shri – awarded in 1964
C. K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award - awarded in 1995
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy – This is a Twenty20 cricket domestic championship in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, among the teams from the Ranji Trophy. The 2008–09 season was the inaugural season for this trophy.{{cite web|url=http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/2365/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2016|title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, 2016 matches, scorecards, preview, history, news and statistics – Cricbuzz|access-date=31 January 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/syed-mushtaq-ali-trophy-2015/content/series/775445.html|title=Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy|access-date=31 January 2017}}

References

Smith, Martin (editor). The Promise of Endless Summer (Cricket Lives from the Daily Telegraph). Aurum (2013).

External links

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[http://in.rediff.com/cricket/2005/jun/18obit.htm Obituary from Rediff.com]
[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/1077933.html "He played five-day cricket like one-day cricket"]: video feature from Cricinfo

Category:1914 births

Category:2005 deaths

Category:Aligarh Muslim University alumni

Category:Central India cricketers

Category:Central Zone cricketers

Category:Cricketers from Indore

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Category:India Test cricketers

Category:Indian Muslims

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