Waheed Mirza

{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer (born 1955)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Waheed Mirza

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| country = Pakistan

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|5|4|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right arm fast-medium

| role = All-rounder, occasional wicket-keeper

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| club1 = Karachi Blues

| year1 = 1975/76

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| club2 = Karachi Whites

| year2 = 1975/76–1976/77

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| club3 = Sindh

| year3 = 1976/77–1977/78

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| club4 = Habib Bank Limited

| year4 = 1977/78

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| club5 = United Bank Limited

| year5 = 1978/79–1987/88

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| club6 = Karachi Whites

| year6 = 1983/84

| type1 = First-class

| debutdate1 = 29 August

| debutyear1 = 1975

| debutfor1 = Karachi Blues

| debutagainst1 = Pakistan International Airlines

| lastdate1 = 19 February

| lastyear1 = 1987

| lastfor1 = United Bank Limited

| lastagainst1 = Pakistan Automobiles Corporation

| type2 = List A

| debutdate2 = 4 February

| debutyear2 = 1976

| debutfor2 = Sind

| debutagainst2 = National Bank of Pakistan

| lastdate2 = 8 September

| lastyear2 = 1987

| lastfor2 = United Bank Limited

| lastagainst2 = House Building Finance Corporation

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 60

| runs1 = 2371

| bat avg1 = 25.77

| 100s/50s1 = 2/9

| top score1 = 324

| deliveries1 = 3030

| wickets1 = 53

| bowl avg1 = 28.05

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/36

| catches/stumpings1 = 56/1

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 17

| runs2 = 143

| bat avg2 = 11.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 25

| deliveries2 = 514

| wickets2 = 11

| bowl avg2 = 25.54

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = n/a

| best bowling2 = 3/28

| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–

| date = 25 September

| year = 2008

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43678/43678.html CricketArchive

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Waheed Mirza (born 4 May 1955) is a former Pakistani first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he is notable for having partnered Mansoor Akhtar in a world record opening stand of 561 in 1977. It occurred on 7 and 8 February, while playing for Karachi Whites against Quetta at the National Stadium in Karachi. Mirza scored 324 as part of that opening stand; he had not previously scored a first class hundred.Wisden 1978, page 1024 Unusually, Akhtar and Mirza not only opened the batting, but also opened the bowling in both innings. The partnership remains the highest for the 1st wicket in first-class cricket.

Despite scoring this triple century, Mirza scored only one other first class century in his 60 matches, and averaged only just over 25.

He is a maternal uncle of the Pakistani Test cricketer Fawad Alam.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/678716-cricketing-dynasties-the-twenty-two-families-of|title=Cricketing Dynasties: The Twenty Two Families of Pakistan Test Cricket – Part 6 | Sports | thenews.com.pk|website=www.thenews.com.pk}}