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| Full name | Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1919-01-26)26 January 1919 Bombay,Bombay Presidency,British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 November 2007(2007-11-12) (aged 88) Karachi, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 45) | 10 November 1948 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 4 February 1949 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahimpronunciationⓘ (26 January 1919 – 12 November 2007) was an Indiancricketer who played in fourTests in the 1948–49 season.
He was born inBombay and studied inSt Xavier's College. He played domestic cricket forBombay from 1938–39 to 1949–50 as a top-order batsman, occasionally opening the batting. He also played for the Muslims in theBombay Pentangular. He holds the record for scoring the most first class runs betweendismissals:[1] in 1947–48, he compiled successive innings of 218, 36, 234 and 77, allnot out, followed by 144, a total of 709 runs between dismissals.[1] Ibrahim is the only player to have carried his bat while scoring a double century in consecutive first-class matches.[2] He scored 1,171 runs that season, at a batting average of 167.29, and was selected asIndian Cricketer of the Year in 1948. He was captain of the Bombay side that won the 1948Ranji Trophy, scoring 219 in the final.[3]
His careerfirst classbatting average of 61.24 is the ninth-highest in history (among those who have batted at least 50 times),[4] but he played only four Tests, againstWest Indies in 1948–49.Opening the batting withVinoo Mankad, he scored 85 and 44 in the 1st Test,[5] but made only 40 runs in his next six Test innings.[6]
He suffered from poor health in his later years. He died at his home inKarachi, inPakistan, aged 88. He was the oldest living Indian Test cricketer at the time of his death.[7]
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