Riazuddin (15 December 1958 – 11 June 2019) was a Pakistani cricket umpire.[1]
Career
In an international umpiring career spanning 12 years, he officiated in 12 Test matches between 1990 and 2002 and 12 One Day Internationals between 1990 and 2000.[2] He was one of the on-field umpires in the final of the 2010–11 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[3] Riazuddin officiated in 310 first-class matches, a Pakistan record.[4] He also stood in women's cricket, the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League, five Quaid-e-Azam Trophy finals, and two Patron's Trophy finals.[5]
In addition to umpiring, Riazuddin played club cricket as a right-handed batsman and off-break bowler, served as CEO of Al-Imran Cricket Club in Karachi, and retired from the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation shortly before his death.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Former Test umpire Riazuddin dies". The News. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Riazuddin". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division One, Final: Habib Bank Limited v Pakistan International Airlines at Karachi, Jan 13-17, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ Wisden 2020, pp. 219–20.
- ^ a b "Lest we forget - Riaz-ud-din". Cricket World.
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