Humayun Farkhan

Pakistani cricketer

Humayun Farkhan

Personal information

Born|  (1947-04-05) 5 April 1947 (age 78)
Lyallpur, British India
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1964-65 to 1977-78| Sargodha
1968-69 to 1969-70| Punjab University
1984-85 to 1985-86| Faisalabad
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 38
Runs scored | 638
Batting average | 13.02
100s/50s | 0/1
Top score | 52
Balls bowled | 8682
Wickets | 147
Bowling average | 21.19
5 wickets in innings | 9
10 wickets in match | 1
Best bowling | 6/23
Catches/stumpings | 28/-

Source: Cricinfo, 17 September 2014

Humayun Farkhan (born 4 April 1947) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1964 to 1985.[1]

A slow left-arm orthodox bowler, Farkhan made his first-class debut in the 1964-65 season, taking 5 for 60 for Sargodha against Combined Services.[2] He played occasionally in the next few years, and took 6 for 204 for Sargodha when Lahore made 774 for 9 declared in the quarter-final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1968-69.[3] In 1970-71, captaining Sargodha against Peshawar, he scored 38 (second-top score) and 36 (top score) and took 3 for 19 and 5 for 27 in a low-scoring match that Sargodha won by 94 runs.[4] In 1974-75 he took 6 for 61 and 6 for 23 for Sargodha against Lahore B, but it was not enough to prevent a 114-run loss in a match in which 40 wickets fell for 406 runs.[5]

He played no first-class cricket between the 1977-78 season and 1984–85, when Faisalabad, who had been unsuccessful in their initial first-class season in 1983-84, appointed him to captain the team in 1984-85. He led them to their first two victories that season and took 20 wickets himself at an average of 18.00.[6] In his first match he led Faisalabad to their first victory, over Gujranwala, taking seven wickets.[7] He led Faisalabad to three victories out of four matches in 1985-86, then retired from first-class cricket.

His brother, Sajjad Farkhan, also played first-class cricket for Sargodha and Faisalabad.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Humayun Farkhan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
2. ^ Sargodha v Combined Services 1964-65
3. ^ Lahore v Sargodha 1968-69
4. ^ Peshawar v Sargodha 1970-71
5. ^ Wisden 1976, p. 1040.
6. ^ Faisalabad Patron's Trophy bowling 1984-85
7. ^ Faisalabad v Gujranwala 1984-85
8. ^ Sajjad Farkhan at CricketArchive

## External links

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* Humayun Farkhan at ESPNcricinfo
* Humayun Farkhan at CricketArchive