Full Name

Mohammad Baqa Khan Jilani

Born

July 20, 1911, Jullundur (now Jalandhar), Punjab

Died

July 02, 1941, Jullundur (now Jalandhar), Punjab, (aged 29y 347d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

A right-arm medium-fast bowler and a useful late order batsman, Baqa Jilani toured England in 1936. In his sole Test at the Oval he scored 4* and 12 and finished wicketless, and it was widely reported that he was only picked because he had the support of the Maharajah of Vizianagram, the captain, after insutling CK Nayudu. He was the first bowler to get a hat-trick in the Ranji Trophy, in the course of his spell of 5 for 7 off 25 balls for Northern India against Southern Punjab in the inaugural year of the national competition in 1934-35.
Partab Ramchand

Wisden obituary
Mohammad Baqa Khan Jilani, who came to England with the team from India in 1936, died on July 2, 1941, within twenty-eight days of completing thirty years. A useful bat, he averaged 18.52 in three-day matches, with 113 at Leicester his one really big innings. He played in one Test, the third at The Oval, presumably for his bowling, but he did not take a wicket, and, batting last but one, he scored not out 4 and 12. Altogether in three-day matches he took eleven wickets at the high cost of 40.72 runs apiece.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Baqa Jilani Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests121161216.0000000
FC3154492811318.5615-120

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests1190550---3.66-000
FC31-36031655837/37-19.932.7543.4-31
Mohammad Baqa Khan Jilani

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Debut/Last Matches of Baqa Jilani

FC Matches

Span
1934/35 - 1938/39

Recent Matches of Baqa Jilani

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
India vs England4* & 120/5515-Aug-1936The OvalTest # 254
Northern Ind vs Bombay11 & 30/16 & 3/5809-Mar-1935MumbaiFC
Northern Ind vs Central Ind0 & 41*2/47 & 0/4009-Feb-1935AmritsarFC
Northern Ind vs Sthn Punjab35 & 34/46 & 5/705-Feb-1935AmritsarFC