Cricket Pakistan signature autograph of ZAFAR ALTAF 1950s-60s

Description

Zafar Altaf
(1 August 1941 – 5 December 2015) was a
cricketer
for
Pakistan
, a cricket administrator, economist, senior civil servant and author.
Zafar Altaf made his
first-class
debut in 1958–59 as a middle-order batsman for
Lahore
. In his third match he made 99 in the semi-final of the
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
against
Combined Services
, and a few days later hit 111 for
Punjab University
in a first-class match against Sind University.
[1]
He was selected to tour India with the
Pakistan team in 1960–61
, and scored 262 runs in eight first-class matches at 29.11. Although he did not play in any of the
Tests
, he took a catch in the First Test in
Bombay
while fielding as a substitute.
[2]
His form fell away in the next two seasons: in six matches he scored only 82 runs.
[3]
In 1964–65 he hit his second first-class century, 139 not out for Lahore against Punjab University.
[4]
In 1965–66 he scored 268 for Lahore Greens against
Bahawalpur
, adding 346 for the fourth wicket with
Majid Khan
,
[5]
setting a Pakistan record for a fourth-wicket partnership.
[6]
He had his most successful season in 1967–68, scoring 605 runs at 37.81, and returned to the notice of the national selectors. After captaining Lahore Greens against
Karachi Blues
in the long-delayed final of the 1965–66
Ayub Trophy
and scoring 118 and 87,
[7]
he played for The Rest against a Pakistan XI, scoring 43 in each innings.
[8]
He played in the Karachi Blues team that won the 1967–68
Ayub Trophy
, then captained South Zone to victory against the touring
Commonwealth XI
in
Karachi
, in a match brought to life by adventurous declarations by both captains.
[9]
A few weeks later he captained North Zone against the Commonwealth XI in
Peshawar
, top-scoring in each innings with 64 not out and 32.
[10]
He then played in the last of the three matches between Pakistan and the Commonwealth XI, scoring 13 and 5 in a drawn match. He was the only player on the Pakistan side who did not play Test cricket.
[11]
He played only six more first-class matches, in 1970–71 and 1971–72, for
Rawalpindi
, three of them as captain.
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