Full name Murtuza Ali Baig 1961 to 1964 Oxford University Batting style Right-handed Name Murtuza Baig | Bowling style Right-arm off-spin Role Cricket Player 1958-59 to 1970-71 Hyderabad | |
Born 8 November 1941 (age 82) ( 1941-11-08 ) Hyderabad, British Raj (now India) Relations Abbas Ali Baig (brother)
Mazhar Ali Baig (brother) | ||
Murtuza Ali Baig (Telugu: ముర్తుజా అలీ బిగ్; born 8 November 1941, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is a former first-class cricketer, who played for Hyderabad and Oxford University between 1958 and 1971.
Baig made his first-class debut for Hyderabad in the Ranji Trophy in 1958-59 as a middle-order batsman. He played once in that season, and three times in 1959-60, but with little success.
After attending Osmania University in Hyderabad he went to New College, Oxford. Between 1961 and 1964 he played 28 times for Oxford University, scoring 1349 runs at an average of 27.53. His highest score was 103 against Derbyshire in 1962. He played three times in the annual match against Cambridge University; in 1962 his brother Abbas was also in the team, and they shared a partnership of 72 for the second wicket after Oxford had lost their first wicket to the first ball of the innings.
He returned to India and played irregularly for Hyderabad between 1965-66 and 1970-71. His highest score for Hyderabad was 83 (retired hurt) against Andhra in 1966-67.
He lives in Banjara Hills in Hyderabad with his wife Dilnaz.