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Ghulam Ahmed

Bowler · 1948 to 1959 · 22 internationals

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22Internationals
192Runs
0Hundreds
68Wickets
11Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test22319192508.72--019-3
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test22365,6502542,052687/4910/13030.172.1783.08341
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test2237110110.2971 (1ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Ghulam Ahmed: Test stats

Test

22 matches · 1948-1959

68wickets
Matches
22
Average
30.17
Economy
2.17
Strike rate
83.08
Best innings
7/49
Five-fors
4
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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test313136361948-12-311958-12-31Complete

Questions fans ask about Ghulam Ahmed

How many Test runs has Ghulam Ahmed scored?
Ghulam Ahmed has 192 runs in 31 Test innings from 22 matches at an average of 8.72. Highest score: 50.
What is Ghulam Ahmed's Test batting average?
Ghulam Ahmed's Test batting average is 8.72, from 192 runs and 31 innings.
How many Test wickets has Ghulam Ahmed taken?
Ghulam Ahmed has taken 68 wickets in Test from 22 matches at a bowling average of 30.17. Best innings: 7/49.
Which teams has Ghulam Ahmed played international cricket for?
Ghulam Ahmed is recorded for India in this publication.
When did Ghulam Ahmed play international cricket?
This career snapshot covers 1948 to 1959. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

22 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1958-12-31India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by inns & 336 runs
1958-12-12India v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 203 runs
1956-11-02Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by 94 runs
1956-10-19Australia v IndiaTestAustralia won by inns & 5 runs
1955-11-19India v New ZealandTestMatch drawn
1955-02-12India v PakistanTestMatch drawn
1955-01-29India v PakistanTestMatch drawn
1955-01-15India v PakistanTestMatch drawn
1955-01-01India v PakistanTestMatch drawn
1952-12-12India v PakistanTestMatch drawn
1952-11-13India v PakistanTestIndia won by 10 wickets
1952-10-23India v PakistanTestPakistan won by inns & 43 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1948 to 1959

Ghulam Ahmed in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

68Wickets
30.17Average
2.17Economy
83.08Strike rate
7/49Best
4Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career22319192508.72--019-3
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career22365,6502542,052687/4910/13030.172.1783.08341
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career2237110110.2971 (1ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings
020406050 wickets: 1955-01-015068194819491952195519561958
Test wickets by year
01020301948: 6 wickets619481949: 2 wickets21950: 0 wickets19501951: 0 wickets1952: 37 wickets3719521953: 0 wickets1954: 0 wickets19541955: 10 wickets101956: 12 wickets1219561957: 0 wickets1958: 1 wickets11958
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets
Test runs, innings by innings
050100150100 runs: 1952-10-16100192194819491952195519561958
Test runs by year
03060901948: 0 runs19481949: 31 runs311950: 0 runs19501951: 0 runs1952: 105 runs10519521953: 0 runs1954: 0 runs19541955: 18 runs181956: 34 runs3419561957: 0 runs1958: 4 runs41958
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught9 · 29.0%
Bowled10 · 32.3%
LBW1 · 3.2%
Stumped2 · 6.5%
Not out9 · 29.0%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
3-0 inns
4-0 inns
5-0 inns
6-0 inns
7-0 inns
8-0 inns
9-0 inns
105.4616 inns
1113.4415 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
46runs
5.11average
-strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
16wickets
29.50average
2.12economy
83.12strike rate
7/49best

Test record by situation

complete career
Ghulam Ahmed: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
England610527145.40--003-0
West Indies59335115.83--003-1
Pakistan781965013.71--012-2
Australia24034138.50--001-0
All22319192508.72--019-3
Ghulam Ahmed: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Pakistan8132,04399659215/10931.381.9397.2811
England6101,65783581255/7023.242.1066.2812
West Indies581,1132752394/9458.112.81123.6610
Australia2352528197127/4916.412.2543.7501
New Zealand12312179211/5692.001.76312.0000
All22365,6502542,052687/4930.172.1783.0834
Ghulam Ahmed: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home122061565011.14--015-3
Away710334144.85--004-0
Neutral110222.00--00000
All22319192508.72--019-3
Ghulam Ahmed: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home14243,5381561,346447/4930.592.2880.4032
Away7111,84290597195/10031.421.9496.9401
Neutral11270810955/10921.802.4254.0001
All22365,6502542,052687/4930.172.1783.0834
Ghulam Ahmed: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match770835011.85--012-2
2nd innings of the match131365920*8.42--002-0
3rd innings of the match88241146.83--003-1
4th innings of the match33199*4.50--002-0
All22319192508.72--019-3
Ghulam Ahmed: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match14141,92664799267/4930.732.4874.0712
2nd innings of the match881,946111596215/7028.381.8392.6602
3rd innings of the match11111,44661579174/3534.052.4085.0520
4th innings of the match33332187842/3719.501.4083.0000
All22365,6502542,052687/4930.172.1783.0834
Ghulam Ahmed: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 101016371135.46--006-1
No. 11111561215013.44--013-2
All22319192508.72--019-3
Ghulam Ahmed: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won221515051.00--010-2
Lost1020486145.37--007-1
Drawn8945520*11.00--002-0
All22319192508.72--019-3
Ghulam Ahmed: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won367053326694/3529.552.2678.3320
Lost10152,573133927367/4925.752.1671.4703
Drawn9152,37288859235/10937.342.17103.1311
All22365,6502542,052687/4930.172.1783.0834
Ghulam Ahmed: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1948110000.00--00100
1949242311115.50--000-1
195291461055013.12--014-2
19554401884.50--001-0
195624034138.50--001-0
1958241441.33--002-0
All22319192508.72--019-3
Ghulam Ahmed: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
194812362518164/9430.163.0060.3310
1949234141018022/5890.002.60207.0000
195210172,698141905375/7024.452.0172.9122
1955581,31458427105/10942.701.94131.4001
19562352528197127/4916.412.2543.7501
1958233371216211/52162.002.88337.0000
All22365,6502542,052687/4930.172.1783.0834
Ghulam Ahmed: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Eden Gardens4613420*6.80--003-0
MA Chidambaram Stadium351411310.25--000-1
Green Park242864.00--001-0
All22319192508.72--019-3
Ghulam Ahmed: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Eden Gardens471,08634468217/4922.282.5851.7111
Brabourne Stadium243901614222/5871.002.18195.0000
Green Park245232619065/7031.662.1787.1601
MA Chidambaram Stadium346843128564/7747.502.50114.0010
All22365,6502542,052687/4930.172.1783.0834

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 4

  1. 7/49v AustraliaEden Gardens · 1956-11-02
  2. 5/109v PakistanBangabandhu National Stadium · 1955-01-01
  3. 5/100v EnglandHeadingley · 1952-06-05
  4. 5/70v EnglandGreen Park · 1952-01-12

Best Test performances

Ghulam Ahmed: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
50---2PakistanArun Jaitley Stadium1952-10-16
20*---0PakistanEden Gardens1952-12-12
14---0EnglandHeadingley1952-06-05
13---0AustraliaMA Chidambaram Stadium1956-10-19
11---1West IndiesMA Chidambaram Stadium1949-01-27
11---0AustraliaMA Chidambaram Stadium1956-10-19
10---0AustraliaEden Gardens1956-11-02
9*---0West IndiesBrabourne Stadium1949-02-04
8---0PakistanBharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium1952-10-23
8---0PakistanBahawalpur1955-01-15
Ghulam Ahmed: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
7/4912362.39AustraliaEden Gardens1956-11-02
5/70223141.88EnglandGreen Park1952-01-12
5/100378241.58EnglandHeadingley1952-06-05
5/10927082.42PakistanBangabandhu National Stadium1955-01-01
4/3513871.52PakistanArun Jaitley Stadium1952-10-16
4/7715662.96EnglandMA Chidambaram Stadium1952-02-06
4/9421252.66West IndiesEden Gardens1948-12-31
3/435434.77EnglandOld Trafford1952-07-17
3/56198111.69PakistanEden Gardens1952-12-12
3/8117452.79AustraliaEden Gardens1956-11-02

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1958-12-31West Indies4 & 01/52Eden GardensWest Indies won by inns & 336 runs
1958-12-12West Indies0* & 00/29 & 0/81Green ParkWest Indies won by 203 runs
1956-11-02Australia10 & 07/49 & 3/81Eden GardensAustralia won by 94 runs
1956-10-19Australia11 & 132/67MA Chidambaram StadiumAustralia won by inns & 5 runs
1955-11-19New Zealanddid not bat1/56 & 0/36Hyderabad (Deccan)Match drawn
1955-02-12Pakistan81/12 & 1/9Arbab Niaz StadiumMatch drawn
1955-01-29Pakistan01/95 & 0/47Gaddafi StadiumMatch drawn
1955-01-15Pakistan81/63BahawalpurMatch drawn
1955-01-01Pakistan25/109Bangabandhu National StadiumMatch drawn
1952-12-12Pakistan20*1/49 & 3/56Eden GardensMatch drawn