Salim Parvez - Statistician, Author, Historian & Archivist
Born in Taplow, Berkshire in 1965, both of Salim’s education and club cricket was in Pakistan, where he spent 19 years before returning to UK in 1986.
As a freelance cricket writer, Salim kicked off with England-West Indies 1995 pocket-size book and his first taste of publication on Pakistan cricket, with Babes of Cricket to World Champion in 1996, written in collaboration with Shuja-ud-din, Test all-rounder. The duo upgraded their work with The Chequered History of Pakistan Cricket, launched at Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore in 2003. Salim’s major contribution perhaps thus far is the profile-based, K.H.Baloch’s Encyclopaedia of Pakistan Cricket, launched in Karachi in 2005. Since then, the same team have broken new grounds with K.H.Baloch’s Bibliography of Pakistan Cricket, coinciding with Pakistan team’s tour of England in 2010. He was also co-writer of A Straight Bat – a biography of Pakistan Test opener, Alim-ud-din in 2015. The 2nd edition of Encyclopaedia of Pakistan Cricket is taking its shape with an aim to be launched in the near future.
Latest Articles
West Indies vs Pakistan, 1st T20I: Match Abandoned due to Rain
West Indies vs Pakistan, 1st T20I: Match Abandoned due to Rain
England vs Pakistan, 3rd T20I: England beat Pakistan in thriller to take series 2-1
England beat Pakistan by 3 wickets in the 3rd T20I, at the Emirates Old Trafford, today in a thrilling climax to take the series 2-1.
England vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I: England hit back to level series 1-1 at Headingley
England vs Pakistan, 2nd T20I: England hit back to level series 1-1 at Headingley
England vs Pakistan, 1st T20I: Pakistan win runfest at Trent Bridge by 31 runs
England vs Pakistan, 1st T20I: Pakistan win runfest at Trent Bridge by 31 runs
England vs Pakistan, 3rd ODI: England bring it home with 3-0 series win over Pakistan
England’s three-wicket win against Pakistan, whilst chasing the highest target in an ODI at Edgbaston, is something to cherish for a long time.
England vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI: England win again at Lord’s to take unassailable lead in series
England vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI: England win again at Lord’s to take unassailable lead in series
England vs Pakistan, 1st ODI: England race to emphatic win over Pakistan
England completed a comprehensive 9 wicket win over Pakistan today, in the 1st ODI of the series , at Sophia Gardens Cardiff.
Dr. Aijaz Baig - An Obituary
The passing away of Dr. Aijaz Baig - an opening batsman for Railways and Punjab University, who rose to presidency of two English cricket clubs - on 24th March, in Aldershot, Hampshire, U.K. brought an end to a cricket journey that had its roots in Lahore Cantonment.
Kafiluddin Ahmad - The Miracle Man
On the day that the National Stadium, Karachi (NSK) celebrated its 66th birthday as an international cricket venue, it was time to remind ourselves of the brains behind its creation, back in the amateur days of the game in 1955.
