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
Iqbal ‘Bala’ Sheikh – An Obituary
The death of Iqbal ‘Bala’ Sheikh, caused by brain haemorrhage on December 19, 2019, in Lahore, surprisingly went unnoticed, even in his home city. One of the leading off-spinners in the 1960s, he had his bowling action questioned, as was the case with his chief rival Haseeb Ahsan, who managed to win 12 Test caps.
Waqar Hasan – A pioneer with a touch of class
The passing away of Waqar Hasan, in the early hours of February 10 in Karachi, is a significant blow to Pakistan cricket, as the stylish right-hand batsman remained the only survivor of its first Test team that took the field against India at Delhi in October 1952.
A Throwback to the Amateur Days - Obituary of Mohammad Munaf
Mohammad Munaf, a right-arm medium-fast bowler who represented Pakistan in four home Test matches, besides appearing for Sind, Karachi and PIA, breathed his last in the early hours of January 29, in Amstelveen, a suburb of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1st Test Pakistan v Bangladesh Day 4: Pakistan Romp Home in Style
Bangladesh’s resistance blown away yesterday by 16-year old Naseem Shah’s hat-trick, failed to stand up to the pressure exerted by Pakistan bowlers on the fourth morning.
1st Test Pakistan v Bangladesh Day 3: Sensational Naseem rocks Bangladesh
Bangladesh tigers were very much in this contest, at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium,
1st Test Pakistan v Bangladesh Day 2 - Free-flowing Babar powers Pakistan
Pakistan has further strengthened their grip of the Test match with excellent batting display on the second day at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
1st Test Pakistan v Bangladesh Day 1: Shaheen flies high as Bangladesh crumble
Pakistan has a firm grip in this contest after their bowlers put up a good show on the opening day of the Test at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium..
2nd T20I Pakistan v Bangladesh: Pakistan too good for Bangladesh
As the top-ranking T20I side in the world, Pakistan have made a positive start to the year 2020 by taking the three-match series at home against Bangladesh
1st T20I Pakistan v Bangladesh - A close game without the drama
A smart unbeaten 58 off 45 balls by veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik, saw Pakistan home in the final over to go one -up in the three-match T20I series at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
