Saleem Jaffar

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Saleem Jaffar
Pakistan
Personal information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Left-arm fast-medium
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	14	39
Runs scored	42	36
Batting average	5.25	18.00
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	10*	10*
Balls bowled	2531	1900
Wickets	36	40
Bowling average	31.63	34.54
5 wickets in innings	1	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	5/40	3/25
Catches/stumpings	2/-	3/-
Source: [1], 4 February 2006

Saleem Jaffar (born November 19, 1962, Karachi, Sind) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 39 ODIs from 1986 to 1992.

Jaffar took 5 for 11 on his first-class debut in 1983-84, and in 1985-86 finished the season with 80 wickets at a Bowling average of 19. He made both Test and ODI debuts against West Indies the season of his international call-up. His tour of England in 1987 was ended by injury. Against England at Karachi in 1987-88 he took five wickets and was selected for the tour of the Caribbean that followed. Against New Zealand at Wellington in 1988-89, he took match figures of 8 for 134, including his only Test five-for.

After his test career he played in the British Columbia Mainland Cricket League, in Vancouver, BC, Canada. During his involvement, the Ismaili Cricket Club won back-to-back championships.

In 2007 he was appointed as a selector for the Pakistan national cricket team.

v • d • e Pakistan squad – 1987 Cricket World Cup 1 Imran Khan (c) • 2 Abdul Qadir • 3 Ijaz Ahmed • 4 Javed Miandad • 5 Mansoor Akhtar • 6 Manzoor Elahi • 7 Mudassar Nazar • 8 Rameez Raja • 9 Saleem Jaffar • 10 Saleem Malik • 11 Saleem Yousuf (wk) • 12 Shoaib Mohammad • 13 Tauseef Ahmed • 14 Wasim Akram

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