KARACHI: A.Aziz Rehmatullah, A Founding father of Cricket Statistician in Pakistan, author and compiler of over a dozen cricket books and an unsung hero of Pakistan Cricket died at the age of 81 after a brief illness, here on Friday.
Aziz Rehmatullah was editor of two cricket magazines Cricket World Quarterly (1978) and Cricket Hearld (1983). He contributed for Cricket Australia, Sports-week India, New Zealand, West Indies magazines, Cricketer Pakistan, Akhbar-e-Watan and several other magazines.
Aziz Rehmatullah was first member Cricket Statistician of England. His book “26-Years of Pakistan Test Cricket” published in 1983 was well received internationally. He possessed top cricket literature of the world and unique pictures and memorabilia. He left behind a widow, two sons and a daughter and grandchildren to mourn his death. The deceased was laid to rest in Mewashah graveyard here.