Former first class cricketer Ijaz Mirza dies

Former first class cricketer and ex-KCCA selector and Council member Ijaz Hussain Mirza expired here Sunday night after protracted illness. He was 70. He left behind two sons and a widow to mourn his death. He was laid to rest at Sakhi Hasan graveyard Monday afternoon.
Right handed batsman Ijaz Mirza featured in 29 first class match for Karachi and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and scored 985 runs at average of 31.55 including one century (124) and took two wickets with his leg-breaks. His Soyem/Quran Khawani will be held at his residence C-44/1, J-Block, North Nazimabad on Tuesday.