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Antao D'Souza (born 17 January 1939) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in six Tests for the Pakistan cricket team, from 1959 to 1962. He was the second Christian from four Christians to play Test cricket for Pakistan.[1] He was a medium pace bowler and obdurate tail-end batsman.

Antao D'Souza

Personal information
Full name	Antao D'Souza
Born	(1939-01-17) 17 January 1939 (age 83) Nagoa, Goa, Portuguese India (now India)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium Right-arm off-break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 29)	20 February 1959 v West Indies
Last Test	20 August 1962 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test F/C Matches 6 61 Runs scored 76 815 Batting average 38.00 18.95 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 23* 45 Balls bowled 1587 11738 Wickets 17 190 Bowling average 43.82 26.03 5 wickets in innings 1 12 10 wickets in match 0 1 Best bowling 5/112 7/33 Catches/stumpings 3/- 20/-
Source: Cricinfo, 29 October 2012

Born and raised in Nagoa, Salcete, Goa (at the time part of Portuguese India), D'Souza's father emigrated to Karachi, Pakistan, at the time of independence in 1947, where D'Souza attended St Patrick's High School.[2] His brothers, Vincent D'Souza and Joseph D'Souza, also played first-class cricket.

D'Souza toured England in 1962, heading the batting averages (53) as he remained not out in five of his six innings. His bowling was as ineffective as everyone else on that tour, which Pakistan lost 0–4. Domestically, D'Souza played for Pakistan International Airlines, Karachi Blues, Karachi, and Peshawar.[3]

Given a minimum of ten innings, D'Souza is one of only two Test cricketers whose batting averages exceeded their highest score.[4] The other was the Indian cricketer Sadashiv Shinde.[4]

In 1999, D'Souza migrated with his wife and their four children to Ontario, Canada.[2][5]

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