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Khalid Aziz (15 July 1937 – 2 July 2011) was a Pakistani cricket umpire. He stood in three Test matches between 1978 and 1992 and seven ODI games between 1977 and 1993.[1]

Khalid Aziz

Personal information
Born	(1937-07-15)15 July 1937 Lahore, Pakistan
Died	2 July 2011(2011-07-02) (aged 73) Lahore, Pakistan
Umpiring information
Tests umpired	3 (1978–1992)
ODIs umpired	7 (1977–1993)
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2013

During the West Indian tour of Pakistan in 1980–81 he protested publicly against the pressure officials put on umpires to make decisions in favour of the home team, and was sacked.[2] He was not appointed to officiate at another first-class match until 1988.[3]

He was the cousin of the Test cricketer Farooq Hamid.[4]

See also

• List of Test cricket umpires
• List of One Day International cricket umpires

References

External links

• Khalid Aziz at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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