Malik Miran Bakhsh (20 April 1907 – 8 February 1991), also known as Miran Bux, was a Pakistani international cricketer who played in two Test matches in 1955.
Early life and family Malik Miran Bakhsh was born on 20 April 1907 in Rawalpindi, British India. His father was a groundsman at the Pindi Club Ground.
Career Bakhsh made his first-class cricket debut in 1950, at the age of 43, representing Commander-in-Chief's Eleven. Before his first-class debut, he played in two day matches against West Indies and Commonwealth cricket team.
At the age of 47 years and 284 days, he made his Test debut against India at Lahore, making him the second oldest Test debutant, behind James Southerton.Fantastic Mr Fox, CricInfo, 15 April 2003. Retrieved 24 April 2019. Unusually, this was only his second first-class cricket match.
A tall off-spinner, he had taken five wickets in a two-day match against the touring West Indians in 1948/49, and 10 in another two-day match against the Commonwealth XI in 1949/50.Wisden 1992, pp. 1263-1264. After his brief Test career ended, he continued playing first-class cricket in Pakistan until 1958/59, when at the age of 51, he took four wickets in his last match playing for Rawalpindi against Peshawar.Rawalpindi v Peshawar 1958–59, CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2020. His best bowling figures came in a match for Combined Services at Dacca in 1956/57, when he took 6 for 15 to help dismiss East Pakistan Whites for 33 runs.Miran Bakhsh, CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2020. East Pakistan Whites v Combined Services 1956–57, CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
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