Английская Википедия:Ian Fyfe
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Ian Fyfe was a cricketer, coach and a sports journalist from Karachi, Pakistan. He was educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi.[1]
A bowler at St. Patrick's, under the watchful eye of Jacob Harris and as a leading wicket taker for the Karachi Goan Association, he was among the top slow, left arm spinning bowlers of Karachi at that time. He worked as a playing coach for the Karachi Goan Association cricket team. Fyfe enjoyed serving as the Master of Ceremonies at weddings.[2]
Fyfe worked as a senior sports reporter for the Dawn (newspaper) for many years.[3] He had earlier worked at the Morning News during the 1970s.
Fyfe died from heart failure and complications from injuries in the Liaquat National Hospital on 5 August 2005 at age 58. He was on his way home on his scooter on 30 June when a car hit him on Shara-e-Faisal. The funeral service was held at Christ the King Church on 7 August 2005.[4] A memorial was arranged by the Karachi Sports Forum at Karachi Goan Association Gymkhana on 19 August 2005.[5]
Snooker championship
Eight top snooker players in the country were to take part in the Ian Fyfe Memorial Snooker Championship 2005, a three-day event starting from 19 September 2005 at the Karachi Club. The club is organising the Rs100,000 event in remembrance of the late Ian Fyfe who was a popular sports reporter.[6]
The third Ian Fyfe Memorial Inter-school Twenty20 cricket tournament started on 13 October 2011 at the Karachi Goan Association Gymkhana ground with 10 teams participating.[7]
Legacy
The Ian Fyfe Memorial Inter-school T20 Cricket tournament is still running in 2017, 12 years after Fyfe's demise.[8]
References
External links
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ The Christian Voice 5 September 2007
- ↑ Dawn 24 August 2005
- ↑ Pakistan Press Foundation website Accessed 22 April 2012
- ↑ Dawn 21 August 2005
- ↑ Pakistan Press International 17 September 2005
- ↑ Dawn 14 October 2011
- ↑ Dawn 28 February 2017
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