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Ian Fyfe

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Ian Fyfe
Died5 August 2005
Karachi
NationalityPakistani
Occupationsports journalist
Years active1975–2005
Employer(s)Daily Dawn, Karachi
Known forlove of sports

Ian Fyfe was a Pakistani cricketer, coach and sports journalist. He was educated at St Patrick's High School, Karachi.[1] A bowler at St. Patrick's, under the eye of Jacob Harris, Fyfe was 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. He 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

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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

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The Ian Fyfe Memorial Inter-school T20 Cricket tournament is still running in 2017, 12 years after Fyfe's demise.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Syed Osman Naeem - Development Technology Professionals. ":: The Old Patricians ::". theoldpatricians.org. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014.
  2. ^ The Christian Voice 5 September 2007
  3. ^ Dawn 24 August 2005
  4. ^ Pakistan Press Foundation website Accessed 22 April 2012
  5. ^ Dawn 21 August 2005
  6. ^ Pakistan Press International 17 September 2005
  7. ^ Dawn 14 October 2011
  8. ^ Dawn 28 February 2017
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