August 20, 2006
Surrey County Cricket Club announce the opening of the Pakistan Room at the Brit Oval
Surrey County Cricket Club are proud to announce that the Pakistan Room, in the OCS Stand, at the Brit Oval was opened on Saturday August 19, during the npower Test Match between England and Pakistan.
The Pakistan Room has been dedicated to the memory of Fazal Mahmood, who played such a pivotal role in Pakistan’s first ever Test Match victory over England, which was played at the Oval in 1954. The room was opened by the Rt Hon Sir John Major and Shaharyar Khan, Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
In a small ceremony held at the end of the third day’s play between England and Pakistan, a plaque and portrait of Mahmood was unveiled in the Pakistan Room.
Commenting on the opening, Surrey County Cricket Club’s Chief Executive Paul Sheldon said: ‘It is wonderful how Surrey and the Brit Oval are able to commemorate such an important piece of cricketing history. The Pakistan room will be a permanent reminder of our close links with our friends from Pakistan and its cricketers, past and present.”
