Tariq Javed was the chairman of the Riyadh Cricket League from 1990-1997, and he played and captained the Riyadh Cricket League on many occasions. He was a prolific batsman who set many batting records in the League and in the inter-kingdom matches.
Tariq Javed's claim to fame is his short lived career as an International Cricketer representing the lucky Canadian team which played in the second World Cup in 1979. It was his innings of 52 not out in a 6th wicket partnership of 112 against Bermuda in the ICC trophy semi-final which saw the Canadians through to the World Cup. Sri Lanka as the Winner of the ICC trophy were the other non major teams. Tariq played against Pakistan, England and Australia without much luck, and also played against Sri Lanka. Tariq captained the Canadian team in the 1982 ICC trophy. In Canada most of his cricket was played in Montreal and Ottawa and he captained the Quebec provincial team on many occasions. He won the honors of being Cricketer of the Year three times and set many batting records in the Montreal League. Before migrating to Canada Tariq played much cricket in Karachi and represented Karachi Blues in first class cricket. He also played for Karachi University in the inter-varsity championships and the Karachi Board. His highest score was 234 in an inter-school match at the age of 14 and 211 in an inter-college match when he was 15.

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