Nazar Mohammad
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| Born | 5 March 1921 Lahore, British India (now Pakistan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 July 1996 (aged 75) Lahore, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Mudassar Nazar (son) Mubashir Nazar (son) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 10) | 16 October 1952 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 December 1952 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 March 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nazar Mohammad (Urdu: نذر محمد) (born 5 March 1921, Lahore, Punjab – died 12 July 1996, Lahore) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in five Tests in 1952. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore.
In October 1952, in Pakistan's second Test match and first Test victory, he became the first player to score a Test century for Pakistan,[1] and the first player to remain on the ground for an entire Test match.[1] An opening batsman, he carried his bat for his score of '124 not out' in Pakistan's total of 331 in an innings victory over India, batting for 8 hours 35 minutes.[2][3]
Shortly after the series, he injured his arm, ending his career. According to Omar Noman, "as the famous story goes," Nazar sustained the injury jumping out from the house window of the film actress Noor Jehan when her film producer husband Shaukat Hussain Rizvi returned home unexpectedly and surprised them. There were persistent rumors in the local newspapers, at the time, of a romantic affair going on between Noor Jehan and Nazar Mohammad.[4]
His son Mudassar Nazar also represented Pakistan in cricket for many years in the 1970s and 1980s, and he was an uncle of Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Ilyas.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "An Australian menace". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ India v Pakistan, Lucknow, 1952–53, Retrieved 31 Jan 2016
- ^ Wisden 1997, p. 1411., Retrieved 31 Jan 2016
- ^ Omar Noman, Pride and Passion: An Exhilarating Half Century of Cricket in Pakistan, OUP, Karachi, 1998, p. 82.
- ^ "Cricketing dynasties: The 22 families of Pakistan Test cricket — Part 2 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
External links[]
- Nazar Mohammad Career Profile – Cricinfo.com, Retrieved 31 Jan 2016
- Nazar Mohammad at CricketArchive, Retrieved 31 Jan 2016
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