Wazir Mohammad
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Born | British India | 22 December 1929|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Hanif Mohammad (brother) Raees Mohammad (brother) Mushtaq Mohammad (brother) Sadiq Mohammad (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 14) | 13 November 1952 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 13 November 1959 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 12 July 2019 |
Wazir Mohammad (born 22 December 1929) is a former Pakistani cricketer and banker who played in 20 Test matches for Pakistan national cricket team between 1952 and 1959.[1]
Wazir was a determined middle-order batsman with a strong defence.
Wazir worked as a banker, mostly with the National Bank of Pakistan.[6] He was one of the five Mohammad brothers, four of whom (Hanif, Mushtaq, Sadiq and Wazir himself) played Test cricket for Pakistan.[7] Wazir lives in Solihull, England.[1] Since the death of Israr Ali on 1 February 2016, he has been Pakistan's oldest living Test cricketer.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Wazir Mohammad — Pakistan's oldest living Test cricketer | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers, Rigby, Adelaide, 1983, p. 481.
- ^ Wisden 1959, pp. 817–18.
- ^ "4th Test, Pakistan tour of England at London, Aug 12-17 1954". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Karachi Blues v Karachi Whites 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ Chaudhry, Ijaz (2 October 2010). "I was known as Hanif's brother". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Wazir Mohammad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Records | Test matches | Individual records (captains, players, umpires) | Oldest living players | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo.
External links
- Wazir Mohammad at ESPNcricinfo
- Wazir Mohammad at CricketArchive