Personal information | ||||
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Full name | Mian Yawar Saeed | |||
Born | 22 January 1935 Lahore, Punjab, India |
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Batting style | Right-handed | |||
Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||
Domestic team information | ||||
Years | Team | |||
1953–1955 | Somerset | |||
1953–1958 | Punjab (Pakistan) | |||
FC debut | 22 August 1953 Somerset v Australians | |||
Last FC | 27 February 1959 Central Zone v West Indians | |||
Career statistics | ||||
Competition | First-class | |||
Matches | 59 | |||
Runs scored | 1547 | |||
Batting average | 15.47 | |||
100s/50s | 0/6 | |||
Top score | 64 | |||
Balls bowled | 5891 | |||
Wickets | 106 | |||
Bowling average | 34.05 | |||
5 wickets in innings | 5 | |||
10 wickets in match | 0 | |||
Best bowling | 5/32 | |||
Catches/stumpings | 30/– | |||
Source: [1], 2 May 2010 |
Mian Yawar Saeed (born 22 January 1935) is a former Pakistani cricketer, who played 50 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club and nine matches for a variety of teams based in Pakistan between 1953 and 1959. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he claimed 106 career wickets. He was appointed Pakistani National Cricket Team manager but after team's England tour full of scandals and match fixing allegation on team players, and also after losing all three series against England he resigned from his post on September 27, 2010. and [1]