Mohammad Amin (cricketer)

Mohammad Amin
Personal information
Born 10 October 1920
Lahore, British India
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1944-45 to 1946-47 Northern India
1953-54 to 1957-58 Railways
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 20
Runs scored 171
Batting average 10.68
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 24 not out
Balls bowled 3134
Wickets 72
Bowling average 24.38
5 wickets in innings 5
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/113
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 March 2015

Mohammad Amin (born on 10 October 1920 in Lahore) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1944 to 1957, and played for Pakistan in the years before Pakistan played Test cricket.

A leg-spin and googly bowler, Mohammad Amin played for Northern India in the Ranji Trophy before Pakistan gained independence. In December 1947 he played in the first first-class match in Pakistan, representing Punjab against Sind. He took 3 for 52 and 6 for 113 to help Punjab to an innings victory.[1] He was thus the first player to take six wickets in an innings in Pakistan. In a 12-a-side three-day match between Punjab and Sind in 1948-49 he took 12 wickets.

He played in Pakistan's first match, which was against the touring West Indians in 1948-49, taking three wickets.[2] He toured Ceylon with the Pakistan team later that season and played in both matches against Ceylon, but bowled only 18 overs, taking two wickets.[3] His final match for Pakistan was against the Commonwealth XI in 1949-50.

When the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy began in 1953-54 he played for Railways. He took 13 wickets at an average of 18.15 in the two matches, including 5 for 57 and 4 for 89 when Railways lost to Punjab in the semi-final,[4] but younger spinners were preferred for the Test tour of England in 1954. His last season was 1957-58, when in three matches for Railways he took 11 wickets at an average of 17.72.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Punjab v Sind 1947-48". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pakistan v West Indians 1948-49". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pakistan in Ceylon 1948-49". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1957-58, Bowling for Railways". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2015.

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