Wazir Mohammad

Wazir Mohammad (born 22 December 1929) is a former Pakistani banker and cricketer who played in 20 Test matches from 1952 to 1959.

Wazir Mohammad
Personal information
Born (1929-12-22) 22 December 1929
Junagadh, Junagadh State, British India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm
RelationsHanif Mohammad (brother)
Raees Mohammad (brother)
Mushtaq Mohammad (brother)
Sadiq Mohammad (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 14)13 November 1952 v India
Last Test13 November 1959 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 20 105
Runs scored 801 4,930
Batting average 27.62 40.40
100s/50s 2/3 11/26
Top score 189 189
Balls bowled 24 102
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 5/– 35/–
Source: CricInfo, 12 July 2019

Wazir was a determined middle-order batsman with a strong defence.[1] His highest Test score was 189, in the Fifth Test against West Indies at Port of Spain in 1957-58, when he batted for six and three-quarter hours and laid the foundation for Pakistan's innings victory.[2] He was Pakistan's top-scorer with 42 not out when they won by 24 runs against England at The Oval in 1954.[3] His first-class career extended from 1950 to 1964, when he captained Karachi Whites to a narrow defeat in the final of the 1963-64 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[4] He was appointed to captain the Pakistan Eaglets team of young players on their tour of England in 1963; 14 of the 18 players on the tour became Test cricketers, and four became Test captains.

Wazir worked as a banker, mostly with the National Bank of Pakistan.[5] His younger brothers Hanif, Mushtaq and Sadiq also played Test cricket for Pakistan.[6] With the death of Israr Ali on 1 February 2016, Wazir became Pakistan's oldest living Test cricketer.[7]

References
  1. Christopher Martin-Jenkins, The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers, Rigby, Adelaide, 1983, p. 481.
  2. Wisden 1959, pp. 817–18.
  3. "4th Test, Pakistan tour of England at London, Aug 12-17 1954". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  4. "Karachi Blues v Karachi Whites 1963-64". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  5. Chaudhry, Ijaz (2 October 2010). "I was known as Hanif's brother". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  6. "Wazir Mohammad". Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  7. List of oldest living Test players
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