 Pakistan (PAK) |
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| [[Image:|154px|Fazal Mahmood]] | ||
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 34 | 112 |
| Runs scored | 620 | 2662 |
| Batting average | 14. The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any In the sport of Cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace bowlers and spin bowlers Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 09 | 23. 35 |
| 100s/50s | -/1 | 1/13 |
| Top score | 60 | 100* |
| Balls bowled | 9834 | 25932 |
| Wickets | 139 | 466 |
| Bowling average | 24. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 70 | 18. 96 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 13 | 38 |
| 10 wickets in match | 4 | 8 |
| Best bowling | 7/42 | 9/43 |
| Catches/stumpings | 11/- | 39/- |
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Test debut: 16 October 1952 |
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Fazal Mahmood, also known as Hero of The Oval, (February 18, 1927 – May 30, 2005), was a Pakistani cricketer, regarded as one of the finest seam bowlers of his country's early years. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Seam bowling is a phrase used for a Cricket bowling technique whereby the ball is deliberately bowled onto its seam to cause a random deviation
Mahmood played his earliest first-class cricket for Northern India in the Ranji Trophy, and he was nearly selected for India's 1946 tour of England. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by The Ranji Trophy is a domestic First-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides equivalent to the County Championship Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland After more fine domestic performances, he was picked for the 1947-1948 tour of Australia, but partition intervened and as a Pakistani Fazal withdrew from the team. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Partition of India was the partition of the British Indian Empire which led to the creation on August 14, 1947 and August 15,
Fazal's finest hour for Pakistan came in August 1954, when he played a major part in his country's first Test match victory over England. The Pakistan National Cricket Team is an international Cricket team representing Pakistan. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. He took 12 for 99 at The Oval on Pakistan's 1954 tour, highlighted by the British media which reported: "England Fazal-ed. The Oval PavilionJPG|250px|right|thumb|The Members Pavilion]] The Oval is an international Cricket ground in Kennington, London "
In their second innings, England had been set at 168 to win and seemed likely to reach their target when 109 Runs for 2 wickets near the end of the 4th day with Peter May and Denis Compton at the crease. Peter Barker Howard May, CBE ( 31 December, 1929 &mdash 27 December, 1994) was an English Cricketer who played Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE (23 May 1918 in Hendon, Middlesex – 23 April 1997 in Windsor, Berkshire) was an English Fazal, however, took the wickets of May, Godfrey Evans and Compton, with Shujauddin chipping in to remove Tom Graveney and England 125/6 at the close of play. Thomas Godfrey Evans CBE ( August 18, 1920 &ndash May 3, 1999) was an English Cricketer who played for Shujauddin Butt (born April 10, 1930, Lahore, Punjab, died 7 February, 2006, England) is a former Thomas William Graveney (born June 16 1927) in Riding Mill, Northumberland, is a former English Cricketer and was the President Fazal also took the first two wickets to fall on the final day of the match to finish with an innings analysis of 30-11-46-6, and Pakistan pulled off a stirring win by 24 runs to draw the four-Test series 1-1. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and In recognition of his feats, Fazal Mahmood was named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1955, the first Pakistani to be honoured so. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)
Fazal also contributed significantly to Pakistan's first win over the Australians in 1955, taking 13 wickets for loss of 114 runs in the match at Karachi. The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Later in his career he captained the national team in ten matches, succeeding AH Kardar, and altogether took 139 Test wickets at a bowling average of 24. Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 70. He suffered a fatal heart attack at his Lahore residence on 30 May 2005. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His friend and former team-mate Hanif Mohammad described Fazal as a "great human being" and "the doyen of Pakistan bowlers in the country's formative years". Hanif Mohammad ( Urdu: حنیف محمد) (born 21 December 1934 in Junagadh - now in Gujarat, India) is
Fazal was the son-in-law of Mohammad Saeed, Pakistani Cricket's first captain. Both the name Mohammed and the name Said can be romanized in several ways He is still the only bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 12 or more wickets in a Test match against 4 different countries, those being India, England, Australia, and West Indies. He reached 100 Test wickets in just 22 Tests.
| Preceded by Abdul Kardar |
Pakistan Cricket Captain 1958-1961 |
Succeeded by Imtiaz Ahmed |
External links
- Player profile from Cricinfo
- Obituary from bbc.co.uk
- Oval Hero Fazl dies - DAWN.com
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