Khan Mohammad

Khan Mohammad (Punjabi, Urdu: خان محمد) (1 January 1928 – 4 July 2009) was a cricket player who was a member of Pakistan's first Test team that played against India in 1952. Born in Lahore, Punjab, he was educated at the city's Islamia College. He played in 13 Tests as an opening bowler who shared the new ball with Fazal Mahmood. He also holds the distinction of bowling Pakistan's first ball and taking Pakistan's first wicket in Test cricket.

Khan Mohammad

Khan Mohammad in 1954
Personal information
Full name	Khan Mohammad
Born	(1928-01-01)1 January 1928 Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died	4 July 2009(2009-07-04) (aged 81) London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan (1952–1958)
Test debut (cap 8)	16 October 1952 v India
Last Test	31 March 1958 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1947/48	Punjab
1947/48–1948/49	Punjab University
1949/50	Pakistan Universities
1951	Somerset
1953/54	Bahawalpur
1955/56	Sind
1956/57	Karachi Whites
1960/61	Lahore
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 13 54 Runs scored 100 544 Batting average 10.00 11.57 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 26* 93 Balls bowled 3,157 10,496 Wickets 54 214 Bowling average 23.92 23.22 5 wickets in innings 4 16 10 wickets in match 0 1 Best bowling 6/21 7/56 Catches/stumpings 4/– 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 July 2009

He even once bowled Len Hutton in a Test match for a duck, at Lord's in 1954 – a rare feat among the cricketers of that time.

In 1951, Khan Mohammad made one appearance for Somerset, playing against the South Africans.[1] He took five wickets in the match, and the intention appears to have been for him to qualify for the county by residence, which would have taken three years by the then rules, but he returned to Pakistan when Test cricket started there 18 months later. He chose country over county, as his newly founded nation desperately needed experienced cricketers.

Khan Mohammad, who had been living in England during the last four decades, died of prostate cancer in London on 4 July 2009.[2]