Mohammad Saeed (cricketer, born 1910)

Mian Mohammad Saeed (31 August 1910 – 23 August 1979) was a Pakistani cricketer, born in Lahore. He was the first captain of Pakistan.

For other people named Mohammed Said, see Mohammed Said (disambiguation).

Mohammad Saeed
Personal information
Full name
Mian Mohammad Saeed
Born(1910-08-31)31 August 1910
Lahore, British India
Died23 August 1979(1979-08-23) (aged 68)
Lahore, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
RelationsYawar Saeed (son)
Fazal Mahmood (son-in-law)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1929/30Muslims
1933/34–1945/46Southern Punjab
1945/46–1946/47North Zone
1947/48–1954/55Punjab
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 53
Runs scored 2,439
Batting average 29.74
100s/50s 3/13
Top score 175
Balls bowled 514
Wickets 5
Bowling average 53.60
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/6
Catches/stumpings 31/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 February 2015

Career

A right-handed batsman, Mohammad was the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team, before they were awarded Test status.[1][2] He led them against the touring West Indies team in 1948-49, when he scored a century in the drawn match,[3] and away against Ceylon in 1948-49 (Pakistan's first cricket tour) and 1949–50.

In a career that extended from 1930 to 1954, he played for various Indian teams, including Southern Punjab and Northern India in the Ranji Trophy in the 1930s and 1940s, and for Punjab cricket teams in Pakistan in the late 1940s and 1950s. In all first-class matches he made 2439 runs at an average of 29.74 with three centuries and a highest score of 175 for Northern India against Southern Punjab in the Ranji Trophy in 1946–47, when he captained Northern India to a 195-run victory.[4]

His son Yawar Saeed played for Somerset, and his daughter married the Pakistani Test bowler Fazal Mahmood.[1]

After retirement he served as a cricket administrator and at the time of his sudden death he was chairman of the Pakistan Test selectors.[1]

References
  1. Wisden 1980, p. 1151.
  2. "Yesterday's Greats: Mian Mohammad Saeed, Pakistan's first cricket captain". The News International.
  3. Pakistan v West Indians 1948-49
  4. "Southern Punjab v Northern India 1946-47". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
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