Nazar Mohammad
Pakistani cricketer
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Nazar Mohammad (5 March 1921 – 12 July 1996) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in five Test matches in 1952. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore.
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
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| Born | 5 March 1921 Lahore, Punjab, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 July 1996 (aged 75) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Feroz Nizami (brother) Mudassar Nazar (son) Mohammad Ilyas (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 10) | 16 October 1952 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 December 1952 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Family
His brother Feroz Nizami was a famous music composer while his other brother Siraj Nizami was a writer specializing in Sufism.[1]
His son Mudassar Nazar also represented Pakistan in cricket for many years in the 1970s and 1980s, and he was the uncle of Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Ilyas.[2]
Career
In October 1952, in Pakistan's second Test match and first Test victory, he became the first player to score a Test century for Pakistan,[3] and the first player to remain on the ground for an entire Test match.[3] An opening batsman, he carried his bat for his score of '124 not out' in Pakistan's total of 331 in an innings victory over India, batting for 8 hours 35 minutes.[4][5]
Shortly after the series, he injured his arm, ending his career. According to Omar Noman, "as the famous story goes," Nazar sustained the injury jumping out from the house window of the renowned film actress and singer Noor Jehan when her film producer husband Shaukat Hussain Rizvi returned home unexpectedly and surprised them. There were persistent rumors in the local newspapers, at the time, of a romantic affair going on between Noor Jehan and Nazar Mohammad.[6]
He was also a right-am bowler, with five first-class wickets to his name.
