Nazar Mohammad
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Born5 March 1921
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died12 July 1996 (aged 75)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm
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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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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 March 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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]
