HANIF MOHAMMAD

HANIF MOHAMMAD

Full name Hanif Mohammad

Born December 21, 1934, Junagadh, Gujarat, India

Current age 74 years 254 days

Major teams Pakistan, Bahawalpur, Karachi,Pakistan International Airlines

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Relation Brother - Wazir Mohammad,Brother - Raees Mohammad, Brother - Mushtaq Mohammad,Brother - Sadiq Mohammad, Son - Shoaib Mohammad

Batting and fielding averages

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 6s Ct St

Tests 55 97 8 3915 337 43.98 12 15 2 40 0

First-class 238 370 44 17059 499 52.32 55 66

178 12

Bowling averages

Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10

Tests 55 13 206 95 1 1/1 1/1 95.00 2.76 206.0 0 0 0

First-class 238

2766 1510 53 3/4

28.49 3.27 52.1

0 0

Career statistics

Test debut India v Pakistan at Delhi, Oct 16-18, 1952

Last Test Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Oct 24-27, 1969

Profile

Hanif was the first star of Pakistan cricket, the "Little Master" who played the longest innings in Test history - his 970-minute 337 against West Indies in Bridgetown in 1957-58 - then followed it a year later with the highest first-class innings to that point, 499 run out. With such feats, broadcast on radio, he turned cricket in Pakistan from the preserve of the Lahore educated elite into the mass sport it is today. Although famous for his immaculate defence and never hitting the ball in the air, Hanif could also attack, and was probably the originator of the reverse-sweep. His versatility extended to captaining and keeping wicket, and bowling right- and left-handed in Test cricket. But in addition to being the jack of all trades, he was the master of one.

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