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Nazar Mohammad

Nazar Mohammad
نذر محمد
Personal information
Full name Nazar Mohammad
Born March 5, 1921
Lahore, British Raj
Died 12 July 1996(1996-07-12) (aged 75)
Lahore, Pakistan
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm bowler
Relations Mudassar Nazar (Son)
Mubashir Nazar (Son)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 10) 16 October 1952 v India
Last Test 12 December 1952 v India
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 5 45
Runs scored 277 2739
Batting average 39.57 41.50
100s/50s 1/1 8/9
Top score 124* 175
Balls bowled 12 486
Wickets 5
Bowling average 51.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/3
Catches/stumpings 7/- 40/-
Source: Cricinfo.com, Retrieved 31 Jan 2016

Nazar Mohammad (Urdu: نذر محمد) (born March 5, 1921, Lahore, Punjab – died July 12, 1996, Lahore) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in five Tests in 1952. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore.

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, and the first player to remain on the ground for an entire Test match. 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.

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 film actress 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.

His son Mudassar Nazar also represented Pakistan in cricket for many years in the 1970s and 1980s.



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