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Full name Hanif Mohammad
Born December 21, 1934, Junagadh, Gujarat, India
Current age 73 years 217 days
Major teams Pakistan,Bahawalpur,Karachi,Pakistan International Airlines
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Relations 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 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Oct 24-27, 1969 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1951/52 - 1975/76
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.
Scyld Berry
