| Mohammad Amin | |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Birth Date: | 1920 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Lahore, British India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg-spin |
| Club1: | Northern India |
| Year1: | 1944–45 to 1946–47 |
| Club2: | Railways |
| Year2: | 1953–54 to 1957–58 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 20 |
| Runs1: | 171 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.68 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 24 not out |
| Deliveries1: | 3134 |
| Wickets1: | 72 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 24.38 |
| Fivefor1: | 5 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/113 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/– |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/41701.html ESPNcricinfo |
| Date: | 30 March |
| Year: | 2015 |
Mohammad Amin (born 10 October 1920, date of death unknown) was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1944 to 1957, and played for Pakistan in the years before Pakistan played Test cricket.[1]
A leg-spin and googly bowler, Mohammad Amin played for Northern India in the Ranji Trophy before Pakistan gained independence. In December 1947 he played in the first first-class match in Pakistan, representing Punjab against Sind. He took 3 for 52 and 6 for 113 to help Punjab to an innings victory.[2] He was thus the first player to take six wickets in an innings in Pakistan. He took 15 wickets in that first short season of cricket in Pakistan; no one else took more than nine.[3] In a 12-a-side three-day match between Punjab and Sind in 1948–49 he took 12 wickets.
Amin played in Pakistan's first match, which was against the touring West Indians in 1948–49, taking three wickets.[4] He toured Ceylon with the Pakistan team later that season and played in both matches against Ceylon, but bowled only 18 overs, taking two wickets.[5] His final match for Pakistan was against the Commonwealth XI in 1949–50.
When the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy began in 1953–54, Amin played for Pakistan Railways. He took 13 wickets at an average of 18.15 in the two matches, including 5 for 57 and 4 for 89 when Railways lost to Punjab in the semi-final,[6] but younger spinners were preferred for the Test tour of England in 1954. He was one of three reserve players named for the tour, but he was not required.[7] His last season was 1957–58, when in three matches for Railways he took 11 wickets at an average of 17.72.[8]