Shahid Mahmood Explained

Shahid Mahmood
Birth Date:17 March 1939
Birth Place:Lucknow, United Provinces, British India
Death Place:New Jersey, U.S.
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Left-arm medium
Columns:2
Column1:Tests
Matches1:1
Runs1:25
Bat Avg1:12.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:16
Deliveries1:36
Wickets1:0
Bowl Avg1:-
Fivefor1:-
Tenfor1:-
Best Bowling1:-
Catches/Stumpings1:0/-
Column2:First-class
Matches2:66
Runs2:3117
Bat Avg2:31.80
100S/50S2:5/15
Top Score2:220
Deliveries2:5940
Wickets2:89
Bowl Avg2:21.65
Fivefor2:3
Tenfor2:1
Best Bowling2:10/58
Catches/Stumpings2:25/-
International:true
Country:Pakistan
Testdebutagainst:England
Testdebutdate:26 July
Testdebutyear:1962
Testcap:40
Onetest:true
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42645.html ESPNCricinfo
Date:13 June
Year:2017

Shahid Mahmood (Urdu: شاہد محمود) (17 March 1939  - 13 December 2020)[1] was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1962.[2]

He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1957 to 1969. He played his only Test on the tour to England in 1962. In his last season, 1969–70, he became the first Pakistani bowler to take all ten wickets in a first-class innings.[3] [4]

I.A. Khan was his maternal uncle.[5]

After retirement from cricket, he settled in the United States and died in New Jersey on 13 December 2020.[6]

External links

ESPN Shahid Mahmood, first Pakistani player to take ten wickets in an innings, dies aged 81

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ex-Test cricketer Shahid Mahmood passes away. 14 December 2020. The News International.
  2. Book: Booth, Lawrence . 2021 . Wisden Cricketers' Almanack . 284 . 9781472975478.
  3. Web site: Karachi Whites v Khairpur 1969-70. CricketArchive. 27 November 2015.
  4. Web site: PCB offers condolence on demise of Shahid Mahmood . Pakistan Cricket Board . 14 December 2020.
  5. Web site: Shahid Mahmood standing tall - An Obituary. Salim Parvez Tuesday 22. December 2020. Cricket World.
  6. Web site: Shahid Mahmood, first Pakistani player to take ten wickets in an innings, dies aged 81. ESPNcricinfo.