Raees Mohammad

Raees Mohammad (Urdu: رئيس محمد‎; born 25 December 1932) is a former first-class Pakistani cricketer who played in 30 first-class matches from 1948 to 1963. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner; he scored 1,344 runs with the help of two centuries, and took 33 wickets.[1] He was one of the five Mohammad brothers, four of whom played Test cricket for Pakistan. Former Test cricketer Shoaib Mohammad is his nephew.

Raees Mohammad
Personal information
Born (1932-12-25) 25 December 1932
Junagadh, Junagadh State, British India
BattingRight-hand batsman
BowlingRight-arm Legbreak googly
RoleBatsman
RelationsWazir Mohammad (brother)
Hanif Mohammad (brother)
Mushtaq Mohammad (brother)
Sadiq Mohammad (brother)
Shoaib Mohammad (nephew)
Asif Mohammad (son)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953/54 – 1961/62Karachi
1959/60Peshawar
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 30
Runs scored 1,344
Batting average 32.78
100s/50s 2/8
Top score 118*
Balls bowled 1,032
Wickets 33
Bowling average 31.27
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/82
Catches/stumpings 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 March 2013

Family

Raees comes from a large and famous Pakistani cricketing family. His brothers, Wazir Mohammad, Hanif Mohammad, Mushtaq Mohammad and Sadiq Mohammad played Test cricket for Pakistan.[2] His nephew, Shoaib Mohammad, also represented Pakistan at Test level, as well as playing One Day International cricket.[3] His son, Asif Mohammad, played first-class and List A cricket.[4]

Career

Raees started his first-class career for Karachi and Sind against Commonwealth XI in December 1949 at Karachi Gymkhana Ground.[5] He played his next match against The Rest in March 1953 in which he scored 8 and 66 runs.[6][7] In the next two seasons, Raees played eight matches aggregating 603 runs including his career best 118 not out against Sind.[8][9] He also took 15 wickets in the 1954–55 season.[10] In the final match of 1954–55 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, he made his second century, 110 not out, against the Combined Services. He also achieved his best bowling performance in the match, taking 4 wickets for 82.[11] From 1955 to 1958, he played nine matches, scored 341 runs averaged under 25 and took 10 catches.[8][10]

During Raees' next three seasons—1959–60, 1960–61 and 1961–62—he played in two, one and three matches scoring 68, 12 and 117 runs respectively; his highest score remained 73 against Karachi Blues, in the Semi-final of 1961–62 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy.[8][12] He played last time in the 1962–63 Pakistani domestic seasons; he played five matches, scored 192 runs at the average of above 27 including a half century.[8] In all, Raees played 30 first-class matches and scored 1,344 runs at the average of 32.78 including two centuries and eight half centuries. He also took 33 wickets and 21 catches.[1]

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References
  1. "Player profile: Raees Mohammad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. Easterbrook, Basil (1976). "The family Pakistan cannot play without, 1976 – The greatly-praised Hanif and his brothers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. "Player profile: Shoaib Mohammad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  4. Chaudhry, Ijaz (22 February 2011). "Sadiq Mohammad – 'Self-belief was my best attribute'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  5. "Karachi and Sind v Commonwealth XI – Commonwealth XI in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1949/50". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  6. "First-class matches played by Raees Mohammad (30)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  7. "Pakistan v The Rest – First-class matches in Pakistan 1952/53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  8. "First-class btting and fielding in each season by Raees Mohammad". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  9. "Karachi v Sind – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1954/55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  10. "First-class bowling in each season by Raees Mohammad". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  11. "Karachi v Combined Services – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1954/55 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  12. "Karachi Blues v Karachi Whites – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1961/62 (Semi-final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

"Player profile: Raees Mohammad". CricketArchive.

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