Imraan Mohammad (born 31 December 1976) is an English

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er. Mohammad is a right-handed

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who bowls right-arm

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. He was born at

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, Warwickshire. Mohammad made his first-class debut for

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against

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in 1997. From 1997 to 1999, he represented the university in 15 first-class matches, the last of which came against

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. During this period, he also played a single first-class match for

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against the touring

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. It was while representing the university that he made his debut for

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in the

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against Wales Minor Counties in 1998. From 1998 to 1999, he represented the county in 9 Championship matches, the last of which came against

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. During the 1999/00 Pakistan cricket season, Mohammad made his debut for

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against Hyderabad. It was during this season that he made his debut in

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when Pakistan Customs played

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. In the following English cricket season, he made his first-class debut for

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in the

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against

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. During the 2000 season he played 4 first-class matches for the county, the last of which came against

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. During the 2000 season, he also represented the

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in List A cricket. His debut for the Board came against the

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in the

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. His second and final List A match for the Board came in the same competition against the

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. It was in his 3 List A matches that he scored 55 runs at a

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of 18.33, with a single

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high score of 53. In the field he took 3

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, while with the ball he took a single wicket at a

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of 38.00, with best figures of 1/38. For the 2001/02 Pakistani season, he once more represented Pakistan Customs. During this season he represented the team in 5 first-class matches, the last of which came against

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. During the same season, he also represented Hyderabad in first-class cricket. He made his debut for the team against

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and played for the team in 3 further matches, with his final first-class appearance coming against

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.First-Class Matches played by Imraan Mohammad
/ref> In his combined total of 35 first-class matches, he scored 1,701 runs at an average of 34.71, with 6 half centuries and 4

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. His highest score in first-class cricket was a

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score of 210 *. In the field he took 12 catches, while with the ball he took 4 wickets an average of 68.25, with best figures of 1/26. He played club cricket for

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in the

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between 2006 and 2011.

Family

Mohammad comes from a large and famous Pakistani cricketing family. His father,

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played

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for

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. His cousin,

Shoaib Mohammad Shoaib Mohammad (; born 8 January 1961) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 45 Tests and 63 ODIs from 1983 to 1995. Shoaib is the son of former Pakistani cricketer Hanif Mohammad. Shoaib was a right-handed batsmen who represented the c ...

, also represented Pakistan in Test cricket, as well as

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cricket. His uncles

Wazir Mohammad Wazir Mohammad (born 22 December 1929) is a former Pakistani cricketer and banker who played in 20 Test matches for Pakistan national cricket team between 1952 and 1959. Wazir was a determined middle-order batsman with a strong defence. His hi ...

Mushtaq Mohammad Mushtaq Mohammad PP (Urdu: مشتاق محمد‎; born 22 November 1943) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the mo ...

and

Hanif Mohammad Hanif Mohammad PP (21 December 1934 – 11 August 2016) was a Pakistani cricketer. He played for the Pakistani cricket team in 55 Test matches between the 1952–53 season and the 1969–70 season. He averaged 43.98, scoring twelve centu ...

also played Test cricket for Pakistan. Other relatives, Shahid Mohammad, Asif Mohammad and Raees Mohammad also played first-class and List A cricket.

References

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