Nazar Mohammad (5 March 1921 – 12 July 1996) was a Pakistani

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er who played in five

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in 1952. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore.

Family

His brother

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. His son

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also represented

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in cricket for many years in the 1970s and 1980s, and he was the uncle of Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Ilyas.

Career

In October 1952, in Pakistan's second Test match and first Test victory, he became the first player to score a Test century for Pakistan, and the first player to remain on the ground for an entire Test match. An opening batsman, he carried his bat for his score of '124 not out' in Pakistan's total of 331 in an innings victory over

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, batting for 8 hours 35 minutes. Shortly after the series, he injured his arm, ending his career. According to Omar Noman, "as the famous story goes," Nazar sustained the injury jumping out from the house window of the renowned film actress and singer

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when her film producer husband

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returned home unexpectedly and surprised them. There were persistent rumors in the local newspapers, at the time, of a romantic affair going on between

and Nazar Mohammad.Omar Noman, ''Pride and Passion: An Exhilarating Half Century of Cricket in Pakistan'', OUP, Karachi, 1998, p. 82. He was also a right-am bowler, with five first-class wickets to his name.

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* 1921 births 1996 deaths Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistani cricket umpires Cricketers from Lahore Muslims cricketers North Zone cricketers Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers Northern India cricketers Punjab University cricketers Government Islamia College alumni {{Pakistan-cricket-bio-1920s-stub