testdebutagainst deliveries death_date columns testcap family catches/stumpings year birth_date bowling tenfor country death_place club heightft fivefor batting image name lasttestyear fullname birth_place column international role testdebutdate lasttestagainst source date runs testdebutyear wickets lasttestdate s/s matches heightinch article_title
india 9,834 25,932 30 may 2005 2 3 yawar son-in-law -rrb- , prof. dr. zafar masud khilji ex-vice chancellor saeed uet lahore brother -lrb- brother-in-law -rrb- , mohammad saeed -lrb- 11 / -- 39 / -- 1958 1952 -- 1959 1947 -- 1957 1944 -- 1947 18 february 1927 right-arm fast-medium 4 8 pakistan gulberg , lahore , punjab , pakistan lahore punjab -lrb- pakistan -rrb- northern india 6 13 38 right-hand batsman fazal_mahmood . jpg fazal mahmood 1962 fazal mahmood lahore , punjab , british raj test first-class true bowler 16 october england http://www.cricketarchive.com/archive/players/0/930/930.html cricketarchive 1927 2 18 yes 620 2,662 1952 139 466 16 august 0/1 1/13 34 112 2 fazal mahmood

fazal mahmood

fazal mahmood -lrb- -rrb- , -lrb- 18 february 1927 -- 30 may 2005 -rrb- was a pakistani cricketer , regarded as the finest pace bowler of his country 's early years .
he played in 34 test matches and took 139 wickets at a bowling average of 24.70 .
the first pakistani to pass 100 wickets , he reached the landmark in his 22nd match .
fazal played his earliest first-class cricket for northern india in the ranji trophy and strong performances there led to selection for india 's inaugural tour of australia in 1947 -- 48 .
the independence of pakistan , prior to the tour led fazal , a muslim , to withdraw and choose pakistan .
he played a major role in first gaining test status for the new nation and then establishing them as a test match team .
he took ten wickets in a test on four occasions ; those against india , england and australia coming in pakistan 's maiden victories over those teams .
fazal 's most memorable performance came on the 1954 tour of england , when he had a leading role as pakistan won at the oval to square the series .
he took match figures of 12/99 , including 6/46 in the second innings as england collapsed chasing a target of 168 .
succeeding abdul kardar as captain , fazal led the national team in 10 matches between 1959 and 1961 .
he had immediate success against the west indies but after losing to australia and a stalemate with india he was sacked as captain .
in all pakistan won two tests and lost two under his leadership .
he retired from test and first-class cricket following the 1962 tour of england when he was called up to replace injured opening bowlers .
