Raees Mohammad
Personal information
Born(1932-12-25)25 December 1932
Junagadh, Junagadh State, British India
Died14 February 2022(2022-02-14) (aged 89)
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm legbreak, googly
RoleBatsman
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953/54–1961/62Karachi
1959/60Peshawar
Career statistics
Competition First-class
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 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/82
Catches/stumpings 21/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 March 2013

Raees Mohammad (Urdu: رئيس محمد; 25 December 1932 – 14 February 2022) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 30 first-class matches from 1948 to 1963.[1] A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he scored 1,344 runs with the help of two centuries, and took 33 wickets.[2] He was one of the five Mohammad brothers, four of whom (Wazir, Hanif, Mushtaq and Sadiq) played Test cricket for Pakistan. Former Test cricketer Shoaib Mohammad is his nephew.

Personal life

Raees came from a large and famous Pakistani cricketing family. His brothers, Wazir Mohammad, Hanif Mohammad, Mushtaq Mohammad and Sadiq Mohammad played Test cricket for Pakistan.[3] His nephew, Shoaib Mohammad, also represented Pakistan at Test level, as well as playing One Day International cricket.[4] His son, Asif Mohammad, played first-class and List A cricket.[5]

He died in Karachi on 14 February 2022, at the age of 89.[1][6]

Career

Raees started his first-class career for Karachi and Sind against Commonwealth XI in December 1949 at Karachi Gymkhana Ground.[7] He played his next match against the rest in March 1953 in which he scored 8 and 66 runs.[8][9] In the next two seasons, Raees played eight matches, aggregating 603 runs, including his career best 118 not out against Sind.[10][11] He also took 15 wickets in the 1954–55 season.[12] In the final match of the 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 four wickets for 82.[13] From 1955 to 1958, he played nine matches, scored 341 runs averaged under 25 and took 10 catches.[10][12]

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 the 1961–62 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy.[10][14] He played for the last time in the 1962–63 Pakistani domestic season, playing five matches, scoring 192 runs at the average of above 27, including a half century.[10] 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.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Raees Mohammad, brother of Hanif, Wazir, Mushtaq and Sadiq, dies aged 89". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Player profile: Raees Mohammad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Easterbrook, Basil (1976). "The family Pakistan cannot play without, 1976 – The greatly-praised Hanif and his brothers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Player profile: Shoaib Mohammad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Chaudhry, Ijaz (22 February 2011). "Sadiq Mohammad – 'Self-belief was my best attribute'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Raees Muhammad of famed Raees clan in Pakistan passes away". The Times of India. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Karachi and Sind v Commonwealth XI – Commonwealth XI in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1949/50". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "First-class matches played by Raees Mohammad (30)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Pakistan v The Rest – First-class matches in Pakistan 1952/53". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "First-class batting and fielding in each season by Raees Mohammad". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Karachi v Sind – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1954/55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  12. 1 2 "First-class bowling in each season by Raees Mohammad". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  13. ↑ "Karachi v Combined Services – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1954/55 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "Karachi Blues v Karachi Whites – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1961/62 (Semi-final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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