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Raees started his [[First-class cricket|first-class]] career for Karachi and Sind against Commonwealth XI in December 1949 at [[Karachi Gymkhana|Karachi Gymkhana Ground]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19130.html|title=Karachi and Sind v Commonwealth XI – Commonwealth XI in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1949/50|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=14 March 2013}}</ref> He played his next match against the rest in March 1953 in which he scored 8 and 66 [[Run (cricket)|runs]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43152/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-class matches played by Raees Mohammad (30)|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/20/20544.html|title=Pakistan v The Rest – First-class matches in Pakistan 1952/53|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref> In the next two seasons, Raees played eight matches, aggregating 603 runs, including his career best 118 [[not out]] against [[Sindh cricket team|Sind]].<ref name="Seasonbat">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43152/f_Batting_by_Season.html|title=First-class batting and fielding in each season by Raees Mohammad|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/21/21352.html|title=Karachi v Sind – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1954/55|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=14 March 2013}}</ref> He also took 15 [[wicket]]s in the 1954–55 season.<ref name="Seasonbol">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43152/f_Bowling_by_Season.html|title=First-class bowling in each season by Raees Mohammad|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref> In the final match of the [[Quaid-i-Azam Trophy#Winners|1954–55 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy]], he made his second [[Century (cricket)|century]], 110 not out, against the Combined Services. He also achieved his best bowling performance in the match, taking four wickets for 82.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/21/21462.html|title=Karachi v Combined Services – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1954/55 (Final)|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref>
Raees started his [[First-class cricket|first-class]] career for Karachi and Sind against Commonwealth XI in December 1949 at [[Karachi Gymkhana|Karachi Gymkhana Ground]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19130.html|title=Karachi and Sind v Commonwealth XI – Commonwealth XI in India, Pakistan and Ceylon 1949/50|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=14 March 2013}}</ref> He played his next match against the rest in March 1953 in which he scored 8 and 66 [[Run (cricket)|runs]].<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43152/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-class matches played by Raees Mohammad (30)|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/20/20544.html|title=Pakistan v The Rest – First-class matches in Pakistan 1952/53|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref> In the next two seasons, Raees played eight matches, aggregating 603 runs, including his career best 118 [[not out]] against [[Sindh cricket team|Sind]].<ref name="Seasonbat">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43152/f_Batting_by_Season.html|title=First-class batting and fielding in each season by Raees Mohammad|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/21/21352.html|title=Karachi v Sind – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1954/55|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=14 March 2013}}</ref> He also took 15 [[wicket]]s in the 1954–55 season.<ref name="Seasonbol">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/43/43152/f_Bowling_by_Season.html|title=First-class bowling in each season by Raees Mohammad|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref> In the final match of the [[Quaid-i-Azam Trophy#Winners|1954–55 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy]], he made his second [[Century (cricket)|century]], 110 not out, against the Combined Services. He also achieved his best bowling performance in the match, taking four wickets for 82.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/21/21462.html|title=Karachi v Combined Services – Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1954/55 (Final)|publisher=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription|accessdate=17 March 2013}}</ref>


In the same season, he was named 12th man for the Dhaka Test match against India, the first ever hosted by Pakistan.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/raees-mohammad-brother-of-hanif-wazir-mushtaq-and-sadiq-dies-aged-89-1301215 |title=Raees Mohammad, brother of Hanif, Wazir, Mushtaq and Sadiq, dies aged 89 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=14 February 2022}}</ref>
In the same season, he was named 12th man for the Dhaka Test match against India, the first ever hosted by Pakistan.<ref name=":0"/>


From 1955 to 1958, he played nine matches, scored 341 runs [[Batting average (cricket)|averaged]] under 25 and took 10 [[Caught|catches]].<ref name="Seasonbat"/><ref name="Seasonbol"/>
From 1955 to 1958, he played nine matches, scored 341 runs [[Batting average (cricket)|averaged]] under 25 and took 10 [[Caught|catches]].<ref name="Seasonbat"/><ref name="Seasonbol"/>

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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 leg-spinner, he scored 1,344 runs including 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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]

In the same season, he was named 12th man for the Dhaka Test match against India, the first ever hosted by Pakistan.[1]

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[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Raees Mohammad, brother of Hanif, Wazir, Mushtaq and Sadiq, dies aged 89". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 "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. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "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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