Mohammad Amin (cricketer, born 1920), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Pakistani cricketer
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Place of Birth: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
About Mohammad Amin (cricketer, born 1920)
- Mohammad Amin (born 10 October 1920 in Lahore) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1944 to 1957, and played for Pakistan in the years before Pakistan played Test cricket. A leg-spin and googly bowler, Mohammad Amin played for Northern India in the Ranji Trophy before Pakistan gained independence.
- In December 1947 he played in the first first-class match in Pakistan, representing Punjab against Sind.
- He took 3 for 52 and 6 for 113 to help Punjab to an innings victory.
- He was thus the first player to take six wickets in an innings in Pakistan.
- He took 15 wickets in that first short season of cricket in Pakistan; no one else took more than nine.
- In a 12-a-side three-day match between Punjab and Sind in 1948-49 he took 12 wickets. He played in Pakistan's first match, which was against the touring West Indians in 1948-49, taking three wickets.
- He toured Ceylon with the Pakistan team later that season and played in both matches against Ceylon, but bowled only 18 overs, taking two wickets.
- His final match for Pakistan was against the Commonwealth XI in 1949-50. When the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy began in 1953-54 he played for Railways.
- He took 13 wickets at an average of 18.15 in the two matches, including 5 for 57 and 4 for 89 when Railways lost to Punjab in the semi-final, but younger spinners were preferred for the Test tour of England in 1954.
- He was one of three reserve players named for the tour, but he was not required on the tour.
- His last season was 1957-58, when in three matches for Railways he took 11 wickets at an average of 17.72.He is widely considered to be the pioneer of the googly in Pakistani cricket.
- His two grandsons, both born in 1990, Osman Amin and Umar Chughtai, showed signs of a cricketing promise at an early age and were keen on carrying on their grandfather's legacy.
- They pursued careers in computer science.
- Both still compete at a local club in England.
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