Mohammad Ilyas Mahmood (Urdu: محمد الیاس محمود ; born 19 March 1946) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in ten Test matches between 1964 and 1969.[1]
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| Full name | Mohammad Ilyas Mahmood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 March 1946 Lahore, Punjab, British India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Nazar Mohammad (uncle) Feroz Nizami (uncle) Mudassar Nazar (cousin) Imran Farhat (son-in-law) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 49) | 4 December 1964 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 28 February 1969 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricket career
editIlyas was an opening batsman and occasional leg-spin bowler. He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1961 to 1972. He scored 126 in the Third Test against New Zealand in Karachi in April 1965, when Pakistan needed 202 to win in five and half hours, and reached the target with a session to spare for the loss of only two wickets.[2][3] His highest first-class score came in December 1964 against South Australia, when he scored 154.[4]
He toured Australia a second time with the Pakistan team in 1972–73, but was injured early in the tour and omitted from the team before it left for the New Zealand leg of the tour. At the time he decided to stay in Australia to live, but he later returned to Pakistan.[5] He served for a time as a national selector, but was dismissed in 2011 for allegedly violating the Pakistan Cricket Board's code of conduct.[6]
Family
editHe is the father-in-law of Imran Farhat.[7][8] Nazar Mohammad was his uncle.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Mohammad Ilyas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Wisden 1966, pp. 905–6.
- ^ "3rd Test, Karachi, Apr 9 - 14 1965, New Zealand tour of Pakistan". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Adelaide, Dec 18 - 21 1964, Pakistan tour of Australia". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ Wisden 1974, p. 913.
- ^ "Selector Ilyas suspended by PCB". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Cricketing dynasties: The 22 families of Pakistan Test cricket — Part 2 | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ "Selector files complaint against Farhat" Retrieved 25 January 2015.