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{{short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
{{Infobox Historic Cricketer |
{{about|the cricket player|the Guantanamo detainee|Mohammad Gul (Guantanamo captive 457)|the former shortest man in the world|Gul Mohammed}}
flag = Flag of Pakistan.svg |
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2013}}
nationality = Pakistani |
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
country = India, Pakistan |
{{Infobox cricketer
country abbrev = IND/PAK |
name = Gul Mohammad | | name = Gul Mohammad
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| caption =
batting style = Left-hand bat |
| fullname =
bowling style = Left-arm medium pace |
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1921|10|15}}
tests = 9 |
| birth_place = ], ], ]
test runs = 205 |
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1992|5|8|1921|10|15}}
test bat avg = 12.81 |
| death_place = Lahore, ], Pakistan
test 100s/50s = 0/0 |
| heightft = 5
test top score = 34 |
| heightinch = 5
test balls = 77 |
| batting = Left-handed
test wickets = 2 |
| bowling = Left-arm medium
test bowl avg = 12.00 |
| columns = 2
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test 10s = - |
| matches1 = 9
test best bowling = 2/21 |
| runs1 = 205
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| bat avg1 = 12.81
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| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
FC runs = 5,614 |
| top score1 = 34
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| deliveries1 = 77
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| wickets1 = 2
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| bowl avg1 = 12.00
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| fivefor1 = 0
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| tenfor1 = 0
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| best bowling1 = 2/21
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| catches/stumpings1= 3
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| column2 = ]
FC best bowling = 6/60 |
| matches2 = 118
FC catches/stumpings = 60 |
| runs2 = 5,614
debut date = 22 June |
| bat avg2 = 33.81
debut year = 1946 |
| 100s/50s2 = 12/21
last date = 11 October |
| top score2 = 319
last year = 1956 |
| deliveries2 = 7,295
source = http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/40329.html
| wickets2 = 107
| bowl avg2 = 27.20
| fivefor2 = 3
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 6/60
| catches/stumpings2= 60
| country = India
| country2 = Pakistan
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1946–1952
| internationalspan2= 1956
| testdebutfor = India
| testdebutagainst = England
| testdebutdate = 22 June
| testdebutyear = 1946
| testcap = 27
| testcap2 = 24
| lasttestdate = 11 October
| lasttestfor = Pakistan
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| lasttestyear = 1956
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/40329.html ESPNcricinfo
| date = 13 June
| year = 2016
}} }}


'''Gul Mohammad''' {{audio|Gul_Mohammad.ogg|pronunciation}}, sometimes referred to as '''Gul Mahomed''', (born ], ], ] - died ], ], ]) played ] for ] and ]. '''Gul Mohammad''' {{Audio|Gul_Mohammad.ogg|pronunciation}}, sometimes referred to as '''Gul Mahomed''', (15 October 1921 – 8 May 1992) played ] for ] and ]. He was educated at ].


Gul Mohammad was a small man who stood only 5' 5, but a brilliant attacking left handed batsman and fine fielder in the covers. He made his first class debut at the age of 17 and hit 95 in his first match in the ]. In 1942/43, he scored 144 for Bijapur Famine XI against Bengal Cyclone XI and added 302 with ]. On a slow, flat wicket, the first innings of the two teams added up to 1376 runs. Gul Mohammad was a small man who stood only 5' 5, but a brilliant attacking left-handed batsman and fine fielder in the covers. He made his first-class debut at the age of 17 and hit 95 in his first match in the ]. In 1942/43, he scored 144 for Bijapur Famine XI against Bengal Cyclone XI and added 302 with ]. On a slow, flat wicket, the first innings of the two teams added up to 1376 runs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17381.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive |access-date=9 September 2017 |archive-date=9 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709163728/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17381.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


Gul Mohammad's most famous innings is the 319 that he scored for Baroda against Holkar in the final of the 1946/47 ] . Gul joined ] with the score at 91 for 3 and when he was out 533 minutes later, they had added 577 runs, then a world record for any wicket in ]. Hazare scored 288 in ten and a half hours. During the course of the innings, they bettered the Indian record of 410 between ] and ] and the world record of 574* by ] and ]. Gul Mohammad's most famous innings is the 319 that he scored for Baroda against Holkar in the final of the 1946/47 ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17974.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive |access-date=9 September 2017 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024442/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17974.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Gul joined Vijay Hazare with the score at 91 for 3 and when he was out 533 minutes later, they had added 577 runs, then a world record for any wicket in ]. Hazare scored 288 in ten and a half hours. During the course of the innings, they bettered the Indian record of 410 between ] and ]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17930.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive |access-date=9 September 2017 |archive-date=16 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316063538/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17930.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the world record of 574* by ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17567.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive |access-date=9 September 2017 |archive-date=21 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321203105/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17567.html |url-status=live }}</ref>


Gul Mohammad toured ] in 1946 and ] in 1947/48 and played Test matches without much success. He highest score was 34 in the second innings at ] while Hazare was scoring his second hundred of the match at the other end. In 1952/53, he played for India in two Tests of Pakistan's first series. For a time, he was a professional with Ramsbottom in the Lancashire League. Gul Mohammad toured ] in 1946 and ] in ] and played Test matches without much success. He highest score was 34 in the second innings at ] while Hazare was scoring his second hundred of the match at the other end.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18360.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive |access-date=9 September 2017 |archive-date=2 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202013634/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18360.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1952/53, he played for India in two Tests of Pakistan's first series. For a time, he was a professional with ] in the ].


He continued to play in Ranji Trophy till he took ] citizenship in ]. {{ref|CMJ}} He played one Test for Pakistan, against ] in 1956/57 where he scored 12 and 27 not out and hit the winning runs. He continued to play in Ranji Trophy until he decided to take ] citizenship in 1955.{{Ref|CMJ}} He played one Test for Pakistan, against ] in 1956/57 where he scored 12 and 27 not out and hit the winning runs.


He later turned to cricket administration. He was in director board of the ] in ] till 1987 and then a cricket coach in the Punjab Sports Board. He later turned to cricket administration. He was in director board of the ] in Lahore till 1987 and then a cricket coach in the Punjab Sports Board. Gul Mohammad died of ].

Gul Mohammad died of ].
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==References== ==References==
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* Mihir Bose, ''A History of Indian Cricket'' * Mihir Bose, ''A History of Indian Cricket''
* {{note|CMJ}}Christopher Martin-Jenkins, ''The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers'' * {{note|CMJ}}Christopher Martin-Jenkins, ''The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers''
* (accessed September 10, 2005) * (Retrieved 10 September 2005)
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Latest revision as of 21:44, 31 October 2024

Pakistani cricketer This article is about the cricket player. For the Guantanamo detainee, see Mohammad Gul (Guantanamo captive 457). For the former shortest man in the world, see Gul Mohammed.

Gul Mohammad
Personal information
Born(1921-10-15)15 October 1921
Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died8 May 1992(1992-05-08) (aged 70)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
International information
National sides
Test debut (cap 27/24)22 June 1946 
India v England
Last Test11 October 1956 
Pakistan v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 9 118
Runs scored 205 5,614
Batting average 12.81 33.81
100s/50s 0/0 12/21
Top score 34 319
Balls bowled 77 7,295
Wickets 2 107
Bowling average 12.00 27.20
5 wickets in innings 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/21 6/60
Catches/stumpings 3 60
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 June 2016

Gul Mohammad pronunciation, sometimes referred to as Gul Mahomed, (15 October 1921 – 8 May 1992) played Test cricket for India and Pakistan. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore.

Gul Mohammad was a small man who stood only 5' 5, but a brilliant attacking left-handed batsman and fine fielder in the covers. He made his first-class debut at the age of 17 and hit 95 in his first match in the Bombay Pentangular. In 1942/43, he scored 144 for Bijapur Famine XI against Bengal Cyclone XI and added 302 with Vijay Hazare. On a slow, flat wicket, the first innings of the two teams added up to 1376 runs.

Gul Mohammad's most famous innings is the 319 that he scored for Baroda against Holkar in the final of the 1946/47 Ranji Trophy. Gul joined Vijay Hazare with the score at 91 for 3 and when he was out 533 minutes later, they had added 577 runs, then a world record for any wicket in first-class cricket. Hazare scored 288 in ten and a half hours. During the course of the innings, they bettered the Indian record of 410 between Lala Amarnath and Rusi Modi and the world record of 574* by Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott.

Gul Mohammad toured England in 1946 and Australia in 1947/48 and played Test matches without much success. He highest score was 34 in the second innings at Adelaide while Hazare was scoring his second hundred of the match at the other end. In 1952/53, he played for India in two Tests of Pakistan's first series. For a time, he was a professional with Ramsbottom in the Lancashire League.

He continued to play in Ranji Trophy until he decided to take Pakistan citizenship in 1955. He played one Test for Pakistan, against Australia in 1956/57 where he scored 12 and 27 not out and hit the winning runs.

He later turned to cricket administration. He was in director board of the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore till 1987 and then a cricket coach in the Punjab Sports Board. Gul Mohammad died of liver cancer.

See also

References

  1. "The Home of CricketArchive". Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. "The Home of CricketArchive". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  3. "The Home of CricketArchive". Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  4. "The Home of CricketArchive". Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  5. "The Home of CricketArchive". Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.

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