Mohammad Hussain (cricketer)

Mohammad Hussain (8 October 1976 – 11 April 2022)[1] was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 2 Tests and 14 ODIs between 1996 and 1998.[2] A left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played first-class cricket for a number of teams in Pakistan between 1994 and 2009.[3]

Mohammad Hussain
Personal information
Born(1976-10-08)8 October 1976
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Died11 April 2022(2022-04-11) (aged 45)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 141)24 October 1996 v Zimbabwe
Last Test1 October 1998 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 118)9 May 1997 v New Zealand
Last ODI17 April 1998 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 2 14
Runs scored 18 154
Batting average 6.00 30.80
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 17 31*
Balls bowled 180 672
Wickets 3 13
Bowling average 29.00 42.07
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - n/a
Best bowling 2/66 4/33
Catches/stumpings 1/- 5/-
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 4 February 2017

He was involved in the "Toronto incident" with Inzamam-ul-Haq in September 1997, as the 12th man who provided a cricket bat to Inzamam before he attacked a member of the crowd.[4]

At the time of his death, he had been suffering with a kidney-related illness and was on dialysis.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan's former Test cricketer passes away in Lahore". 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Mohammad Hussain". Cricinfo.
  3. ^ "Mohammad Hussain". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Eyewitness accounts of the Inzamam incident". ESPN. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Former Pakistan spinner Mohammad Hussain dies at 45". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2022.