Mohammad Saeed (cricketer)
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Mian Mohammad Saeed was a Pakistani cricketer born in Lahore
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A right-handed batsman, Mohammad the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team and led them just before they were awarded Test status. He also played for Northern India in the Ranji Trophy in the 1930s.
His son Yawar Saeed
played for Somerset and he is the father-in-law of Test bowler Fazal Mahmood
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After retirement he served as a cricket administrator and at one stage was chairman of the Pakistan Test selectors.
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
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A right-handed batsman, Mohammad the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team and led them just before they were awarded Test status. He also played for Northern India in the Ranji Trophy in the 1930s.
His son Yawar Saeed
Yawar Saeed
Mian Yawar Saeed is a former Pakistani cricketer, who played 50 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club and nine matches for a variety of teams based in Pakistan between 1953 and 1959...
played for Somerset and he is the father-in-law of Test bowler Fazal Mahmood
Fazal Mahmood
Fazal Mahmood was a Pakistani cricketer, regarded as the finest pace bowler of his country's early years. He played in 34 Test matches and took 139 wickets at a bowling average of 24.70...
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After retirement he served as a cricket administrator and at one stage was chairman of the Pakistan Test selectors.