Timur Mohamed
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Timur Mohamed is a former Guyanese
cricket
er. Mohamed was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break
. He was born in Georgetown, Guyana
.
Mohamed initially played Youth Test matches
and One Day International's for West Indies Young Cricketers, who he also captained
.
Mohamed made his first-class
debut for Guyana
against a Combined Leeward and Windward Islands team in 1976. He made 35 further first-class appearances for Guyana, the last of which came against the Leeward Islands
in 1986/87 Shell Shield. In his 36 first-class matches for Guyana, he scored 1,999 runs at an average
of 38.44, with a high score of 200 not out
. He made 11 fifties and 5 centuries
, with his highest score coming against the Windward Islands
in the 1985/86 Shell Shield. He also played a handful of first-class matches for Demerara
, a Shell Shield XI, West Indies Board President's XI, Young West Indies and the West Indians. His only first-class appearance for the West Indians came against Warwickshire
on the West Indies 1980 tour of England
, despite being part of the tour, he didn't feature in any of the Test matches or One Day International's that were part of the tour.
He made his List A debut for Guyana against Barbados
in the 1978/79 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy. He made 16 further List A appearances for Guyana, the last of which caem against Barbados in the 1986/87 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy. In his 17 List A matches for Guyana, he scored 385 runs at an average of 24.06, with a high score of 104. This score came against Jamaica
in the 1979/80 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy. He also played 6 List A matches for Young West Indies during their 1981 and 1983 tours of Zimbabwe. He scored 263 runs at an average of 43.83, with a high score of 102. This score came against Zimbabwe on the 1983 tour.
Mohamed also played county cricket
in England
for Suffolk
, making his debut for the county in the 1979 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire
. He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1979 to 1981, making 18 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his first List A appearance for Suffolk against Buckinghamshire
in the 1979 Gillette Cup
. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex
in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup
. In his 3 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 4 matches for the team, Mohamed socred 112 runs at an average of 28.00, with a high score of 63. This score came against Glamorgan
.
His father, Edwin, played first-class cricket for British Guiana and later for the same team when it became Guyana.
Guyanese people
Guyanese people are people originating in the South American nation of Guyana. Geographically Guyana is not an island in the Caribbean but a nearby mainland land mass associated with the English Caribbean through history and culture first as a Dutch, then British colony, and as a founding member of...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Mohamed was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break
Leg break
A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...
. He was born in Georgetown, Guyana
Georgetown, Guyana
Georgetown, estimated population 239,227 , is the capital and largest city of Guyana, located in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is situated on the Atlantic Ocean coast at the mouth of the Demerara River and it was nicknamed 'Garden City of the Caribbean.' Georgetown is located at . The city serves...
.
Mohamed initially played Youth Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and One Day International's for West Indies Young Cricketers, who he also captained
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
.
Mohamed made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Guyana
Guyana national cricket team
The Guyana cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Guyana.It does not take part in any international competitions, but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Carib Beer Cup and the KFC Cup, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies...
against a Combined Leeward and Windward Islands team in 1976. He made 35 further first-class appearances for Guyana, the last of which came against the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands cricket team
The Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, a regional association which again is part of the West Indies Cricket Board. Contrary to the normal English definition of the Leeward Islands, Dominica is not...
in 1986/87 Shell Shield. In his 36 first-class matches for Guyana, he scored 1,999 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 38.44, with a high score of 200 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. He made 11 fifties and 5 centuries
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
, with his highest score coming against the Windward Islands
Windward Islands cricket team
The Windward Islands cricket team is a cricket team representing the member countries of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control. The team plays in the West Indies regional tournament....
in the 1985/86 Shell Shield. He also played a handful of first-class matches for Demerara
Demerara cricket team
Demerara cricket team played first class cricket in the Jones Cup, later the Guystac Trophy, and came from the former British colony of Demerara, which is now a county of Guyana, formerly British Guiana...
, a Shell Shield XI, West Indies Board President's XI, Young West Indies and the West Indians. His only first-class appearance for the West Indians came against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
on the West Indies 1980 tour of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, despite being part of the tour, he didn't feature in any of the Test matches or One Day International's that were part of the tour.
He made his List A debut for Guyana against Barbados
Barbados national cricket team
The Barbadian cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Barbados.It does not take part in any international competitions , but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the WICB Cup, and the best players may be...
in the 1978/79 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy. He made 16 further List A appearances for Guyana, the last of which caem against Barbados in the 1986/87 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy. In his 17 List A matches for Guyana, he scored 385 runs at an average of 24.06, with a high score of 104. This score came against Jamaica
Jamaica national cricket team
The Jamaica national cricket team is the representative first-class cricket team of Jamaica.-History:The team's history lasts back to 1895, when they played three matches against a touring side from England led by Slade Lucas, but because of the distance to the other cricketing countries, Jamaica...
in the 1979/80 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy. He also played 6 List A matches for Young West Indies during their 1981 and 1983 tours of Zimbabwe. He scored 263 runs at an average of 43.83, with a high score of 102. This score came against Zimbabwe on the 1983 tour.
Mohamed also played county cricket
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
, making his debut for the county in the 1979 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1979 to 1981, making 18 Minor Counties Championship matches. He made his first List A appearance for Suffolk against Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
in the 1979 Gillette Cup
1979 Gillette Cup
The 1979 Gillette Cup was the seventeenth Gillette Cup, an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 27 June and 8 September 1979...
. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in the 2nd round of the same competition, and against the same opposition in the 1980 Gillette Cup
1980 Gillette Cup
The 1980 Gillette Cup was the eighteenth and final Gillette Cup before its renaming to the NatWest Trophy in 1981. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament. It was held between 2 July and 6 September 1980...
. In his 3 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 108 runs at an average of 36.00, with a high score of 85. This score came against Sussex in the 1980 Gillette Cup. Playing for Suffolk allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket team, who he appeared for in 4 List A matches in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 4 matches for the team, Mohamed socred 112 runs at an average of 28.00, with a high score of 63. This score came against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
.
His father, Edwin, played first-class cricket for British Guiana and later for the same team when it became Guyana.
External links
- Timur Mohamed at ESPNcricinfo
- Timur Mohamed at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...