Pakistan Great Fazal Mahmood Passes Away
Afzal A. Khan
It is learnt that one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers ever
Fazal Mahmood passed away in Lahore yesterday. He was 78.
A tall, fair and very handsome pace bowler, he would be remembered
forever as the paceman who engineered a series-levelling win
over a star-studded England at the Oval in 1954. He took 12
wickets in that match. He had also taken 12 wickets in the
second Test against India (in Pakistan's first Test series)
at Lucknow in 1952. He was also a handy bat who could get runs
in the lower order, though he never concentrated on his batting.
I have had occasion to write about him in the pages of rec.sport.
cricket. Amongst RSCers, I believe I am one of the very few
people still around who have seen him in action.
May his soul rest in peace !
A. A. Khan
dodo
Afzal A. Khan wrote:
> It is learnt that one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers ever
> Fazal Mahmood passed away in Lahore yesterday. He was 78.
>
> SNIP
>
> A. A. Khan
A profile/interview that appeared on rediff a year ago.
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"Afzal A. Khan" <me_a...@privacy.net> wrote in message
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R.I.P
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> A. A. Khan
razar...@my-deja.com
Afzal A. Khan wrote:
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> May his soul rest in peace !
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Ditto. Fazal Mahmood was a great bowler and Cricketer. His
contributions and those of his peers stand in sharp contrast to the
brats Pakistan now have in the side. Well bowled FM.
Kevin_McHale
Afzal A. Khan wrote:
> It is learnt that one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers ever
> Fazal Mahmood passed away in Lahore yesterday. He was 78.
>
> A tall, fair and very handsome pace bowler, he would be remembered
> forever as the paceman who engineered a series-levelling win
> over a star-studded England at the Oval in 1954. He took 12
> wickets in that match.
>
>
> A. A. Khan
I was under the impression (based on several articles I read) that
England rested several key players, and the side against which Fazal
took his 12 wickets was closer to a 2nd XI .... however, the scorecard
shows that Hutton, Compton, May, Graveney, Wardle, Tyson, Statham, and
Loader played in the match, so it was a very formidable side.
John Hall
Kevin_McHale <fa_a...@hotmail.com> writes:
>I was under the impression (based on several articles I read) that
>England rested several key players, and the side against which Fazal
>took his 12 wickets was closer to a 2nd XI .... however, the scorecard
>shows that Hutton, Compton, May, Graveney, Wardle, Tyson, Statham, and
>Loader played in the match, so it was a very formidable side.
Indeed. Evans was playing too. Arguably the only significant omission
from the first choice side was Bailey, given that Trueman and Laker were
out of favour at the time and weren't taken to Australia the following
winter.
--
John Hall "Hard work often pays off after time, but laziness always
pays off now." Anon
Outlaw
"Kevin_McHale" <fa_a...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I was under the impression (based on several articles I read) that
> England rested several key players, and the side against which Fazal
> took his 12 wickets was closer to a 2nd XI .... however, the scorecard
> shows that Hutton, Compton, May, Graveney, Wardle, Tyson, Statham, and
> Loader played in the match, so it was a very formidable side.
Oh to have a comparable second XI today! RIP F.M, and well played sir.
John Hall
John Hall <nospam...@jhall.co.uk> writes:
>In article <1117479391....@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> Kevin_McHale <fa_a...@hotmail.com> writes:
>>I was under the impression (based on several articles I read) that
>>England rested several key players, and the side against which Fazal
>>took his 12 wickets was closer to a 2nd XI .... however, the scorecard
>>shows that Hutton, Compton, May, Graveney, Wardle, Tyson, Statham, and
>>Loader played in the match, so it was a very formidable side.
>
>Indeed. Evans was playing too. Arguably the only significant omission
>from the first choice side was Bailey, given that Trueman and Laker were
>out of favour at the time and weren't taken to Australia the following
>winter.
Oh, and a second significant omission was Bedser, of course. How could I
have forgotten him? Given Fazal Mahmood's figures, Bedser too might have
enjoyed that pitch.
RIP, Fazal Mahmood, a very fine cricketer.
shariq...@yahoo.com
about Mehmood....it's not like Shoaib to appreciate the history of the
game
Shariq
Southpaw
Why do you say so? Has he previously dissed some great player of the
past?
It appears to me that Shoaib is the most hated Pakistan player among
Pakistanis. Well, the ones I know anyway. It also appears that he is
very much admired by Indians. Personally, I am neither overly impressed
not particularly appalled by him.
A terrific bowler on his day, and someone whom India would be happy to
have. But between all the injuries and disciplining, he doesn't seem to
play much. Even when he does play, there's just too many frills: talk
about bowling faster than everyone else, running from far away, etc.,
when all other bowlers are concentrating on wickets and nothing else.
Waqar Younis said it best: Just bowl, mate, forget everything else!
-Samarth.
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> Shariq
Shehzad Haq
<shariq...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Well he (Shoaib) has recently hired a public relations manager to
improve his image. The quote certainly looks like the work of a
marketing type :)
Vinay
<shariq...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1117484080.2...@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
If I am eager to bash Inzy, you are more than eager to bash Shoaib. Now what
has he done - praised a former great. To uspe bhi tune ek tana mar diya
uspe. Had he not said anything good, you would have have said "Shoaib didnt
pay his respect." Basically Shoaib just cant win.
Vinay
Southpaw
This is true. :-) When I first read it, I thought, "who uses a
metaphorical expression like 'torch bearer' as part of normal daily
conversation?"
-Samarth.
pervez
Afzal A. Khan wrote:
> It is learnt that one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers ever
> Fazal Mahmood passed away in Lahore yesterday. He was 78.
Fazal Mahmood, the "emperor of swing bowling" was the first
Pakistan bowler to take ten wickets against England, India, Australia
and the West Indies ro register victory for Pakistan in their first
encounter with each country, Fazal is incomparable.
RIP: Fazal Mahmood
Pervez
Gafoor
Arun posted this link on RAMLI recently
http://indiauncut.blogspot.com/2005/04/on-translation.html
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.arts.movies.local.indian/msg/ef9e6981c0ad8ef1
Southpaw
Ah, but Shoaib is unlike other Pakistani cricketers in that he speaks
very fluent English, and is confident enough to even speak in English
in interviews. In fact, he even speaks English with an affected western
accent, which annoys folks on my team no end. They can't figure out
what accent it is.
So this translation thing may not apply to him, unless he was asked a
question itself in Urdu, and replied in Urdu. If the question was asked
in English, I have no doubt he would've replied in English.
-Samarth.
CiL
> In fact, he even speaks English with an affected western
>accent, which annoys folks on my team no end. They can't figure out
>what accent it is.
ur guys are just jelious n butter
shariq...@yahoo.com
Vinay wrote:
> If I am eager to bash Inzy, you are more than eager to bash Shoaib. Now what
> has he done - praised a former great. To uspe bhi tune ek tana mar diya
> uspe. Had he not said anything good, you would have have said "Shoaib didnt
> pay his respect." Basically Shoaib just cant win.
>
>
> Vinay
No that was not a bash on Shoaib - just a matter of fact. I never
expected him to pay respect because he is totally self absorbed and so
this came as a pleasant surprise - maybe he is turning a corner!
It's just that other than Imran he has not mentioned any past Pakistani
cricketer in glowing terms his conversation or media quotations.
Ofcourse he has made stupid comments like he would have many more
wickets had he been born in Australia and bowled in the company of
McGrath and Gillespie and not in the company of over the hill pair of
Wasim and Waqar
Shariq
shariq...@yahoo.com
Sohail Kiani....no relation to singer Hadiqa Kiani..Sohail is a
brilliant dude and this is perhaps the best thing Shoaib has done for
himself in a long time
Shariq
Robert Henderson
<me_a...@privacy.net> writes
>
> It is learnt that one of Pakistan's greatest cricketers ever
> Fazal Mahmood passed away in Lahore yesterday. He was 78.
I saw him bowl in 1962 but he was little more than medium pace by then.
Kept the scoring within bounds even then. RH
--
Robert Henderson
Master Chief
shariq...@yahoo.com wrote:
> McGrath and Gillespie and not in the company of over the hill pair of
> Wasim and Waqar
>
See... this is exactly what Vinay was saying. Here he is praising
Wasim and Waqar in his own way and you are still bashing him.
What he basically said was Wasim+Waqar > McGrath+Gillespie.
The two Ws used to take all the wickets and not leave any batsmen for
him whereas he would have had ample batsman to send back had he bowled
with McGrath and Gillespie.
ch...ch..ch.. poor Shoaib! Will go down in history by the most
misunderstood player always lived who believed that jet plane cannot
take off if it shortens the run up.
razar...@my-deja.com
shariq...@yahoo.com wrote:
> Sohail Kiani....no relation to singer Hadiqa Kiani..Sohail is a
> brilliant dude and this is perhaps the best thing Shoaib has done for
> himself in a long time
>
*** Well had he done Hadiqa Kiani, she would have been the best thing,
no?