Yawar Saeed | |
Country: | Pakistan |
Fullname: | Mian Yawar Saeed |
Birth Date: | 22 January 1935 |
Birth Place: | Lahore, Punjab, British India |
Death Place: | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Club1: | Somerset |
Year1: | 1953 - 1955 |
Club2: | Punjab (Pakistan) |
Type1: | FC |
Debutdate1: | 22 August |
Debutyear1: | 1953 |
Debutfor1: | Somerset |
Debutagainst1: | Australians |
Lastdate1: | 27 February |
Lastyear1: | 1959 |
Lastfor1: | Central Zone |
Lastagainst1: | West Indians |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 59 |
Runs1: | 1,547 |
Bat Avg1: | 15.47 |
100S/50S1: | 0/6 |
Top Score1: | 64 |
Deliveries1: | 5,891 |
Wickets1: | 106 |
Bowl Avg1: | 34.05 |
Fivefor1: | 5 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 5/32 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 30/ - |
Date: | 2 May |
Year: | 2010 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3911/3911.html CricketArchive |
Mian Yawar Saeed (22 January 1935 – 21 October 2015) was a 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. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he claimed 106 career wickets.
Saeed was appointed Pakistan cricket team manager but after Pakistan's scandal-filled England tour, including match fixing allegations against team members, and after losing all three series against England he resigned from his post on 27 September 27, 2010.[1]
On 21 October 2015, Saeed died of a brain tumour in Lahore aged 80.[2] [3]
He was son of Mohammad Saeed and brother to Taimur Saeed and father-in-law of Raza Rabbani.