# Mohammad Nazir
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{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer and umpire (1946–2024)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{similar names|Muhammad Nazir (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Mohammad Nazir
| image =
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|3|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Rawalpindi](/source/Rawalpindi), [Punjab Province](/source/Punjab_Province_(British_India)), [British India](/source/British_India)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|11|21|1946|3|8|df=yes}}
| death_place = [Lahore](/source/Lahore), [Punjab](/source/Punjab%2C_Pakistan), Pakistan
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm =
| country = Pakistan
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm offbreak
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1969–1984
| onetest =
| testdebutdate = 24 October
| testdebutyear = 1969
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand
| testcap = 60
| lasttestdate = 9 December
| lasttestyear = 1983
| lasttestagainst = Australia
| odidebutdate = 21 November
| odidebutyear = 1980
| odidebutagainst = West Indies
| odicap = 30
| lastodidate = 10 January
| lastodiyear = 1984
| lastodiagainst = Australia
| columns = 3
| column1 = [Test](/source/Test_cricket)
| matches1 = 14
| runs1 = 144
| bat avg1 = 18.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 29[*](/source/not_out)
| deliveries1 = 3,262
| wickets1 = 34
| bowl avg1 = 33.05
| fivefor1 = 3
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 7/99
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| column2 = [ODI](/source/One_Day_International)
| matches2 = 4
| runs2 = 4
| bat avg2 = –
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 2*
| deliveries2 = 222
| wickets2 = 3
| bowl avg2 = 52.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/37
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| column3 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches3 = 180
| runs3 = 4,242
| bat avg3 = 22.20
| 100s/50s3 = 2/13
| top score3 = 113*
| deliveries3 = 52,045
| wickets3 = 829
| bowl avg3 = 19.26
| fivefor3 = 63
| tenfor3 = 16
| best bowling3 = 8/99
| catches/stumpings3 = 86/–
| date = 22 November
| year = 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/41294.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Mohammad Nazir''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|محمد نذیر}}}}; 8 March 1946 – 21 November 2024) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 [Test matches](/source/Test_cricket) and four [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International)s (ODIs) from 1969 to 1984.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/41294.html |title=Mohammad Nazir |access-date=16 May 2014 |website=Espncricinfo.com}}]
An [off-spinner](/source/off-spinner), Nazir took 7 wickets for 99 runs on debut in the first innings of the 1st Test between [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_cricket_team) and [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_cricket_team) in 1969, besides contributing a handy 29 not out with the bat in the first innings, and an unbeaten 17 in the second.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/63048.html |title=1st Test: Pakistan v New Zealand at Karachi, Oct 24–27, 1969 |access-date=2011-12-13|website=Espncricinfo.com}}]
He became a cricket umpire after retiring as a player. He officiated in five Tests and 15 ODIs between 1994 and 2000.[{{cite news |title=PCB saddened with passing of former Test Cricketer Mohammad Nazir |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-saddened-with-passing-of-former-test-cricketer-mohammad-nazir.html |access-date=22 November 2024 |work=PCB |date=21 November 2024}}]
Nazir died on 21 November 2024, at the age of 78.[{{cite web | title=Pakistan's former Test spinner Nazir Junior passes away after prolonged illness | website=Daily Pakistan English News | date=2024-11-21 | url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/21-Nov-2024/pakistans-former-test-spinner-nazir-junior-passes-away-after-prolonged-illness | access-date=2025-02-18}}][{{Cite web |date=2024-11-21 |title=Mohammad Nazir, former Pakistan offspinner and umpire, dies |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/cricket/story/_/id/42523557/mohammad-nazir-former-pakistan-offspinner-umpire-passes-away |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}][{{Cite web |title=سابق ٹیسٹ کرکٹر محمد نذیر جونیئر انتقال کر گئے |url=https://jang.com.pk/news/1413208 |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=jang.com.pk}}][{{Cite web |last=ڈیسک |first=ویب |date=2024-11-21 |title=سابق ٹیسٹ کرکٹر محمد نذیر جونیئر انتقال کر گئے |url=https://www.jasarat.com/2024/11/21/nazeer-2/ |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=Daily Jasarat News |language=en-US}}]
==See also==
* [List of Test cricket umpires](/source/List_of_Test_cricket_umpires)
* [List of One Day International cricket umpires](/source/List_of_One_Day_International_cricket_umpires)
* [List of Pakistan cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut](/source/List_of_Pakistan_cricketers_who_have_taken_five-wicket_hauls_on_Test_debut)
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Category:Punjab University cricketers
Category:Lahore City Blues cricketers
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Category:Cricketers from Rawalpindi
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