23-499: Hanif Mohammad PP ( Urdu : حنیف محمد ; 21 December 1934 – 11 August 2016) was a Pakistani cricketer . He played for the Pakistani cricket team in 55 Test matches between the 1952–53 season and the 1969–70 season. He averaged 43.98, scoring twelve centuries. At his peak, he was considered one of the best batsmen in the world despite playing at a time when Pakistan played very little Test cricket; Hanif played just 55 Test matches in
46-686: A Google Doodle was created to celebrate his 84th Birthday. Hanif's triple-century against the West Indies team in 1957/58 made him a legend in the cricketing world. He was one of the original inductees into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame . The grade-II four-day competition has been renamed the Hanif Mohammad Trophy by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), in honor of one of the forefathers of Pakistan cricket's early years. Hanif received
69-542: A duck and taking two catches. Grout recovered and Jarman again became reserve keeper, touring England in 1961 without playing a Test. A broken jaw to Grout led to Jarman's return to Test cricket, against England at Brisbane in the First Test of the 1962-63 Ashes series . He made two runs, took three catches and held his spot until Grout returned for the Fourth Test. Jarman next returned to Test cricket during
92-699: A career spanning 17 years. In his obituary by ESPNcricinfo , he was honoured as the original Little Master, a title later assumed by Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar . He was the first Pakistani to score a triple hundred in a Test match. Hanif was born to a Memon family that had settled in Junagadh state. He was trained by Abdul Aziz , an Afghan cricket player, who had earlier played in Ranji Trophy for Jamnagar and father of Indian cricketer, Salim Durani . He made his first-class debut playing for Pakistan against
115-545: A few days later. Hanif was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1968 and in January 2009 he was named along with two other Pakistani players, Imran Khan and Javed Miandad , among the inaugural batch of 55 inductees into the ICC 's Hall of Fame. In one Test match against Australia, Hanif scored a century in the first innings. In the second, he was given out stumped by Barry Jarman off
138-548: A first-innings deficit of 473 runs on the afternoon of the third day, Hanif spent more than sixteen hours at the crease compiling his runs, helping Pakistan to draw the game. It remains the longest innings in Test history (and stood as the longest in all first-class cricket for over 40 years). It was the only Test match instance of a triple century in a team's second innings until it was equaled by New Zealand cricketer Brendon McCullum against India in 2014. Displays such as this earned him
161-483: A match against Bahawalpur before being run out attempting his five hundredth run; this stood for more than 35 years before being passed by Brian Lara in 1994. It was the first instance of a triple and quadruple century being scored in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy . In all he made 55 first-class centuries and finished with a strong first-class career average of 52.32. He could bowl with either arm, and kept wicket on
184-724: A number of occasions. He is known to have played the slowest test innings when he scored 20 off 223 balls at a strike rate of 8.97. Hanif's career lasted until 1975–76, but he never played in the English County Championship , although he did have an outing for the Northamptonshire Second XI in August 1965 whilst preparing for his appearance for a Rest of the World XI against England at the Scarborough Festival
207-485: A wicket-keeping record bettered at the time among Australians only by Grout and Bert Oldfield . Following his retirement from first-class cricket, Jarman became involved in horse racing and cricket administration, eventually leading to his 1995 appointment as one of the first ICC match referees , a role overseeing players and officials during international games. He was a referee in 53 matches at Test and One Day International level between 1995 and 2001. In 1997 he
230-501: Is an award bestowed by the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sports, and nursing". The Pride of Performance is the highest national literary award of Pakistan conferred upon its citizens and, while it recognizes literary contribution, it can also be conferred upon foreign nationals . The Pride of Performance award, including civil decorations
253-525: The 1964–65 tour of India , where he made his highest Test score of 78 at Brabourne Stadium , Mumbai . Following Grout's retirement in 1966, Jarman became the first-choice wicket-keeper, playing in series against India, England and West Indies . He was appointed vice-captain of the Australian side for the 1968 tour of England and, following a finger injury to captain Bill Lawry , Jarman captained Australia in
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#1732884731065276-691: The Australian cricket team between 1959 and 1969, including one match as captain. Jarman was born in Hindmarsh, South Australia , and later attended the Thebarton Technical High School. He played club cricket for Woodville Cricket Club in South Australian district cricket . After playing in the club's schoolboy team as an 11-year-old in 1948, Jarman began playing senior cricket during the 1949/50 season and made his A-Grade debut in 1952 at
299-619: The Headingley Test. Needing only to draw the match, Australia "concentrated solely on avoiding defeat". The match was drawn and Australia retained the Ashes . Jarman retired from cricket at the end of the 1968–69 series against the touring West Indies , having played 19 Tests, scoring 400 runs at an average of 14.81 runs per innings and taking 50 catches and four stumpings . In first-class cricket , he scored 5,615 runs at an average of 22.73 and took 431 catches and 129 stumpings in 191 matches,
322-684: The MCC in November 1951. He made 26 in 165 minutes. His Test debut was in Pakistan's first ever Test match against India in October 1952, where he was the top scorer of Pakistan's first innings. The highest of Hanif's Test centuries was a famous 337 made against the West Indies in a six-day test at Bridgetown in 1957/58. It is still the highest score by a player in away Tests. After Pakistan found itself following on from
345-568: The Pride of Performance Award in 1959 by the Government of Pakistan The Memon community of Karachi has built a park in his honor for representing the community called "Cutchi Memon Family Park and Little Master Hanif Mohammad Cricket Ground." Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance ( Urdu : تمغہِ حسنِ کارکردگی ), officially known as the Presidential Pride of Performance ,
368-662: The age of 15. While playing Australian rules football for West Torrens Football Club Colts in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) junior competition, Jarman broke his leg which led him to focus on cricket. On his first-class cricket debut for South Australia against New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval in December 1955, Jarman scored 14 and nine runs and took three catches. Fourteen months and seven first-class matches later he
391-568: The bowling of Tom Veivers for 93. Hanif respected the umpire's decision. Later in a press conference Jarman admitted that Hanif was not out. In 1972, after retiring from international cricket, Hanif co-founded the magazine The Cricketer Pakistan . He edited this magazine for two decades. He also served as the team manager for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA). Hanif was one of the five Mohammad brothers, four of whom ( Wazir , Mushtaq , Sadiq and Hanif himself) played Test cricket for Pakistan , as did his son Shoaib . Another brother Raees
414-505: The country's administrative units or respective ministry to the state governments where officials forward it to the Cabinet Secretariat and then president or federal government for final approval. Barry Jarman Barrington Noel Jarman OAM (17 February 1936 – 17 July 2020) was an Australian Test cricketer and International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee . Jarman played in 19 Test matches for
437-449: The nickname "Little Master". Hanif Mohammad also has the world record for scoring the slowest test triple century in terms of minutes (858) and the only player in test history to have spent over 970 minutes to score a test triple ton. He also captained Pakistan in 11 Tests from 1964 to 1967 before retiring in 1969. In 1958–59, he surpassed Don Bradman 's record for the highest individual first-class innings. Hanif made 499 for Karachi in
460-567: Was established in 1957 under the Decorations Act, 1975 , enacted or modified in 1975. The award seeks to recognize notable achievements which are determined by the Pakistan Warrant of Precedence of 1980. The award which was possibly first awarded in 1958, can also be conferred posthumously under a constitutional amendment Article 259 of clause two. It was delayed twice in the history of Pakistan. The fourth president Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
483-492: Was once twelfth man for Pakistan, and four nephews had first-class careers. Hanif's grandson, Shehzar Mohammad , is also a Pakistani first-class cricketer . Hanif's mother Ameer Bee was a national badminton champion in pre-independence British India. Hanif Mohammad was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2013. He had been undergoing treatment for lung cancer in Karachi 's Aga Khan Hospital . He died on 11 August 2016 at age 81. In 2018,
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#1732884731065506-490: Was selected in the Australian team touring New Zealand , where he played in the unofficial Test series. Jarman was then selected as one of two wicket-keepers for the 1957–58 tour of South Africa , but was overlooked in favour of Wally Grout , who then became Australia's first choice wicket-keeper. Jarman made his Test debut, in the absence of an injured Grout, in December 1959 against India at Green Park Stadium , Kanpur during Australia's tour of India , making one and
529-458: Was the first head of state who did not confer or announce the award, and later in 2018, due to disqualification of Nawaz Sharif , the award was subsequently delayed. The Presidential Pride of Performance is usually awarded by the president once a year at the Pakistan resolution day , but announcements are made at independence day ceremony held on 14 August. The award recommendations are made by
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