Homi Mobed
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| Full name | Homi F. Mobed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1928 or 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 April 2015 (aged 86) Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956-57 to 1957-58 | Karachi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Homi F. Mobed (1928 or 1929 – 14 April 2015) was a Pakistani cricketer who played seven matches of first-class cricket for Karachi teams between December 1956 and October 1957.
Mobed was an all-rounder: a right-handed batsman and leg-spin bowler. His most successful match was a semi-final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1956-57, when he batted at number nine for Karachi Whites against Karachi Blues and made 96 in a team total of 762, and also took three wickets, helping Karachi Whites to an innings victory.[1] A Parsi, he died of cardiac arrest at the Parsi General Hospital in Karachi on 14 April 2015, aged 86.[2]
The first-class cricketer and umpire Minocher Mobed was a relative: either his father[3] or his uncle.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Karachi Blues v Karachi Whites 1956-57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Parsi cricketer Mobed passes away". Dawn. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Homi Mobed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Ahmed, Qamar (24 March 2012). "Parsi cricketers led the way for us!". Dawn. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
External links
[edit]- Homi Mobed at ESPNcricinfo
- Homi Mobed at CricketArchive