Hanif Mohammad R I P

ABM replied on 12/08/2016 22:41

ABM

Posted on 12/08/2016 22:41

Saddened to hear that the 'Original' Little Master, Hanif has passed away aged 81 .

One of my boyhood heros, he held the record for the longest Cricket Test match Innings

Also his 499 was the highest First class score for 45 years, until Brian Charles Lara started rewriting the record book.

Rest in Peace Hanif.

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moulesy replied on 13/08/2016 10:54

moulesy

Caravanner from Wiltshire

Posted on 13/08/2016 10:54

I hadn't heard that news and it's very sad - although the fact that he was in his 80's is a bit of a wake up call I must say! I can remember how he and his brother Mushtaq were probably among the first to bring Pakistani cricket to the world's attention and role models for the many fine cricketers that country has since produced. A very sad loss.