Object number
AX.2016.7.109
Title
Khan Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot meeting the Pakistan team, 1948
Date
1948-11-27
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HT X W: 37.4 X 25.3 cm
Description
Black and white photograph. Players lined up to meet Khan Iftikhar Hassam Mamdot, Punjab Chief Minister. Many wearing the Pakistan blazer. Nazar Mohammad (shaking hands), Munawar Ali Khan (first from left), Imtiaz Ahmed (2nd from right)
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Mian Saeed introducing Khan Iftikhar Hussain Mamdot, the Punjab Chief Minister, to the First National Cricket Team, playing against West Indies on 27th November 1948 at Bagh-i-Jinnah Ground Lahore. Two people who went down in the record books in this match were Nazar Mohammad (shaking hands), first boundary, Munawar Ali Khan (first from left), first wicket by a Pakistani cricketer.
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