Mohammad Younis Ahmed (born 20 October 1947) is a Pakistani former

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er who played in four

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and two

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s between 1969 and 1987. Primarily a middle-order batsman, he played first-class cricket for Pakistan Education Board, Karachi, Lahore,

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(playing in the side that won the

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in 1971),

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and

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. A consistent performer throughout his career, his interval between Test appearances, 17 years and 111 days (104 Tests, the fourth longest in history), was partly due to his participation in a tour of

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with DH Robins' XI in late 1973.

Cricket career

The younger brother of Saeed Ahmed who played for Pakistan between 1958 and 1973, Younis made his first-class debut at the age of 14 for the Pakistan Education Board against South Zone in March 1962. Younis arrived in England in April 1965 to begin playing cricket for

. He played his first first-class match for the county two months later against a

touring party and made his

debut in 1967. He remained with Surrey until 1978 and was a key part of the side that won the County Championship in 1971. However, he left Surrey in acrimonious circumstances after the club did not renew his contract. After leaving

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Younis was signed by

and played there for four years between 1979 and 1983. However his contract was cancelled by the county when allegations arose that Younis had placed bets for his county to lose - allegations which Younis denied. He concluded his English playing career in

where he played alongside fellow countryman

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. Younis also played for

during the 1972/73 season, acting as the overseas player on the recommendation of

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. Unfortunately, he was not popular with his teammates, who felt his position should have gone to a young local batsman instead of an import with only a moderate international pedigree - especially one who was rumored to receive $1 per run for the season. He won the

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while playing for

in 1969, matches which were used by Younis to get used to conditions ahead of his international debut. Younis made two Test appearances against

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in 1969. However, he was banned by the

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for participating in the DH Robins' XI tour to

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in late 1973. The ban was rescinded in 1979, but Younis did not return to international Test cricket until 1987.

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