History of cricket in Pakistan from 1971 to 1985

This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from the 1970-71 season to 1984-85.

[edit] Events

In 1970, the Ayub Trophy was rebranded as the BCCP Trophy and converted from a knockout tournament to a mini-league format whereby teams qualified for a semi-final stage by winning one of four qualifying groups. The competition's name changed again in 1973 to BCCP Patron's Trophy.

The Pentangular Trophy commenced in the 1973-74 season and the Wills Cup, Pakistan's premier limited overs competition, in 1980-81.

[edit] National championships

Winners of the Qaid-i-Azam Trophy from 1971 to 1985 were:

• 1970-71 – Karachi Blues
• 1971-72 – no competition
• 1972-73 – Railways
• 1973-74 – Railways
• 1974-75 – Punjab A
• 1975-76 – National Bank
• 1976-77 – United Bank
• 1977-78 – Habib Bank
• 1978-79 – National Bank
• 1979-80 – PIA
• 1980-81 – United Bank
• 1981-82 – National Bank
• 1982-83 – United Bank
• 1983-84 – National Bank
• 1984-85 – United Bank

Winners of the BCCP (Patron's) Trophy from 1971 to 1985 were:

• 1970-71 – PIA
• 1971-72 – PIA
• 1972-73 – Karachi Blues
• 1973-74 – Railways
• 1974-75 – National Bank
• 1975-76 – National Bank
• 1976-77 – Habib Bank
• 1977-78 – Habib Bank
• 1978-79 – National Bank
• 1979-80 – IDBP
• 1980-81 – Rawalpindi
• 1981-82 – Allied Bank
• 1982-83 – PACO
• 1983-84 – Karachi Blues
• 1984-85 – Karachi Whites

Winners of the Pentangular Trophy from 1974 to 1985 were:

• 1973-74 – PIA
• 1974-75 – National Bank
• 1975-76 – PIA
• 1977-78 – Habib Bank
• 1978-79 – Habib Bank and PIA shared trophy
• 1979-80 – PIA
• 1980-81 – PIA
• 1981-82 – Habib Bank
• 1982-83 – Habib Bank
• 1983-84 – United Bank
• 1984-85 – PACO

Winners of the Wills Cup from 1981 to 1985 were:

• 1980-81 – PIA
• 1981-82 – PIA
• 1982-83 – PIA
• 1983-84 – Habib Bank
• 1984-85 – no competition

[edit] Leading players by season

[edit] Batsmen

[edit] Bowlers

[edit] International tours of Pakistan

[edit] International XI 1970-71

[edit] Rest of the World 1970-71

[edit] England 1972-73

• 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad – match drawn
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

[edit] Rest of the World 1973-74

[edit] Sri Lanka 1973-74

[edit] West Indies 1974-75

• 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
• 2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

[edit] International XI 1976-77

[edit] New Zealand 1976-77

• 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 6 wickets
• 2nd Test at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad – Pakistan won by 10 wickets
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

[edit] England 1977-78

• 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad – match drawn
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

[edit] India 1978-79

• 1st Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 8 wickets
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 8 wickets

[edit] Australia 1979-80

• 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 7 wickets
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn

[edit] West Indies 1980-81

• 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – West Indies won by 156 runs
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn
• 4th Test at Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan – match drawn

[edit] International XI 1981-82

[edit] Sri Lanka 1981-82

• 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 204 runs
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by an innings and 102 runs

[edit] Australia 1982-83

• 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 9 wickets
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Pakistan won by an innings and 3 runs
• 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 9 wickets

In a supplementary One Day International series, Pakistan won the first two matches by 59 runs and 28 runs respectively, there being no result in a third match due to bad weather.

Australia also played three first-class matches against BCCP Patron's XI at the Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi; BCCP XI at the Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan; and Pakistan Invitation XI at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot. Australia won the first two matches and drew the third.

[edit] India 1982-83

• 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
• 2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by an innings and 86 runs
• 3rd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Pakistan won by 10 wickets
• 4th Test at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad – Pakistan won by an innings and 119 runs
• 5th Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
• 6th Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

[edit] England 1983-84

• 1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 3 wickets
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
• 3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn

[edit] India 1984-85

• 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
• 2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – game abandoned; no toss was made; the game and the rest of the tour were cancelled due to the assassination of Mrs Indira Gandhi

[edit] New Zealand 1984-85

• 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 6 wickets
• 2nd Test at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad – Pakistan won by 7 wickets
• 3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

[edit] Bibliography

• First Class Cricket in Pakistan (5 volumes) by Abid Ali Kazi
• Playfair Cricket Annual
• Wisden Cricketers Almanack

[edit] External sources

• CricketArchive – List of Tournaments in Pakistan

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