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.
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 .
The Pentangular Trophy commenced in the 1973–74 season and the Wills Cup, Pakistan's premier limited overs competition, in 1980–81.
National championships[]
Winners of the Quaid-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
Leading players by season[]
Batsmen[]
Javed Miandad
Imran Khan
Bowlers[]
Imran Khan
Aaqib Javed
International tours of Pakistan[]
International XI 1970–71[]
Rest of the World 1970–71[]
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
Rest of the World 1973–74[]
Sri Lanka 1973–74[]
West Indies 1974–75[]
- 1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
- 2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn
International XI 1976–77[]
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
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
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
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
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
International XI 1981–82[]
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Bibliography[]
- First Class Cricket in Pakistan (5 volumes) by Abid Ali Kazi
- Playfair Cricket Annual
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack
External sources[]
- History of Pakistani cricket
- Pakistani cricket seasons from 1970–71 to 1999–2000