History of cricket in Pakistan from 1971 to 1985

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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[]

Rest of the World 1973–74[]

Sri Lanka 1973–74[]

Further information: Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan in 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[]

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[]

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