1953–54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

1953–54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
Administrator(s) Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan
Cricket format First-class (three-day)
Tournament format(s) Knockout
Champions Bahawalpur (1st title)
Participants 6
Matches played 6
Most runs Hanif Mohammad (339)
Most wickets Zulfiqar Ahmed (16)

The 1953–54 season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy was the first edition of the tournament, and the inaugural first-class cricket competition played in Pakistan following its independence in 1947. One of the tournament's purposes was to help determine the Pakistan national side's squad for its tour of England in 1954.[1]

The tournament was played as a knockout competition between seven teams representing both regions and government departments. Punjab received a bye through to the semi-finals to compensate for the odd number of teams. The final, played in Karachi, was contested between Punjab and Bahawalpur, with Bahawalpur winning by eight wickets. Two Bahawalpur players, Hanif Mohammad and Fazal Mahmood (both future Pakistan captains), led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively.

Teams

Five teams (Bahawalpur,[2] Combined Services,[3] Karachi,[4] North-West Frontier Province,[5] and Railways[6]) made their first-class debuts in the tournament.

TeamCaptain(s)Most runsMost wickets
BahawalpurKhan MohammadHanif Mohammad (339)Zulfiqar Ahmed (16)
Combined ServicesAbdul KardarEbbu Ghazali (257)Ebbu Ghazali (7)
KarachiAsghar AliBehram Irani (56)Badaruddin Malik (6)
N. W. F. P.Jaseem KhanAminuddin (60)Jaseem Khan (5)
PunjabMohammad SaeedShakoor Ahmed (190)Fazal Mahmood (14)
RailwaysMasood Salahuddin (1 match)
Mohammad Nissar (1 match)		Aslam Khokhar (138)Mohammad Amin (13)
SindPir PagaroIkram Elahi (76)Anwar Elahi (4)

Fixtures

Preliminary round

20–22 November 1953
Scorecard
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144 all out (60.1 overs)
Mohammad Munaf 36
Zulfiqar Ahmed 5/54 (25 overs)
252 all out (86.1 overs)
Hanif Mohammad 147*
Anwar Elahi 4/64 (14 overs)
176 (56.5 overs)
Ikram Elahi 63
Zulfiqar Ahmed 4/49 (16.5 overs)
69/1 (21.1 overs)
Wazir Mohammad 31*
Ikram Elahi 1/6 (5 overs)
Bahawalpur won by 9 wickets
Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur
Umpires: Khadim Hussain & Shujauddin
  • Sind won the toss and elected to bat.
20–22 November 1953
Scorecard
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90 all out (46.3 overs)
Fazal Rahim 24
Masood Salahuddin 4/22 (11 overs)
185 all out (77 overs)
Mahmood Ahmed 59
Jaseem Khan 4/22 (19 overs)
271 all out (100.1 overs)
Aminuddin 49
Masood Salahuddin 4/71 (22 overs)
178/4 (64 overs)
Aslam Khokhar 40*
Sajjad Ahmed 2/62 (21 overs)
Railways won by 6 wickets
Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar
Umpires: M. Malik & Munawar Hussain
  • Railways won the toss and elected to bowl.
4–6 December 1953
Scorecard
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407 all out (103.3 overs)
Ebbu Ghazali 160
Badaruddin Malik 6/131 (39 overs)
191 all out (81.3 overs)
Behram Irani 56
Shujauddin 4/81 (38 overs)
249/3 dec. (68 overs)
Abdur Rehman 89
Raees Mohammad 2/77 (19 overs)
71/5 (19 overs)
Abdul Wahab 42
Anwar Saeed 2/24 (4 overs)
Match drawn
Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi
Umpires: Ahmed Khan & Jacob Harris
  • Combined Services won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Combined Services advanced to the semi-finals on first innings.

Semi-finals

4–6 December 1953
Scorecard
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405 all out (111.2 overs)
Imtiaz Ahmed 102
Amir Elahi 3/54 (14.2 overs)
424/7 (151 overs)
Hanif Mohammad 118
Ebbu Ghazali 4/161 (55 overs)
Match drawn
Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi
Umpires: Jacob Harris & Shujauddin
  • Combined Services won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Bahawalpur advanced to the final on first innings.
14–16 December 1953
Scorecard
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197 all out (65.3 overs)
Mohammad Saeed 48
Mohammad Amin 5/57 (22.3 overs)
169 (59.2 overs)
Aslam Khokhar 69
Fazal Mahmood 4/67 (30 overs)
277 all out (102.4 overs)
Shakoor Ahmed 102
Asghar Ali 5/61 (29.4 overs)
160 all out (41 overs)
Gulzar Mir 52
Fazal Mahmood 3/30 (11 overs)
Punjab won by 145 runs
Aitchison College Ground, Lahore
Umpires: Hassan Shah & Tawakkal Majeed
  • Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.

Final

23–25 January 1954
Scorecard
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249 all out (76.3 overs)
Shujauddin Butt 69*
Khan Mohammad 4/64 (19 overs)
244 all out (65.3 overs)
Maqsood Ahmed 64
Fazal Mahmood 5/73 (30 overs)
147 all out (69 overs)
Shakoor Ahmed 42
Zulfiqar Ahmed 4/35 (14 overs)
156/2 (42.3 overs)
Alimuddin 65*
Fazal Mahmood 2/45 (17 overs)
Bahawalpur won by 8 wickets
Goan Association Ground, Karachi
Umpires: Naoomal Jeoomal & Qamaruddin Butt
  • Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.[7]

PlayerTeamRunsInnsAvgHighest100s50s
Hanif MohammadBahawalpur3395113.00147*20
Ebbu GhazaliCombined Services257385.6616011
Abdur RehmanCombined Services213371.008902
Shakoor AhmedPunjab190447.5010210
Maqsood AhmedBahawalpur153276.508902

Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.[8]

PlayerTeamOversWktsAve5/i10/mBBI
Zulfiqar AhmedBahawalpur94.51615.56105/54
Fazal MahmoodPunjab88.01415.35105/73
Mohammad AminRailways88.41318.15105/57
Asghar AliRailways74.11214.25105/61
Khan MohammadBahawalpur75.01116.20004/64

References

  1. ↑ Quaid-E-Azam Trophy: A brief history – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  2. ↑ First-class matches played by Bahawalpur – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ↑ First-class matches played by Pakistan Combined Services – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  4. ↑ First-class matches played by Karachi – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  5. ↑ First-class matches played by North West Frontier Province – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  6. ↑ First-class matches played by Pakistan Railways – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Batting and fielding in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1953/54 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  8. ↑ Bowling in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1953/54 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
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