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Khairpur Cricket Team
Khairpur cricket team, from the town of Khairpur, Pakistan, in the district of Khairpur District, Khairpur in the north of Sindh province, played in the Pakistan domestic first-class cricket competitions between 1958–59 and 1973–74. The team no longer plays first-class cricket. First-class history Khairpur made their debut in the 1958–59 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, playing Quetta cricket team, Quetta in Sukkur. Khairpur won a low-scoring match by four wickets. Tahir Ali took 5 for 36 and 2 for 27, and Iqbal Sheikh (cricketer, born 1934), Iqbal Sheikh took 3 for 31 and 5 for 23. Khairpur lost their next match and drew their third. In 1959–60 they played only one match, losing to Hyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad after being dismissed for 57, which was their lowest-ever total, in the first innings. In 1960–61 they formed a combined team with Hyderabad, which competed in the Ayub Trophy as Hyderabad-Khairpur, losing one match and drawing the other. Resuming as an independent entit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khairpur, Pakistan
Khairpur( Sindhi and ur, ) is a city and the capital of the Khairpur District, in Pakistan's Sindh province. History The Talpur dynasty was established in 1783 by Mir Fateh Ali Khan, who declared himself the first ''Rais'', or ruler of Sindh, after defeating the Kalhoras at the Battle of Halani. The death of Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur, founder of the Khairpur branch abdicated power to his eldest son Mir Rustam 'Ali Khan, in 1811. Rustam's youngest half brother, 'Ali Murad, strengthened his hand by signing a treaty with the British in 1832, in which he secured recognition as the independent ruler of Khairpur in exchange for surrendering control of foreign relations to the British in 1838, as well as use of Sindh's roads and the Indus River. Rustam ruled until 1842, when abdicated in favor of his youngest brother Mir Ali Murad. Ali Murad helped the British in 1845-7 during the Turki campaign, but was later accused of plotting against the British in 1851–2, and so was stripp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
