University of Karachi
The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (wh ...
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Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
, played
first-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officia ...
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Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
from 1958-59 to 1967-68, never losing a match.
Karachi University first played first-class cricket when the four-team Inter-Universities Championship was given first-class status in 1958-59 and 1959-60. They won in both years, beating Punjab University in the final each time.
Karachi University, along with Punjab University, then competed at first-class level in the
Ayub Trophy
The Patron's Trophy was a cricket competition that was held in Pakistan between 1960–61 and 2018–19 mainly among teams representing the government and semi-government departments, corporations, commercial organisations, business houses, banks, ...
in 1960-61, 1964–65, 1965–66, and 1967-68. They reached the semi-finals in 1960-61, when in their three matches
Afaq Hussain
Afaq Hussain ( ur, آفاق حسین) (31 December 1939 – 25 February 2002) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Tests from 1961 to 1964.
Afaq Hussain holds a unique record in Test cricket, having scored the most Test runs (66) wit ...
took 29 wickets at 12.82.Karachi University bowling 1960-61 /ref>
Overall between 1959 and 1968 Karachi University played 13 first-class matches, winning 8 and drawing 5.
Asif Ahmed (cricketer, born 1942)
Asif Ahmed (born 1 April 1942) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1960 to 1972.
Career
A right-handed batsman, Ahmed made a century on his first-class debut at the age of 17, scoring 148 for Pakistan Universit ...
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Naushad Ali (cricketer)
Naushad Ali Rizvi (Urdu: نوشاد علی رضوی) (born 1 October 1943, Gwalior, British India) is a Pakistani retired Army officer and former cricketer. He retired as the colonel in Pakistan Army.
He played in six Tests in 1965 as Pakist ...
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Afaq Hussain
Afaq Hussain ( ur, آفاق حسین) (31 December 1939 – 25 February 2002) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in two Tests from 1961 to 1964.
Afaq Hussain holds a unique record in Test cricket, having scored the most Test runs (66) wit ...
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Tariq Javed
Tariq Javed (born June 12, 1949) is a former cricketer. He played three One Day Internationals for Canada.
He graduated with a B. Com from Karachi University (St. Patrick's College) in 1967. Obtained a CA degree from the Canadian Institute of ...
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Shahid Mahmood
Shahid Mahmood (Urdu: شاہد محمود) (17 March 1939 – 13 December 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in one Test in 1962.
He played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1957 to 1969. He played his only Test on the tour to ...
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Nasim-ul-Ghani
Nasim-ul-Ghani (born 14 May 1941) is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 29 Test matches and one One Day International between 1958 and 1973. At the time of his debut, aged 16 years, he was the world's youngest Test player.Abdur Raqib (cricketer)
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Mahboob Shah
Syed Mahboob Ali Shah (born 13 October 1938) is a former Pakistani first-class cricketer and Test cricket umpire.
Mahboob Shah was born in Delhi. Before becoming an umpire, he played in 14 first-class matches for Baluchistan, Central Zone, Ka ...