Lahore

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teams, representing the city of

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...

, competed in

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tournaments from 1958–59 to 2018–19. They have also competed in the national 50-over and Twenty-20 tournaments as the

Lahore Lions Lahore Lions ( ur, لاہور لائنز, Punjabi: لہور لائنز abbreviated as LIO) was a Pakistani franchise cricket team representing the city Lahore and was one of the 19 domestic teams. The team was established by Lahore Regional Cr ...

Teams

From 1953-54, the inaugural season of the

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan. With few exceptions, it has been staged annually since it was first played during the 1953–54 season. Domestic cricket in Pakistan has undergone many reorganis ...

, until 1957-58, the state of

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was represented by the Punjab cricket team (as well as by Punjab A and Punjab B in 1957-58). In the 1958-59 season the Punjab cities Lahore, Rawalpindi,

Bahawalpur Bahawalpur () is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. With inhabitants as of 2017, it is Pakistan's 11th most populous city. Founded in 1748, Bahawalpur was the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur, ruled by the Abbasi fa ...

and

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fielded teams. Owing to Lahore's population and cricketing strength, beginning with the 1961-62 season the

Lahore Regional Cricket Association The Lahore Regional Cricket Association (known as the LRCA) is the governing body for cricket in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. History LRCA, formerly known as LCCA, was formed in the early 1950s. It has two grounds in Lahore: LCCA Ground hosts first- ...

has usually fielded more than one team in first-class tournaments. (

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has done the same since the late 1950s.) From 1958-59 to 2014-15 there were 18 Lahore first-class teams. In order of appearance they were: Lahore
1958-59 to 2003-04, 30 matches in nine seasons; eight wins, nine losses, 13 draws.
The highest score was 203 (retired hurt) by

Iftikhar Bukhari Syed Iftikhar Ali Bokhari (6 July 1935 – 10 November 2021), also known as I. A. Bokhari, was a Pakistani politician and cricketer. He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan between March 1988 and March 1991. He played 19 matches of first-class ...

in 1960-61. The best bowling figures were 9 for 28 by

Khalid Qureshi Khalid Qureshi (12 February 1928 – 10 February 2016) was a Pakistani cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1949 to 1966. He toured India in 1952–53 with the Pakistan team but did not play Test cricket. A left-arm spinner, Qureshi mad ...

, also in 1960-61. Lahore A
1961-62 to 1977-78, 30 matches in 10 seasons.
Lahore B
1961-62 to 1977-78, 32 matches in 10 seasons.
Lahore Whites
1963-64 to 2004-05, 37 matches in six seasons; eight wins, 12 losses, 17 draws.
Lahore Greens
1963-64 to 1973-74, 18 matches in six seasons; five wins, three losses, 10 draws. Lahore Reds
1964-65 to 1973-74, four matches in four seasons; three losses, one draw. Lahore Blues
1969-70 to 2004-05, 39 matches in seven seasons; 14 wins, 11 losses, 14 draws. Lahore C
1974-75 to 1975-76, two matches in two seasons; two losses. Lahore City A
1978-79 to 1987-88, six matches in three seasons; three wins, one loss, two draws. Lahore City B
1978-79, one match; one loss. Lahore City
1979-80 to 1999-2000, 166 matches in 19 seasons; 48 wins, 60 losses, 58 draws. Lahore City Whites
1983-84 to 1986-87, 18 matches in four seasons; six wins, six losses, six draws.
Lahore City Blues
1983-84 to 1986-87, 11 matches in four seasons; five wins, two losses, four draws.
Lahore City Greens
1983-84, three matches in one season; no wins, one loss, two draws.
Lahore Shalimar
2005-06 to 2013-14, 77 matches in nine seasons; 15 wins, 35 losses, 27 draws.
Lahore Ravi
2005-06 to 2013-14, 75 matches in nine seasons; 20 wins, 24 losses, 31 draws.

2014-15, 11 matches in one season; two wins, eight losses, one draw.

Lahore Eagles The Lahore Eagles was a Faysal Bank T20 Cup team, based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2006 and its home ground was Gaddafi Stadium. See also * Pakistan Super League The Pakistan Super League (PSL) is a profession ...

2014-15, six matches in one season; no wins, four losses, two draws.

Lahore Qalandars Lahore Qalandars ( ur, ; pnb, لہور قلندرز; abbreviated as LQ) is a Pakistani professional cricket franchise which plays in the Pakistan Super League, representing the city of Lahore. The home ground of the team is Gaddafi Stadium. ...

Debuted in

2016 Pakistan Super League The 2016 Pakistan Super League (or for sponsorship reasons HBL PSL 2016) was the debut season of the Pakistan Super League which was established by the Pakistan Cricket Board. The tournament featured five teams and was held from 4 February 2016 ...

Honours

Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

Lahore teams have won the

on four occasions. * 1968–69 (Lahore) * 1993–94 (Lahore) * 1996–97 (Lahore) * 2000–01 (Lahore Blues)

Patron's Trophy

Lahore teams have won the

Patron's 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, ...

once. * 1999–2000 (Lahore City Blues)

References

External links

Cricinfo

List of Lahore cricket teams
{{Pakistani first class cricket teams Pakistani first-class cricket teams Cricket in Lahore