Northern cricket team is a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing

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, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. It competes in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket competitions, namely 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 ...

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and National T20 Cup. The team is operated by the Northern Cricket Association.

History

The team was introduced as a part of the new domestic structure announced by the

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(PCB) on 31 August 2019. On 3 September 2019, PCB confirmed the first squad of the team.

2019/20 season

Northern were runners-up in the

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, and won the National T20 Cup, defeating

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by 52 runs in the final. The

was cancelled this season due to the

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2020/21 season

Northern finished in fifth place in the

, and were losing semi-finalists in both the

and the National T20 Cup.

Structure

As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines). A three tier bottom-up system is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the

( First Class),

( List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional T20). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team. * Tier 1: Northern * Tier 2: Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Islamabad, Mirpur, Gilgit-Baltistan, Poonch & Bagh. * Tier 3: Various Clubs & Schools.

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. List of players to have played for the First XI in FC, List A and T20 in the 2022-23 Season Northern First XI Northern Second XI Players with international caps are listed in bold. List of players to have played for the Second XI in 4 day, One Day and T20 in the 2022-23 Season

Coaching and managing staff

Cricket Association Coaches for Domestic Season 2021-22

References

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