The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) cricket team competed at first-class level in

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competitions in

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from 1969 to 1975.

Playing record

Pakistan Air Force competed in the

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in 1969-70 and 1970–71, and the

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in 1970-71, 1972–73 and 1975-76. Of their eight first-class matches they won one, lost six, and drew one. Their batting was weak: they were dismissed four times for less than 100, and their only total above 150 was 196 in their drawn match against Lahore B in 1972-73. Their highest individual score was 79, by Zahid Rasheed, against

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in 1969-70. Their best bowling figures were 6 for 52 (match figures of 8 for 94) by

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against

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in 1969-70. Awan also took 4 for 35 and 2 for 23 in Pakistan Air Force's 3-run victory over

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in 1970-71. They played one match on their home ground, the General Headquarters Ground,

, in 1969–70. Pakistan Air Force teams have continued to play in various national competitions at sub-first-class level.

Notable players

Pakistan Air Force were captained in five matches by the former

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player Imtiaz Ahmed, whose first-class career had begun in 1944. He and Dildar Awan had been prominent members of the

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cricket team, which did not play first-class cricket between 1964 and 1977. Both men were in their forties when they played for Pakistan Air Force.

References

External links

Matches played by Pakistan Air Force at CricketArchive
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