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1953–54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The 1953–54 season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy was the first edition of the tournament, and the inaugural first-class cricket competition played in Pakistan following its independence in 1947. One of the tournament's purposes was to help determine the Pakistan national side's squad for its tour of England in 1954. The tournament was played as a knockout competition between seven teams representing both regions and government departments. Punjab received a bye through to the semi-finals to compensate for the odd number of teams. The final, played in Karachi, was contested between Punjab and Bahawalpur, with Bahawalpur winning by eight wickets. Two Bahawalpur players, Hanif Mohammad and Fazal Mahmood (both future Pakistan captains), led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively. Teams Five teams (Bahawalpur, Combined Services, Karachi, North-West Frontier Province, and Railways) made their first-class debuts in the tournament. Results Source: Preliminary round ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakistan Cricket Board
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), formerly known as Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan (BCCP), is a sports governing body for cricket in Pakistan responsible for controlling and organising all tours and matches undertaken by the Pakistan national cricket team. A List of International Cricket Council members, member of the International Cricket Council since 1952, it represents the country's Pakistan national cricket team, men's and Pakistan women's national cricket team, women's national teams in international cricket tournaments played under the ICC. Following the establishment of Pakistan as an independent dominion of the British Empire in 1947, professional and amateur cricket commenced in the same year, seeing as local infrastructure had already been established when the country was part of the British Raj. Cricket matches were arranged informally until 1948, when a Board of Control was formally instituted. Pakistan was admitted to the Imperial Cricket Conference (cur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Combined Services Cricket Team (Pakistan)
Combined Services (Pakistan) cricket team were a first-class cricket team for members of the Pakistan Armed Forces. They competed in Pakistan's first-class tournaments between 1953–54 and 1978–79. 1953–54 to 1964–65 Combined Services were one of the seven teams that competed in the first season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in 1953–54. They dominated their first match, against Karachi, Mohammed Ghazali scoring 160. In their second match their total of 405 was not enough to secure a first-innings lead against Bahawalpur, who proceeded to the finals and won the trophy. Combined Services then made a short tour of India and Ceylon, where they won the only first-class match, against the Ceylon Cricket Association. They played a match against the touring Indians in 1954–55, losing by an innings. They were more successful in that season's Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, reaching the final, where they lost by nine wickets to Karachi, for whom the Mohammad brothers Wazir, Hanif and Raees, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Saeed (cricketer, Born 1910)
Mian Mohammad Saeed (31 August 1910 – 23 August 1979) was a Pakistani cricketer, born in Lahore. He was the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team. Career A right-handed batsman, Mohammad was the first captain of Pakistan, before they were awarded Test status.''Wisden'' 1980, p. 1151. He led Pakistan against the touring West Indies team in 1948-49, when he scored a century in the drawn match, and also led them against Ceylon in Ceylon in 1948-49 ( Pakistan's first cricket tour) and in Pakistan in 1949–50. In a career that extended from 1930 to 1954, he played for various Indian teams, including Southern Punjab and Northern India in the Ranji Trophy in the 1930s and 1940s, and for Punjab cricket teams in Pakistan in the late 1940s and 1950s. In all first-class matches he made 2439 runs at an average of 29.74 with three centuries and a highest score of 175 for Northern India against Southern Punjab in the Ranji Trophy in 1946–47, when he captained Northern India to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aminuddin (cricketer)
Amin al-Din, also transcribed Amin ad-Din and Amin ud-Din, is an Arabic name meaning "Trustee of the Faith". It is the name of: *Amin al-Din Rashid al-Din Vatvat, 13th-century Persian physician *Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan (1911–1983), Nawab of the state of Loharu * Aminuddin Dagar (1923–2000), Indian dhrupad singer *Mian Aminuddin, Chief Commissioner of Balochistan between 1949 and 1952 *Aminuddin Harun Aminuddin bin Harun ( Jawi: أمين الدين بن هارون; born 2 January 1967) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 11th Menteri Besar of Negeri Sembilan since May 2018, Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembl ..., Malaysian politician See also * Institut Aminuddin Baki, Malaysian educational management institute * SMK Aminuddin Baki, Johor Bahru, Malaysian public national school * SMK Aminuddin Baki, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian public school {{given name Arabic-language masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North-West Frontier Province Cricket Team
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team was a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It competed in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket tournaments, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup. The team was operated by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association. History Before 2019 As the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), the team played its inaugural season in the Ranji Trophy in 1937. After the independence of Pakistan, NWFP competed in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy sporadically from 1953–54 to 1978–79, and in the Pentangular Cup and Pakistan Cup. In 2010, the province was renamed "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa" and the team name changed accordingly. The team used Peshawar Club Ground as a home ground since 1938 until it was replaced by Arbab Niaz Stadium in 1985. Since 2019 A new Khyber Pakhtunkhwa team was introduced as a part of the new domestic structure announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badaruddin Malik
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for the Delhi cricket team. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bold have played international cricket. ''Last updated at the end of the 2015/16 season.'' A * Abdul Hai, 1934/35-1935/36 * Abdul Hamid, 1936/37 * Abdul Majid, 1936/37 * Abdur Rauf, 1944/45-1946/47 * Mohit Ahlawat, 2015/16 * Akhtar Hussain, 1945/46 * Mohinder Amarnath, 1974/75-1988/89 * Rajinder Amarnath, 1981/82 * Surinder Amarnath, 1974/75-1981/82 * Jagrit Anand, 2011/12-2014/15 * Tummala Anand, 2001/02 * BN Andley, 1964/65 * Sandeep Angurala, 1994/95-2000/01 * Anwar Khan, 1938/39-1939/40 * Arun Singh, 1998/99-2002/03 * Vemulapally Arvind, 1991/92-1992/93 * Ashanul Haque, 1945/46 * Gerald Aste, 1935/36 * Parvinder Awana, 2007/08-2015/16 * Bharat Awasthy, 1958/59-1960/61 * Kirti Azad, 1977/78-1993/94 B * Badaruddin Malik, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behram Irani
Behram may refer to: * A male Persian name meaning the hypostasis of victory * A male Mandaic name, also spelled Bihram * Angel of victory in Zoroastrianism * Atash Behram, a Zoroastrian place of worship People * Bairam Khan (1501–1561), Mughal military commander and statesman * Behram Abduweli (born 2003), Chinese footballer * Behram Contractor (1930–2001), Indian journalist * Behram Khan (cricketer) (born 1987), Pakistani cricketer * Behram Kurşunoğlu (1922–2003), Turkish physicist * Behram Pasha (1811–1882), British general who served as an Ottoman pasha * Behram Zülaloğlu (born 1982), Turkish footballer * Dastur Peshotan Behramji Sanjana, Indian scholar and Zoroastrian head-priest * Fozia Behram, Pakistani politician * Keki Byramjee Grant (1920–2011), Indian cardiologist * Thug Behram (died 1840), Indian serial killer Places * Behram, Ayvacık * Behram (crater), an impact crater on Saturn's moon Enceladus * Behramkale, the modern site of ancient Assus in Turke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asghar Ali (cricketer, Born 1924)
Syed Asghar Ali (11 June 1924 – 19 April 1979) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket in India from 1943 to 1949, and in Pakistan from 1949 to 1957. A middle-order batsman, Asghar Ali's highest score was 103 not out in a team total of 182 for Hyderabad against Central Provinces and Berar in the 1947–48 Ranji Trophy. Nobody else in the match reached 50. He played for Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ... in two matches against the touring Ceylon team in 1949–50. He was named as a substitute for the Pakistan team that toured India in 1952–53, and was brought over to India at one stage, but did not play. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Asghar 1924 births 1979 deaths Cricketers from Hyderabad, India Indian cricketers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebbu Ghazali
Mohammad Ebrahim Zainuddin "Ebbu" Ghazali (15 June 1924 – 26 April 2003) was a Pakistan Air Force officer, cricketer and cricket administrator who played for Pakistan in two Tests in 1954. Early life and family Ghazali was born in Bombay, British India, on 15 June 1924, in a Konkani Muslim family. His family migrated to Karachi after the partition of India in 1947. Ghazali was the son-in-law of Feroze Khan who won a gold medal in the 1928 Olympics for India in field hockey and whose son Farooq Feroze Khan served as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in the Pakistan Air Force. He was also a relative of Ijaz Faqih: his sister was Ijaz Faqih's mother-in-law. Career Ghazali played first-class cricket in India and Pakistan from 1943 to 1956. A middle-order batsman and off-spin bowler, he made his top score in the inaugural season of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy when he scored 160 and 61 for Combined Services against Karachi, in December 1953. He took his best bowling figures ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Kardar
Abdul Hafeez Kardar PP, HI () (17 January 1925 – 21 April 1996) was a Pakistani cricketer, politician, and diplomat. He was the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team and one of only three players to have played Test cricket for both India and Pakistan. Known as "The Skipper," Kardar led the Pakistan cricket team in its first 23 Test matches, spanning from 1952 to 1958, and later became the nation's foremost cricket administrator. Widely regarded as the father figure of Pakistan cricket, Kardar received the ''Pride of Performance'' Award from the Government of Pakistan in 1958. In addition to his cricketing achievements, he served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and held the position of Punjab Minister for Food under the Bhutto government. Early career Kardar was born in 1925 into a prominent Kardar Arain family in Lahore, Punjab. He was educated at Islamia College, Lahore, and University College, Oxford. Kardar played domestic cricket for various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khan Mohammad
Khan Mohammad (Punjabi, ) (1 January 1928 – 4 July 2009) was a cricket player who was a member of Pakistan's first Test team that played against India in 1952. Born in Lahore, Punjab, he was educated at the city's Islamia College. He played in 13 Tests as an opening bowler who shared the new ball with Fazal Mahmood. He also holds the distinction of bowling Pakistan's first ball and taking Pakistan's first wicket in Test cricket. He even once bowled Len Hutton in a Test match for a duck, at Lord's in 1954 – a rare feat among the cricketers of that time. In 1951, Khan Mohammad made one appearance for Somerset, playing against the South Africans. He took five wickets in the match, and the intention appears to have been for him to qualify for the county by residence, which would have taken three years by the then rules, but he returned to Pakistan, when Test cricket started there 18 months later. He chose country over county, as his newly founded nation desperately needed expe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
