History of cricket in Pakistan from 1971 to 1985


This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from the 1970–71 season to 1984–85.

Events

In 1970, the Ayub Trophy was rebranded as the BCCP Trophy and converted from a knockout tournament to a mini-league format whereby teams qualified for a semi-final stage by winning one of four qualifying groups. The competition's name changed again in 1973 to BCCP Patron's Trophy.
The Pentangular Trophy commenced in the 1973–74 season and the Wills Cup, Pakistan's premier limited overs competition, in 1980–81.

National championships

Winners of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy from 1971 to 1985 were:
  • 1970–71 - Karachi Blues
  • 1971–72 - no competition
  • 1972–73 - Railways
  • 1973–74 - Railways
  • 1974–75 - Punjab A
  • 1975–76 - National Bank
  • 1976–77 - United Bank
  • 1977–78 - Habib Bank
  • 1978–79 - National Bank
  • 1979–80 - PIA
  • 1980–81 - United Bank
  • 1981–82 - National Bank
  • 1982–83 - United Bank
  • 1983–84 - National Bank
  • 1984–85 - United Bank
Winners of the BCCP Trophy from 1971 to 1985 were:
  • 1970–71 - PIA
  • 1971–72 - PIA
  • 1972–73 - Karachi Blues
  • 1973–74 - Railways
  • 1974–75 - National Bank
  • 1975–76 - National Bank
  • 1976–77 - Habib Bank
  • 1977–78 - Habib Bank
  • 1978–79 - National Bank
  • 1979–80 - IDBP
  • 1980–81 - Rawalpindi
  • 1981–82 - Allied Bank
  • 1982–83 - PACO
  • 1983–84 - Karachi Blues
  • 1984–85 - Karachi Whites
Winners of the Pentangular Trophy from 1974 to 1985 were:
  • 1973–74 - PIA
  • 1974–75 - National Bank
  • 1975–76 - PIA
  • 1977–78 - Habib Bank
  • 1978–79 - Habib Bank and PIA shared trophy
  • 1979–80 - PIA
  • 1980–81 - PIA
  • 1981–82 - Habib Bank
  • 1982–83 - Habib Bank
  • 1983–84 - United Bank
  • 1984–85 - PACO
Winners of the Wills Cup from 1981 to 1985 were:
  • 1980–81 - PIA
  • 1981–82 - PIA
  • 1982–83 - PIA
  • 1983–84 - Habib Bank
  • 1984–85 - no competition

Leading players by season

Batsmen

Javed Miandad
Imran Khan

Bowlers

Imran Khan
Aaqib Javed

International tours of Pakistan

England 1972–73

West Indies 1974–75

New Zealand 1976–77

England 1977–78

  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - match drawn
  • at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad - match drawn
  • at National Stadium, Karachi - match drawn

India 1978–79

  • at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - match drawn
  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Pakistan won by 8 wickets
  • at National Stadium, Karachi - Pakistan won by 8 wickets

Australia 1979–80

  • at National Stadium, Karachi - Pakistan won by 7 wickets
  • at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - match drawn
  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - match drawn

West Indies 1980–81

  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - match drawn
  • at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - West Indies won by 156 runs
  • at National Stadium, Karachi - match drawn
  • at Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan - match drawn

Sri Lanka 1981–82

  • at National Stadium, Karachi - Pakistan won by 204 runs
  • at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - match drawn
  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Pakistan won by an innings and 102 runs

[Australian [cricket team in Pakistan 1982-83|Australia 1982–83]]

  • at National Stadium, Karachi - Pakistan won by 9 wickets
  • at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - Pakistan won by an innings and 3 runs
  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Pakistan won by 9 wickets
In a supplementary One Day International series, Pakistan won the first two matches by 59 runs and 28 runs respectively, there being no result in a third match due to bad weather.
Australia also played three first-class matches against BCCP Patron's XI at the Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi; BCCP XI at the Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan; and Pakistan Invitation XI at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot. Australia won the first two matches and drew the third.

India 1982–83

  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - match drawn
  • at National Stadium, Karachi - Pakistan won by an innings and 86 runs
  • at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - Pakistan won by 10 wickets
  • at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad - Pakistan won by an innings and 119 runs
  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - match drawn
  • at National Stadium, Karachi - match drawn

England 1983–84

  • at National Stadium, Karachi - Pakistan won by 3 wickets
  • at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - match drawn
  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - match drawn

India 1984–85

  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - match drawn
  • at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - match drawn
  • at National Stadium, Karachi - game abandoned; no toss was made; the game and the rest of the tour were cancelled due to the assassination of Mrs Indira Gandhi

New Zealand 1984–85

  • at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore - Pakistan won by 6 wickets
  • at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad - Pakistan won by 7 wickets
  • at National Stadium, Karachi - match drawn

External sources