History of Pakistani cricket to 1953
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[edit] Historical background
Pakistan was established in 1947 following the Partition of India. First-class cricket was already established in the country as several clubs had previously been part of the Indian cricket scene.
[edit] Beginning of first-class cricket
On 6-8 February 1948, the Punjab University v Governor’s XI match at Lahore was the start of first-class in Pakistan as an independent country. It was the only first-class match that season owing to disruption caused by the Partition and games were few and far between for several seasons until the Qaid-i-Azam Trophy was established in 1953 as the national championship.
In 1952, Pakistan’s Test debut was a five-match series in India, the matches played at New Delhi, Lucknow, Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. After India had won the First Test by an innings, Pakistan won the Second Test by an innings thanks to Fazal Mahmood who took 5-52 and 7-42. India won the Third Test and the other two were drawn.
[edit] References
- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- From the Weald to the World by Peter Wynne-Thomas
- The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas (to 1982)
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack (annual) (from 1868)
[edit] External links
- Abdul Hafeez Kardar, Growth of Pakistan cricket, Wisden 1954
- Ghulam Mustafa Khan, The rise of cricket in Pakistan, Wisden 1967
- Rowland Bowen, Some dates in Pakistan cricket history, Wisden 1967
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