1957–58 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The 1957–58 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the fourth edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan. All matches in the competition, played from 11 October 1957 to 16 March 1958, were accorded first-class status, with the group stage matches played over three days, the semi-finals over four days, and the final over five days. In the final, Bahawalpur defeated Karachi C by 211 runs, claiming their second title. Two Bahawalpur players, Iqbal Chaudhri and Israr Ali, led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively.
Dates | 11 October 1957 – 16 March 1958 |
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Administrator(s) | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Group stage, finals |
Champions | Bahawalpur (2nd title) |
Participants | 15 |
Matches played | 26 |
Most runs | Iqbal Chaudhri (392) |
Most wickets | Israr Ali (35) |
Teams
The winner of each zone, marked in bold, qualified for the semi-finals. In the North Zone, Punjab and Railways finished with an equal number of points, necessitating a play-off.[1]
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Finals
Semi-finals
8–10 February 1958 Scorecard |
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Dacca University | |
111 (66.2 overs) Ali Zafar 30 Riaz Mahmood 7/33 |
- Bahawalpur won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.[2]
Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
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Iqbal Chaudhri | Bahawalpur | 392 | 9 | 56.00 | 70 | 0 | 4 |
Shakoor Ahmed | Punjab | 357 | 8 | 44.62 | 99 | 0 | 3 |
Alimuddin | Karachi A | 317 | 3 | 158.50 | 131* | 2 | 1 |
Mohammad Ramzan | Bahawalpur | 297 | 8 | 42.42 | 91 | 0 | 3 |
Hanif Mohammad | Karachi A | 269 | 2 | 269.00 | 146* | 2 | 0 |
Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.[3]
Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | 5 | 10 | BBI |
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Israr Ali | Bahawalpur | 231.4 | 35 | 12.45 | 3 | 1 | 9/58 |
Haseeb Ahsan | Peshawar | 106.0 | 26 | 9.76 | 4 | 1 | 8/23 |
Sajid Ali | Punjab | 173.3 | 26 | 14.84 | 0 | 0 | 4/34 |
Mohammad Ramzan | Bahawalpur | 191.3 | 25 | 12.72 | 2 | 0 | 7/37 |
Ismail Gul | East Pakistan A | 112.3 | 23 | 5.86 | 3 | 2 | 7/29 |
References
- Tables: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1957/58 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- Batting and fielding in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1957/58 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- Bowling in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1957/58 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016.