1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

July 2026 1956 12 25 y 1957 03 08 y Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan First-class round-robin, semi-finals and final Punjab 1 13 18 Hanif Mohammad (356) Fazal Mahmood (35) 1954–55 1954–55 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy 1957–58 1957–58 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy The 1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the third edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan. In a change from the first two editions, the 1956–57 competition was contested in four round-robin groups, with the top teams in each playing semi-finals and a final to determine the winner. Matches were played from 25 December 1956 to 8 March 1957, with the group stage matches played over three days, the semi-finals over five days, and the final over six days. In the final, Punjab defeated the Karachi Whites by 43 runs, claiming their first title. Hanif Mohammad was the leading run-scorer in the competition, and Fazal Mahmood was the leading wicket-taker. Group stage The winner of each zone, marked in bold, qualified for the semi-finals.Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1956/57 Points tables http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Events/Tables/Quaid-e-Azam_Trophy_1956-57.html Pakistan Cricket Board Cricket Archive 24 February 2021 +Central ZoneTeam Pld Played W Won, or drawn having led on first innings L Lost, or drawn having trailed on first innings ND Drawn with no decision due to first innings being incomplete Pts PointsKarachi Blues22006Railways21103Punjab A20200 +North ZoneTeam Pld Played W Won, or drawn having led on first innings L Lost, or drawn having trailed on first innings ND Drawn with no decision due to first innings being incomplete Pts PointsPunjab33009Bahawalpur31114Punjab B31114Peshawar30300 +East ZoneTeam Pld Played W Won, or drawn having led on first innings L Lost, or drawn having trailed on first innings ND Drawn with no decision due to first innings being incomplete Pts PointsCombined Services22006East Pakistan Greens21103East Pakistan Whites20200 +South ZoneTeam Pld Played W Won, or drawn having led on first innings L Lost, or drawn having trailed on first innings ND Drawn with no decision due to first innings being incomplete Pts PointsKarachi Whites22006Karachi Greens21103Sindh20200 Position determined by total points; matches finishing in a draw or a tie were decided on first innings scores, with points awarded as follows: Win, or draw having led on first innings = 3 points Draw with no decision on first innings = 1 point Loss, or draw having trailed on first innings = 0 points Finals Semi-finals 1–6 February 1957 Karachi Blues Karachi Whites 314 (88.2 overs) Maqsood Ahmed 90 Mahmood Hussain 5/117 762 (313.2 overs) Hanif Mohammad 228 Nasim-ul-Ghani 3/184 316 (100 overs) Raees Mohammad 84 Aslam Khan 3/80 Karachi Whites won by an innings and 132 runs Gymkhana Ground, Karachi Daud Khan and Qamaruddin Butt Scorecard Karachi Blues won the toss and elected to bat. 7–12 February 1957 Combined Services Punjab 112 (81.3 overs) Shujauddin Butt 56 Fazal Mahmood 6/33 253 (108.5 overs) Fazal Mahmood 91 Baseer Shamsi 6/73 99 (60.1 overs) Shujauddin Butt 40 Fazal Mahmood 9/43 Punjab won by an innings and 42 runs University of the Punjab, Lahore Kaleem Ahmed and Shujauddin Siddiqi Scorecard Combined Services won the toss and elected to bat. Final 8–14 March 1957 Punjab Karachi Whites 418 (123.5 overs) Ijaz Butt 147 Khan Mohammad 3/111 289 (119.4 overs) Alimuddin 105 Yawar Saeed 5/89 182 (78.5 overs) Agha Saadat Ali 56 Mohammad Munaf 6/67 268 (128.1 overs) Waqar Hasan 51 Ehsan Elahi 4/62 Punjab won by 43 runs University of the Punjab, Lahore Karim Akbar and Amjad Qureshi Scorecard Punjab won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most runs The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.Batting and fielding in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1956/57 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Hanif Mohammad Karachi Whites 356 4 89.00 228 1 1 Alimuddin Karachi Whites 302 5 75.50 105 1 1 Gul Mohammad Punjab 257 7 36.71 175 1 0 Fazal Mahmood Punjab 252 5 50.40 91 0 2 Ijaz Butt Punjab 225 4 56.25 147 1 0 Most wickets The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.Bowling in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1956/57 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Fazal Mahmood Punjab 151.2 35 5.14 4 1 9/43 Khalid Qureshi Punjab 238.2 28 12.78 3 1 6/18 Mahmood Hussain Karachi Whites 195.5 28 19.39 3 1 8/95 Haseeb Ahsan Peshawar 89.5 19 12.68 2 1 8/76 Mohammad Munaf Karachi Whites 133.4 18 19.66 1 0 6/67 References Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1956–57 Category:1956 in Pakistani cricket Category:1957 in Pakistani cricket 1956-57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy