1953–54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

May 2026 1953 11 20 y 1954 01 25 y Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan First-class (three-day) Knockout Bahawalpur 1 7 6 Hanif Mohammad (339) Zulfiqar Ahmed (16) 1954–55 1954–55 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.Quaid-E-Azam Trophy: A brief history – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2015. 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,First-class matches played by Bahawalpur – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. Combined Services,First-class matches played by Pakistan Combined Services – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. Karachi,First-class matches played by Karachi – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. North-West Frontier Province,First-class matches played by North West Frontier Province – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. and RailwaysFirst-class matches played by Pakistan Railways – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.) made their first-class debuts in the tournament. Team Captain(s) Most runs Most wickets Bahawalpur Khan Mohammad Hanif Mohammad (339) Zulfiqar Ahmed (16) Combined Services Abdul Kardar Ebbu Ghazali (257) Ebbu Ghazali (7) Karachi Asghar Ali Behram Irani (56) Badaruddin Malik (6) North-West Frontier Province Jaseem Khan Aminuddin (60) Jaseem Khan (5) Punjab Mohammad Saeed Shakoor Ahmed (190) Fazal Mahmood (14) Railways Masood Salahuddin (1 match)Mohammad Nissar (1 match) Aslam Khokhar (138) Mohammad Amin (13) Sind Pir Pagaro Ikram Elahi (76) Anwar Elahi (4) Results no yes Preliminary Round 180px 100px 4–6 December 1953;Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi Karachi 191 & 71/5 Combined Services 407 & 249/3d 20–22 November 1953;Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur Bahawalpur 252 & 69/1 Sind 144 & 176 20–22 November 1953;Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar North-West Frontier Province 90 & 271 Railways 185 & 178/4 11–13 December 1953;Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi Combined Services 405 Bahawalpur 424/7 14–16 December 1953;Aitchison College Ground, Lahore Punjab 197 & 277 Railways 169 & 160 23–25 January 1954;Karachi Goan Association Ground, Karachi Bahawalpur 244 & 156/2 Punjab 249 & 147 Source:Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1953/54 https://www.pcb.com.pk/quaideazam-trophy-195354/tournament/27.html Pakistan Cricket Board 24 February 2021 Preliminary round 20–22 November 1953 Sind Bahawalpur 144 all out (60.1 overs) Mohammad Munaf 36 Zulfiqar Ahmed 5/54 (25 overs) 176 (56.5 overs) Ikram Elahi 63 Zulfiqar Ahmed 4/49 (16.5 overs) 252 all out (86.1 overs) Hanif Mohammad 147* Anwar Elahi 4/64 (14 overs) 69/1 (21.1 overs) Wazir Mohammad 31* Ikram Elahi 1/6 (5 overs) Bahawalpur won by 9 wickets Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur Khadim Hussain & Shujauddin Scorecard Sind won the toss and elected to bat. 20–22 November 1953 North-West Frontier Province Railways 90 all out (46.3 overs) Fazal Rahim 24 Masood Salahuddin 4/22 (11 overs) 271 all out (100.1 overs) Aminuddin 49 Masood Salahuddin 4/71 (22 overs) 185 all out (77 overs) Mahmood Ahmed 59 Jaseem Khan 4/22 (19 overs) 178/4 (64 overs) Aslam Khokhar 40* Sajjad Ahmed 2/62 (21 overs) Railways won by 6 wickets Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar M. Malik & Munawar Hussain Scorecard Railways won the toss and elected to field. 4–6 December 1953 Combined Services Karachi 407 all out (103.3 overs) Ebbu Ghazali 160 Badaruddin Malik 6/131 (39 overs) 249/3 dec. (68 overs) Abdur Rehman 89 Raees Mohammad 2/77 (19 overs) 191 all out (81.3 overs) Behram Irani 56 Shujauddin 4/81 (38 overs) 71/5 (19 overs) Abdul Wahab 42 Anwar Saeed 2/24 (4 overs) Match drawn Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi Ahmed Khan & Jacob Harris Scorecard Combined Services won the toss and elected to bat. Combined Services advanced to the semi-finals on first innings. Semi-finals 4–6 December 1953 Combined Services Bahawalpur 405 all out (111.2 overs) Imtiaz Ahmed 102 Amir Elahi 3/54 (14.2 overs) 424/7 (151 overs) Hanif Mohammad 118 Ebbu Ghazali 4/161 (55 overs) Match drawn Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi Jacob Harris & Shujauddin Scorecard Combined Services won the toss and elected to bat. Bahawalpur advanced to the final on first innings. 14–16 December 1953 Punjab Railways 197 all out (65.3 overs) Mohammad Saeed 48 Mohammad Amin 5/57 (22.3 overs) 277 all out (102.4 overs) Shakoor Ahmed 102 Asghar Ali 5/61 (29.4 overs) 169 (59.2 overs) Aslam Khokhar 69 Fazal Mahmood 4/67 (30 overs) 160 all out (41 overs) Gulzar Mir 52 Fazal Mahmood 3/30 (11 overs) Punjab won by 145 runs Aitchison College Ground, Lahore Hassan Shah & Tawakkal Majeed Scorecard Punjab won the toss and elected to bat. Final 23–25 January 1954 Punjab Bahawalpur 249 all out (76.3 overs) Shujauddin Butt 69* Khan Mohammad 4/64 (19 overs) 147 all out (69 overs) Shakoor Ahmed 42 Zulfiqar Ahmed 4/35 (14 overs) 244 all out (65.3 overs) Maqsood Ahmed 64 Fazal Mahmood 5/73 (30 overs) 156/2 (42.3 overs) Alimuddin 65* Fazal Mahmood 2/45 (17 overs) Bahawalpur won by 8 wickets Goan Association Ground, Karachi Naoomal Jeoomal & Qamaruddin Butt Scorecard Punjab won the toss and elected to bat. Statistics Most runs The top five runscorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.Batting and fielding in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1953/54 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Hanif Mohammad Bahawalpur 339 5 113.00 147* 2 0 Ebbu Ghazali Combined Services 257 3 85.66 160 1 1 Abdur Rehman Combined Services 213 3 71.00 89 0 2 Shakoor Ahmed Punjab 190 4 47.50 102 1 0 Maqsood Ahmed Bahawalpur 153 2 76.50 89 0 2 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 1953/54 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5/i 10/m BBI Zulfiqar Ahmed Bahawalpur 94.5 16 15.56 1 0 5/54 Fazal Mahmood Punjab 88.0 14 15.35 1 0 5/73 Mohammad Amin Railways 88.4 13 18.15 1 0 5/57 Asghar Ali Railways 74.1 12 14.25 1 0 5/61 Khan Mohammad Bahawalpur 75.0 11 16.20 0 0 4/64 References Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1953–54 Category:1953 in Pakistani cricket Category:1954 in Pakistani cricket 1953-54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy