East Pakistan first-class cricket teams
Between the 1954–55 and 1970–71 seasons, 13 first-class cricket teams from East Pakistan played in the Pakistan domestic cricket competitions, the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy and the Ayub Trophy.Also East Pakistan Governor's XI played a first-class match against the touring International XI in 1961-62. With the creation of Bangladesh in 1971, this participation ended.
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List of teams
| Team name | First season | Seasons | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Pakistan | 1954-55 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| East Pakistan Greens | 1956-57 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| East Pakistan Whites | 1956-57 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| East Pakistan A | 1957-58 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| East Pakistan B | 1957-58 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dacca University | 1957-58 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Dacca University and Education Board | 1964-65 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| East Zone | 1961-62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dacca | 1964-65 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Chittagong | 1964-65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rajshahi | 1964-65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Khulna | 1964-65 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| East Pakistan Railways | 1967-68 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
NB: Team names are as they appear on Cricket Archive scorecards. Some names differ in Wisden, such as "East Pakistan C.A."[1] and "East Pakistan Sports Federation",[2] both of which Cricket Archive calls simply East Pakistan.
The only team to defeat sides from West Pakistan was East Pakistan, which defeated Hyderabad four times, Khairpur once, and a combined Hyderabad-Khairpur-Quetta team once.
East Pakistan also played first-class matches against the touring Indians in 1954-55 and the MCC in 1955-56. The touring team won on each occasion.
Leading players
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The only East Pakistan player to be selected in the Pakistan Test team was Niaz Ahmed. Several Test players from West Pakistan played for East Pakistan teams, however; when East Pakistan defeated Hyderabad-Khairpur-Quetta in 1966-67, the losing team protested that six of the East Pakistan team were actually from West Pakistan and should have been ineligible.[3]
Abdul Latif,[4] who captained East Pakistan teams in several matches, was a prominent player in the 1960s. He scored three centuries, and took 24 wickets for 97 with his leg-spin in two consecutive matches for East Pakistan Greens in January 1968.[5][6]
Javed Masood[7] hit the highest score for an East Pakistan team when he scored 215 in the victory over Hyderabad in 1962-63.[8]
Grounds
Most first-class matches in East Pakistan were played at Dacca Stadium. Pakistan also played seven Tests at the stadium between 1955 and 1969.
References
- ↑ Wisden 1961, p. 889.
- ↑ Wisden 1962, p. 920.
- ↑ Wisden 1968, p. 948.
- ↑ Abdul Latif at Cricket Archive
- ↑ East Pakistan Greens v Dacca University 1967-68
- ↑ East Pakistan Greens v East Pakistan Railways 1967-68
- ↑ Javed Masood at Cricket Archive
- ↑ Hyderabad v East Pakistan 1962-63
External links
- Cricket Archive
- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack "Cricket in Pakistan" section, 1956 to 1972
