1957–58 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
| 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 Chaudri (392) |
| Most wickets | Israr Ali (35) |
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 Chaudri and Israr Ali, led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively.
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.
| 10–13 March 1958 Scorecard |
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| 346 (142.2 overs) Anis-ul-Ghani 80 Humayun Zaman 4/69 |
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| 173 (64.2 overs) Aftab Saeed 52 Humayun Zaman 5/32 |
- Karachi C 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.
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