History of cricket in Pakistan from 1971 to 1985

This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from the 1970–71 season to 1984–85.

Events

In 1970, the Ayub Trophy was rebranded as the BCCP Trophy and converted from a knockout tournament to a mini-league format whereby teams qualified for a semi-final stage by winning one of four qualifying groups. The competition's name changed again in 1973 to BCCP Patron's Trophy.

The Pentangular Trophy commenced in the 1973–74 season and the Wills Cup, Pakistan's premier limited overs competition, in 1980–81.

National championships

Winners of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy from 1971 to 1985 were:

Winners of the BCCP (Patron's) Trophy from 1971 to 1985 were:

Winners of the Pentangular Trophy from 1974 to 1985 were:

Winners of the Wills Cup from 1981 to 1985 were:

International tours of Pakistan

England 1972–73

Sri Lanka 1973–74

West Indies 1974–75

New Zealand 1976–77

England 1977–78

India 1978–79

Australia 1979–80

West Indies 1980–81

Sri Lanka 1981–82

Australia 1982–83

In a supplementary One Day International series, Pakistan won the first two matches by 59 runs and 28 runs respectively, there being no result in a third match due to bad weather.

Australia also played three first-class matches against BCCP Patron's XI at the Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi; BCCP XI at the Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan; and Pakistan Invitation XI at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot. Australia won the first two matches and drew the third.

India 1982–83

England 1983–84

India 1984–85

New Zealand 1984–85

Bibliography

External sources

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