Administrator: | Pakistan Cricket Board |
Cricket Format: | First-class |
Tournament Format: | round-robin, semi-finals and final |
Champions: | Bahawalpur |
Count: | 2 |
Participants: | 15 |
Matches: | 26 |
Most Runs: | Iqbal Chaudhri (392) |
Most Wickets: | Israr Ali (35) |
Previous Year: | 1956–57 |
Previous Tournament: | 1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy |
Next Year: | 1958–59 |
Next Tournament: | 1958–59 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy |
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.
Matches in the competition were played from 11 October 1957 to 16 March 1958, 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 Chaudhri and Israr Ali, led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively.
The winner of each zone, marked in bold, qualified for the semi-finals.[1]
Bahawalpur | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
Karachi B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
Punjab A | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Quetta | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Punjab | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Railways | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
Peshawar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Punjab B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
– Punjab beat Railways on first innings in a playoff match to advance to the semi-final.
Dacca University | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
East Pakistan A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
East Pakistan B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Karachi C | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Karachi A | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
Sindh A | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sindh B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
392 | 9 | 56.00 | 70 | 0 | 4 | |||
357 | 8 | 44.62 | 99 | 0 | 3 | |||
317 | 3 | 158.50 | 131* | 2 | 1 | |||
297 | 8 | 42.42 | 91 | 0 | 3 | |||
269 | 2 | 269.00 | 146* | 2 | 0 |
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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
231.4 | 35 | 12.45 | 3 | 1 | 9/58 | |||
106.0 | 26 | 9.76 | 4 | 1 | 8/23 | |||
173.3 | 26 | 14.84 | 0 | 0 | 4/34 | |||
191.3 | 25 | 12.72 | 2 | 0 | 7/37 | |||
112.3 | 23 | 5.86 | 3 | 2 | 7/29 |