1957–58 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy explained

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.

Group stage

The winner of each zone, marked in bold, qualified for the semi-finals.[1]

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Bahawalpur3102007
Karachi B3200106
Punjab A3120003
Quetta3020100
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Punjab3003006
Railways3200106
Peshawar3110103
Punjab B3020104

– Punjab beat Railways on first innings in a playoff match to advance to the semi-final.

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Dacca University2200006
East Pakistan A2110003
East Pakistan B2020000
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Karachi C3201008
Karachi A3200106
Sindh A3020011
Sindh B3020011

Finals

Semi-finals

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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
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

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
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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1957/58 Points tables . Pakistan Cricket Board . Cricket Archive . 24 February 2021.
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/Quaid-e-Azam_Trophy_1957-58/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and fielding in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1957/58 (ordered by runs)
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/Quaid-e-Azam_Trophy_1957-58/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1957/58 (ordered by wickets)