Income Tax Department cricket team explained
The Income Tax Department cricket team played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1975 to 1979, competing in the Patron's Trophy.[1]
First-class playing record
Income Tax Department played eight matches over four seasons, winning one, losing three and drawing four. In 1977–78, after defeating Peshawar by two wickets,[2] they progressed to the semi-finals, where they were overwhelmed by Habib Bank Limited, for whom Arshad Pervez and Mohsin Khan put on 426 for the second wicket.[3]
Best performances
Saadat Ali played all eight matches, scoring 942 runs at an average of 62.80,[4] and taking 17 wickets at 30.29.[5] He made the team's highest score, 277 against Bahawalpur in 1976–77.[6] The best bowling figures were 8 for 82 (13 for 165 in the match) by Saud Khan against Lahore A in 1977–78.[7]
Notable players
Current status
Income Tax Department teams have continued to play at sub-first-class level. They compete in Grade II of the Patron's Trophy.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Extraordinary leagues of gentlemen . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 June 2020.
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37870.html Income Tax Department v Peshawar 1977-78
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37882.html Habib Bank Limited v Income Tax Department 1977-78
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1729/f_Batting_by_Team.html Saadat Ali batting by team
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1729/f_Bowling_by_Team.html Saadat Ali bowling by team
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/36/36832.html Bahawalpur v Income Tax Department 1976-77
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37853.html Income Tax Department v Lahore A 1977-78
- Web site: Other matches played by Income Tax Department at CricketArchive . 2017-09-09 . 2020-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200412184832/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/795/Other_Matches.html . dead .
