Muslim Commercial Bank cricket team explained

Muslim Commercial Bank were a Pakistani first-class cricket team sponsored by the Muslim Commercial Bank. They played in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the Patron's Trophy between 1976–77 and 1988–89.

Playing record

They played 95 first-class matches, with 25 wins, 40 losses, 29 draws and one tie. Their most successful seasons were 1977-78 and 1978–79, when they reached the final of the Patron's Trophy.

In 1977-78 they had a strong team, captained by Ijaz Faqih. In their first match they dismissed Sukkur for 32 and 52 and won by an innings and 322 runs,^[1] and in their third match they beat Water and Power Development Authority by 609 runs,^[2] the fourth-largest victory margin in terms of runs in the history of first-class cricket. In the final, however, Habib Bank Limited beat them by an innings. In the six matches Azmat Rana scored 721 runs at an average of 144.20,^[3] and Ijaz Faqih took 29 wickets at 19.62,^[4] as well as making 410 runs at 51.25.

In 1978–79, again captained by Faqih, they beat Habib Bank Limited in the semi-final,^[5] but lost on the first innings to National Bank of Pakistan in the final.^[6] Faqih again led the bowling, with 28 wickets at 23.85.^[7]

Individual records

The highest score for Muslim Commercial Bank was 210 not out by Qasim Umar in 1982–83. He also hit the second-highest score, 203 not out, in the same season,^[8] when in seven matches for Muslim Commercial Bank in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy he scored 1078 runs at 107.80 with five centuries.^[9]

The best innings bowling figures were 9 for 45 by Tahir Naqqash against Karachi in 1980–81.^[10] The best match bowling figures were 13 for 88 (6 for 41 and 7 for 47) by Ijaz Faqih against Peshawar in 1986–87.^[11] In 69 matches for Muslim Commercial Bank, Faqih scored 3391 runs at 33.24,^[12] and took 313 wickets at 24.52.^[13]

Notable players

• Ijaz Faqih
• Muhammad Javed (cricketer)
• Tahir Naqqash
• Azmat Rana
• Qasim Umar
• Farrukh Zaman

External links

• First-class matches played by Muslim Commercial Bank
• First-class records for Muslim Commercial Bank

Notes and References

1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37835.html Sukkur v Muslim Commercial Bank 1977-78
2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37874.html Muslim Commercial Bank v Water and Power Development Authority 1977-78
3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/BCCP_Patrons_Trophy_1977-78/Muslim_Commercial_Bank_Batting.html Muslim Commercial Bank batting, Patron's Trophy 1977-78
4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/BCCP_Patrons_Trophy_1977-78/Muslim_Commercial_Bank_Bowling.html Muslim Commercial Bank bowling, Patron's Trophy 1977-78
5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38970.html Habib Bank Limited v Muslim Commercial Bank 1978-79
6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38979.html Muslim Commercial Bank v National Bank of Pakistan 1978-79
7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/3/BCCP_Patrons_Trophy_1978-79/Muslim_Commercial_Bank_Bowling.html Muslim Commercial Bank bowling, Patron's Trophy 1978-79
8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/MuslimCommercialBank/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html Most runs in an innings for Muslim Commercial Bank
9. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/Quaid-e-Azam_Trophy_1982-83/Batting_by_Average.html Batting in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1982-83
10. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/40/40668.html Karachi v Muslim Commercial Bank 1980-81
11. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48146.html Peshawar v Muslim Commercial Bank 1986-87
12. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1634/f_Batting_by_Team.html Ijaz Faqih batting by team
13. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1634/f_Bowling_by_Team.html Ijaz Faqih bowling by team