Pakistan University Grants Commission were a first-class cricket team, sponsored by the body that is now the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, that played in the Patron's Trophy in 1990-91 and 1991–92.
They played a total of 14 first-class matches, with two wins, nine losses and three draws. They finished seventh out of eight in 1990–91, winning two matches and losing five. In 1991-92 they finished last, with four losses and two draws. They also played a drawn first-class match against the touring England A team in 1990–91.
The captain in 1990-91 was Shahid Khan,Shahid Khan at Cricket Archive and in 1991-92 it was Ahmed Munir.Ahmed Munir at Cricket Archive Mujahid Jamshed hit the team's only two centuries, with a highest of 149 against National Bank of Pakistan.National Bank of Pakistan v Pakistan University Grants Commission 1991-92 Shahid Khan had the best bowling figures, 7 for 79 against Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.Pakistan University Grants Commission v Pakistan National Shipping Corporation 1990-91
The team also played 22 List A matches in the same two seasons, winning four and losing 18.
In 1990-91 they played all their first-class and List A matches at the Punjab University Old Campus Ground, Lahore. In 1991-92 they played no home matches.
Note: In Wisden Cricketers' Almanack the team was called “Combined Universities”.Wisden 1992, p. 988, pp. 1166-69, Wisden 1993, pp. 1155-57.
Notable cricketers Ghulam Ali (cricketer) Aziz-ur-Rehman (cricketer, born 1966) Afzaal Haider Mujahid Jamshed Kamran Khan (Pakistani cricketer) Maqsood Rana
References
External links Matches played by Pakistan University Grants Commission at CricketArchive