The 1953–54 season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy was the first edition of the tournament, and the inaugural first-class cricket competition played in Pakistan following its independence in 1947. One of the tournament's purposes was to help determine the Pakistan national side's squad for its tour of England in 1954.Quaid-E-Azam Trophy: A brief history – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
The tournament was played as a knockout competition between seven teams representing both regions and government departments. Punjab received a bye through to the semi-finals to compensate for the odd number of teams. The final, played in Karachi, was contested between Punjab and Bahawalpur, with Bahawalpur winning by eight wickets. Two Bahawalpur players, Hanif Mohammad and Fazal Mahmood (both future Pakistan captains), led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively.
Teams Five teams (Bahawalpur,First-class matches played by Bahawalpur – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. Combined Services,First-class matches played by Pakistan Combined Services – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. Karachi,First-class matches played by Karachi – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. North-West Frontier Province,First-class matches played by North West Frontier Province – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015. and RailwaysFirst-class matches played by Pakistan Railways – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.) made their first-class debuts in the tournament.
Team Captain(s) Most runs Most wickets Bahawalpur Khan Mohammad Hanif Mohammad (339) Zulfiqar Ahmed (16) Combined Services Abdul Kardar Ebbu Ghazali (257) Ebbu Ghazali (7) Karachi Asghar Ali Behram Irani (56) Badaruddin Malik (6) North-West Frontier Province Jaseem Khan Aminuddin (60) Jaseem Khan (5) Punjab Mohammad Saeed Shakoor Ahmed (190) Fazal Mahmood (14) Railways Masood Salahuddin (1 match)Mohammad Nissar (1 match) Aslam Khokhar (138) Mohammad Amin (13) Sind Pir Pagaro Ikram Elahi (76) Anwar Elahi (4)
Results
Source:
Preliminary round
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Most runs The top five runscorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.Batting and fielding in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1953/54 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Hanif Mohammad Bahawalpur 339 5 113.00 147* 2 0 Ebbu Ghazali Combined Services 257 3 85.66 160 1 1 Abdur Rehman Combined Services 213 3 71.00 89 0 2 Shakoor Ahmed Punjab 190 4 47.50 102 1 0 Maqsood Ahmed Bahawalpur 153 2 76.50 89 0 2
Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.Bowling in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1953/54 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5/i 10/m BBI Zulfiqar Ahmed Bahawalpur 94.5 16 15.56 1 0 5/54 Fazal Mahmood Punjab 88.0 14 15.35 1 0 5/73 Mohammad Amin Railways 88.4 13 18.15 1 0 5/57 Asghar Ali Railways 74.1 12 14.25 1 0 5/61 Khan Mohammad Bahawalpur 75.0 11 16.20 0 0 4/64
References