The 1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the third edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan.
In a change from the first two editions, the 1956–57 competition was contested in four round-robin groups, with the top teams in each playing semi-finals and a final to determine the winner. Matches were played from 25 December 1956 to 8 March 1957, with the group stage matches played over three days, the semi-finals over five days, and the final over six days.
In the final, Punjab defeated the Karachi Whites by 43 runs, claiming their first title. Hanif Mohammad was the leading run-scorer in the competition, and Fazal Mahmood was the leading wicket-taker.
Group stage The winner of each zone, marked in bold, qualified for the semi-finals.
+Central ZoneTeam Karachi Blues22006Railways21103Punjab A20200
+North ZoneTeam Punjab33009Bahawalpur31114Punjab B31114Peshawar30300
+East ZoneTeam Combined Services22006East Pakistan Greens21103East Pakistan Whites20200
+South ZoneTeam Karachi Whites22006Karachi Greens21103Sindh20200
Finals Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Most runs The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.Batting and fielding in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1956/57 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Hanif Mohammad Karachi Whites 356 4 89.00 228 1 1 Alimuddin Karachi Whites 302 5 75.50 105 1 1 Gul Mohammad Punjab 257 7 36.71 175 1 0 Fazal Mahmood Punjab 252 5 50.40 91 0 2 Ijaz Butt Punjab 225 4 56.25 147 1 0
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 1956/57 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Fazal Mahmood Punjab 151.2 35 5.14 4 1 9/43 Khalid Qureshi Punjab 238.2 28 12.78 3 1 6/18 Mahmood Hussain Karachi Whites 195.5 28 19.39 3 1 8/95 Haseeb Ahsan Peshawar 89.5 19 12.68 2 1 8/76 Mohammad Munaf Karachi Whites 133.4 18 19.66 1 0 6/67
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