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Pakistan Universities cricket team


Pakistan Universities were a first-class cricket side in Pakistan. They played first-class matches between 1950 and 1989, and took part in Pakistan’s domestic competitions between 1958-59 and 1962-63, and again between 1972-73 and 1978-79.

Pakistan Universities played their first match against the visiting Ceylon team in 1949-50. Captained by Khan Mohammad, they drew the match, finishing on 214 for 7 in pursuit of 275 for victory. They lost their next match, against the Indians in 1954-55, by an innings, and drew against an MCC team in 1955-56.

They lost to a Commonwealth XI in 1967-68 after their captain, Majid Khan declared twice to keep the game alive. They drew a match against Sri Lanka in 1973-74, and also their last first-class match, against Sri Lanka B in 1988-89.

Pakistan Universities entered the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in 1958-59, having the better of a draw against Railways before losing on the first innings to Lahore. They had a draw and a loss in 1959-60, when in the draw against East Pakistan, Asif Ahmed, on his first-class debut, hit their first century, 148, and Javed Saeed took 8 for 36, which remained the team’s best bowling figures. They suffered three losses by large margins in 1962-63, when their totals were 130, 94, 102, 98, 111 and 89.

They next appeared in first-class competitions in 1972-73, playing in the Patron's Trophy. In the first match, against Public Works Department, they dominated a draw, the captain Wasim Raja taking 5 for 77 and 5 for 23 and scoring 117. They drew their other Patron’s Trophy match and also their only Quaid-i-Azam Trophy match that season.


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