History of cricket in Pakistan from 1971 to 1985

This article describes the history of cricket in Pakistan from the 1970–71 season to 1984–85.

Events

In 1970, the Ayub Trophy was rebranded as the BCCP Trophy and converted from a knockout tournament to a mini-league format whereby teams qualified for a semi-final stage by winning one of four qualifying groups. The competition's name changed again in 1973 to BCCP Patron's Trophy.

The Pentangular Trophy commenced in the 1973–74 season and the Wills Cup, Pakistan's premier limited overs competition, in 1980–81.

National championships

Winners of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy from 1971 to 1985 were:

1970–71 – Karachi Blues
1971–72 – no competition
1972–73 – Railways
1973–74 – Railways
1974–75 – Punjab A
1975–76 – National Bank
1976–77 – United Bank
1977–78 – Habib Bank
1978–79 – National Bank
1979–80 – PIA
1980–81 – United Bank
1981–82 – National Bank
1982–83 – United Bank
1983–84 – National Bank
1984–85 – United Bank

Winners of the BCCP (Patron's) Trophy from 1971 to 1985 were:

1970–71 – PIA
1971–72 – PIA
1972–73 – Karachi Blues
1973–74 – Railways
1974–75 – National Bank
1975–76 – National Bank
1976–77 – Habib Bank
1977–78 – Habib Bank
1978–79 – National Bank
1979–80 – IDBP
1980–81 – Rawalpindi
1981–82 – Allied Bank
1982–83 – PACO
1983–84 – Karachi Blues
1984–85 – Karachi Whites

Winners of the Pentangular Trophy from 1974 to 1985 were:

1973–74 – PIA
1974–75 – National Bank
1975–76 – PIA
1977–78 – Habib Bank
1978–79 – Habib Bank and PIA shared trophy
1979–80 – PIA
1980–81 – PIA
1981–82 – Habib Bank
1982–83 – Habib Bank
1983–84 – United Bank
1984–85 – PACO

Winners of the Wills Cup from 1981 to 1985 were:

1980–81 – PIA
1981–82 – PIA
1982–83 – PIA
1983–84 – Habib Bank
1984–85 – no competition

Leading players by season

Batsmen

Javed Miandad

Imran Khan

Bowlers

Imran Khan

Aaqib Javed

International tours of Pakistan

Rest of the World 1970–71

England 1972–73

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
2nd Test at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad – match drawn
3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

Rest of the World 1973–74

Sri Lanka 1973–74

West Indies 1974–75

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

International XI 1976–77

New Zealand 1976–77

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 6 wickets
2nd Test at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad – Pakistan won by 10 wickets
3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

England 1977–78

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
2nd Test at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad – match drawn
3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

India 1978–79

1st Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
2nd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 8 wickets
3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 8 wickets

Australia 1979–80

1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 7 wickets
2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn

West Indies 1980–81

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – West Indies won by 156 runs
3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn
4th Test at Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan – match drawn

International XI 1981–82

Sri Lanka 1981–82

1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 204 runs
2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by an innings and 102 runs

Australia 1982–83

1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 9 wickets
2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Pakistan won by an innings and 3 runs
3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – Pakistan won by 9 wickets

In a supplementary One Day International series, Pakistan won the first two matches by 59 runs and 28 runs respectively, there being no result in a third match due to bad weather.

Australia also played three first-class matches against BCCP Patron's XI at the Pindi Club Ground, Rawalpindi; BCCP XI at the Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium, Multan; and Pakistan Invitation XI at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot. Australia won the first two matches and drew the third.

India 1982–83

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
2nd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by an innings and 86 runs
3rd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – Pakistan won by 10 wickets
4th Test at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad – Pakistan won by an innings and 119 runs
5th Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
6th Test at National Stadium, Karachi – match drawn

England 1983–84

1st Test at National Stadium, Karachi – Pakistan won by 3 wickets
2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
3rd Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn

India 1984–85

1st Test at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore – match drawn
2nd Test at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad – match drawn
3rd Test at National Stadium, Karachi – game abandoned; no toss was made; the game and the rest of the tour were cancelled due to the assassination of Mrs Indira Gandhi