Pakistani cricket team in England in 1974

The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1974 season to play a three-match Test series against England. The first Test of the series was England's 500th Test match.^[1]^[2] The series was tied 0-0 with all three matches drawn. The team completed their 22-match itinerary undefeated, the first touring team to do so in England since 1948.^[3]

The team

The manager was Omar Kureishi.^[3]

Test series summary

First Test

25–30 July 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Pakistan	v	England
285 (101.5 overs) Majid Khan 75 (201) CM Old 3/65 (21 overs)		183 (72 overs) D Lloyd 48 (104) Asif Masood 3/50 (16 overs)
179 (68.1 overs) Mushtaq Mohammad 43 (142) GG Arnold 3/36 (23.1 overs)		238/6 (107 overs) JH Edrich 70 (247) Sarfraz Nawaz 4/56 (36 overs)

Match drawn
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: AE Fagg and TW Spencer

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
28 July was taken as a rest day.
There was no play on the final day.
Shafiq Ahmed (PAK) made his Test debut.

Second Test

8–13 August 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Pakistan	v	England
130/9d (44.5 overs) Majid Khan 48 (91) DL Underwood 5/20 (14 overs)		270 (105 overs) APE Knott 83 (176) Asif Masood 3/47 (25 overs)
226 (97.5 overs) Mushtaq Mohammad 76 (206) DL Underwood 8/51 (34.5 overs)		27/0 (10 overs) DL Amiss 14* (34)

Match drawn
Lord's, London
Umpires: DJ Constant and CS Elliott

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
11 August was taken as a rest day.
There was no play on the final day.

Third Test

22–27 August 1974
(5-day match)
Scorecard

Pakistan	v	England
600/7d (165.3 overs) Zaheer Abbas 240 (410) AW Greig 2/92 (25 overs)		545 (225.4 overs) DL Amiss 183 (372) Intikhab Alam 5/116 (51.4 overs)
94/4 (30 overs) Wasim Raja 30* (60) GG Arnold 2/22 (6 overs)

Match drawn
The Oval, London
Umpires: WE Alley and HD Bird

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
25 August was taken as a rest day.

Prudential Trophy

1st ODI

31 August 1974
Scorecard

England 244/4 (50 overs)	v	Pakistan 246/3 (42.5 overs)
D Lloyd 116* (159) Majid Khan 1/15 (3 overs)		Majid Khan 109 (93) DL Underwood 1/32 (8 overs)