Income Tax Department cricket team
The Income Tax Department cricket team played first-class cricket in Pakistan from 1975 to 1979, competing in the Patron's Trophy.[1]
First-class playing record[edit]
Income Tax Department played eight matches over four seasons, winning one, losing three and drawing four. In 1977–78, after defeating Peshawar by two wickets,[2] they progressed to the semi-finals, where they were overwhelmed by Habib Bank Limited, for whom Arshad Pervez and Mohsin Khan put on 426 for the second wicket.[3]
Best performances[edit]
Saadat Ali played all eight matches, scoring 942 runs at an average of 62.80,[4] and taking 17 wickets at 30.29.[5] He made the team's highest score, 277 against Bahawalpur in 1976–77.[6] The best bowling figures were 8 for 82 (13 for 165 in the match) by Saud Khan against Lahore A in 1977–78.[7]
Notable players[edit]
- Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1960)
- Ashraf Ali (cricketer, born 1958)
- Saadat Ali
- Mohammad Naeem (cricketer, born 1959)
Current status[edit]
Income Tax Department teams have continued to play at sub-first-class level. They compete in Grade II of the Patron's Trophy.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Extraordinary leagues of gentlemen". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Income Tax Department v Peshawar 1977-78
- ^ Habib Bank Limited v Income Tax Department 1977-78
- ^ Saadat Ali batting by team
- ^ Saadat Ali bowling by team
- ^ Bahawalpur v Income Tax Department 1976-77
- ^ Income Tax Department v Lahore A 1977-78
- ^ "Other matches played by Income Tax Department at CricketArchive". Archived from the original on 2020-04-12. Retrieved 2017-09-09.