Sheikhupura cricket team
Sheikhupuracricket team, from the city ofSheikhupurainSheikhupura Districtin the north-east ofPunjabprovince inPakistan,playedfirst-class cricketin theQuaid-i-Azam Trophyfor three seasons from 2000–01 to 2002–03.
Playing record
[edit]In 2000-01 Sheikhupura won only one of their eleven matches and were due to be relegated to non-first-class status for 2001–02, but an expansion in the number of teams in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy allowed their retention. In 2001-02 they won five of their eight matches and finished second in their group. However, several of their leading players left after the season, and in 2002-03 Sheikhupura won none of their five matches.[1]
Overall Sheikhupura played 24 first-class matches, with six wins, nine losses and nine draws.[2]
Current status
[edit]Sheikhupura were one of six regional teams that were absorbed by stronger teams for the 2003–04 season. Along withGujranwala,they merged with the neighbouringSialkotteam.[3]Over the next six seasons Sialkot won the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy twice and finished second twice.
Sheikhupura continue to play at sub-first-class level. Currently they take part in the Inter-District Senior Tournament, a three-day national competition, playing other teams from theSialkotregion.[4]
Leading players
[edit]Naved-ul-Hasantook 90 wickets at an average of 21.91 and made 776 runs at 29.84 for Sheikhupura in 2000-01 and 2001-02 before joiningWater and Power Development Authorityin 2002–03. His fellow opening bowlerJaffar Nazirtook 96 wickets at 19.44 before joiningKhan Research Laboratoriesin 2002–03.Qaiser Abbasalso left after the 2001–02 season to play forNational Bank of Pakistan.Saleem Mughalplayed in all three seasons, scoring more runs than any other Sheikhupura player: 866 at an average of 36.08.
Individual records
[edit]Sheikhupura's highest individual score was 146 not out by Saleem Mughal againstLahore Whitesin 2002–03.[5]The best innings bowling figures were 7 for 46 by Jaffar Nazir againstBahawalpurin 2000–01.[6]The best match figures were 11 for 77 (4 for 28 and 7 for 49) by Naved-ul-Hasan against Sialkot in 2001–02.[7]
List A cricket
[edit]Sheikhupura had more success inList A cricket,winning their first six matches in 2000-01 before losing the final. However, they won only one game in each of the next two seasons, and dropped out of the top level of competition in 2003–04.
Grounds
[edit]Sheikhupura's home matches have always been played atSheikhupura Stadium,wherePakistanplayed twoTestmatches in the 1990s.
Notable cricketers
[edit]- Qaiser Abbas
- Mohammad Asif
- Mohammad Ayub
- Mohammad Haroon
- Mujahid Jamshed
- Aaqib Javed
- Saleem Mughal
- Naved-ul-Hasan
- Imran Nazir
- Jaffar Nazir
- Kashif Raza
- Maqsood Raza
References
[edit]- ^"Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2002/03 - points table".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved25 June2024.
- ^Sheikhupura's first-class playing record
- ^Wisden2005, p. 1468.
- ^"Other matches played by Sheikhupura".Archived fromthe originalon 31 October 2019.Retrieved11 September2017.
- ^Lahore Whites v Sheikhupura 2002-03
- ^Sheikhupura v Bahawalpur 2000-01
- ^Sheikhupura v Sialkot 2001-02
External links
[edit]Other sources
[edit]- Wisden Cricketers' Almanack2002 to 2004