1954–55 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| fromdate = {{start date|1954|10|29|df=y}}
| todate = {{end date|1955|04|24|df=y}}
| administrator = Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan
| cricket format = First-class (three-day)
| tournament format = Knockout
| champions = Karachi
| count = 1
| participants = 9
| matches = 8
| most runs =
| most wickets =
| previous_year = 1953-54
| previous_tournament = 1953–54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
| next_year = 1956–57
| next_tournament = 1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
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The 1954–55 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class cricket competition that was held in Pakistan from 29 October 1954 to 24 April 1955. It was the second edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.
The competition was contested as a knockout tournament by nine teams, an increase of two from the first season, representing both regions and government departments; East Pakistan cricket team and Baluchistan made their first appearances in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. 1953–54 winner Bahawalpur received a bye through to the semi-finals.
The final, played in Karachi, was contested between Karachi and Combined Services. Karachi won by nine wickets, easily scoring the 33 runs they needed for victory after forcing Combined Services to follow-on in their second innings.
Teams
Results
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|12–14 November 1954;
Karachi Parsi Institute Ground, Karachi|Karachi|452|Railways|183 & 253
|29–31 October 1954;
Racecourse Ground, Quetta|Baluchistan|223 & 126|Sind|295 & 107
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|19–21 November 1954;
Karachi Parsi Institute Ground, Karachi|Karachi|452/3d|Sind|134 & 244/6 (f/o)
|19–21 November 1954;
Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar|NW Frontier Province|102 & 145|Punjab|249 & 192/5d
|20–22 November 1954;
Club Ground, Dacca|East Pakistan|116 & 111|Combined Services|210/8d & 148/3d
|15–17 April 1955;
Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur|Bahawalpur|173 & 107 (f/o)|Karachi|351
|15–17 April 1955;
Punjab University Ground, Lahore|Punjab|147 & 159/2|Combined Services|355 & 177/7d
|21–24 April 1955;
National Stadium, Karachi|Karachi|438 & 35/1|Combined Services|221 & 249 (f/o)|
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Final
{{Test match |
date = 21–24 April 1955 |
team1 = Karachi |
team2 = Combined Services |
score-team1-inns1 = 438 all out (173.3 overs) |
runs-team1-inns1 = Wazir Mohammad 118 |
wickets-team1-inns1 = Saleem Iqbal 2/65 (15 overs) |
score-team1-inns2 = 35/1 (7 overs) |
runs-team1-inns2 = Ikram Qureshi 16* |
wickets-team1-inns2 = Baseer Shamsi 1/17 (4 overs) |
score-team2-inns1 = 221 all out (68.5 overs) |
runs-team2-inns1 = Imtiaz Ahmed 81 |
wickets-team2-inns1 = Mahmood Hussain 5/75 (28 overs) |
score-team2-inns2 = 249 (81.3 overs) (f/o) |
runs-team2-inns2 = Ebbu Ghazali 55 |
wickets-team2-inns2 = Abdul Wahab 4/31 (12.3 overs) |
result = Karachi won by 9 wickets |
venue = National Stadium, Karachi |
umpires = Daud Khan & Idrees Baig |
report = [https://www.pcb.com.pk/quaideazam-trophy-195455/match/197.html Scorecard]|
notes = Karachi won the toss and elected to bat.
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References
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Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1954–55
Category:1954 in Pakistani cricket
Category:1955 in Pakistani cricket
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