Bahawalpur cricket team
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Bahawalpur cricket team were a first-class cricket
side who played in Pakistani first class cricket. They were from the city of Bahawalpur
and won the inaugural Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
, with the team captained by Mohammad Saeed
. His son in law Fazal Mahmood
played beside him in that championship side.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
side who played in Pakistani first class cricket. They were from the city of Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur , located in the province of Punjab, is the twelfth largest city in Pakistan. The city was once the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. The city was home to various Nawabs and counted as part of the Rajputana states...
and won the inaugural Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
Quaid-i-Azam Trophy
The Quaid-i-Azam Trophy is the premier first-class domestic cricket competition in Pakistan.-History :Named after Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, the Trophy was introduced in 1953 to help pick the squad for Pakistan's Test tour of England in the forthcoming year...
, with the team captained by Mohammad Saeed
Mohammad Saeed (cricketer)
Mian Mohammad Saeed was a Pakistani cricketer born in Lahore.A right-handed batsman, Mohammad the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team and led them just before they were awarded Test status...
. His son in law Fazal Mahmood
Fazal Mahmood
Fazal Mahmood was a Pakistani cricketer, regarded as the finest pace bowler of his country's early years. He played in 34 Test matches and took 139 wickets at a bowling average of 24.70...
played beside him in that championship side.