Pakistan Railways cricket team were a Pakistani first-class cricket

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 the Patron's Trophy

Patron's Trophy

The Patron's Trophy is a Pakistani first class cricket competition. It was first played in 1960-61 as the Ayub Trophy and remained so for ten years. In 1970-71 it became the BCCP Trophy and two years later it received the title Patron's Trophy....

 and 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...

. They were based in the city of Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

 and sponsored by Pakistan Railways

Pakistan Railways

This article is about the rail company in Pakistan. For technical details and operations see: Transport in Pakistan.Pakistan Railways is a national state-owned rail transport service of Pakistan, head-quartered in Lahore. It is administered by the federal government under the Ministry of Railways....

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In December 1964 Railways set a new first-class cricket record for the greatest winning margin in a match. Batting first they made 6 for 910 declared and then bowled their opponent Dera Ismail Khan out for 32 and 27 to win by an innings and 851 runs.http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/27/27171.html.

The team's most successful season came in 1973-74 when they took out both trophies in a side captained by Arif Butt

Arif Butt

Arif Butt Born in Lahore, Punjab, Butt made his first-class debut for Lahore against Punjab University at the age of 16. Four years later he was chosen to tour Australia, making his Test debut in the only test of the tour at Melbourne he took 6-89 in the first innings, becoming the first Pakistani...

. Other Pakistani internationals in the side included Saleem Pervez

Saleem Pervez

Saleem Pervez is a former Pakistani cricketer who played one ODI in 1980.- References :...

, Mohammad Nazir

Mohammad Nazir

Mohammad Nazir is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 14 Tests and 4 One Day International matches from 1969 to 1984 and became a cricket umpire after he retired from professional cricket....

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Honours

• Patrons Trophy(2)
• 1960-61
• 1973-74

• Quaid-i-Azam Trophy(2)
• 1972-73
• 1973-74

External links

• Cricinfo