State Bank of Pakistan cricket team
State Bank of Pakistan cricket team is a first-class cricket team sponsored by the State Bank of Pakistan. They compete in Pakistan's first-class List A and Twenty20 tournaments.
1980s
State Bank of Pakistan made their first-class debut (along with Pakistan Automobiles Corporation) in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in 1983-84, but lost all their nine matches. In a bizarre match against Muslim Commercial Bank they were dismissed for 73 and 57.[1] Wisden explained: "Owing to injuries State Bank batted six short in each innings."[2] Apart from that match, their last one of the season, they were dismissed for between 114 and 255 in every innings. In the first match Tariq Javed scored 124 in the second innings.[3] It was the team's only century in the 1980s.
They next played in the BCCP President's Cup in 1986-87, losing all three of their matches with totals of 186, 54, 79, 229, 111 and 106.[4]
2010 onwards
State Bank of Pakistan returned to first-class status in 2010-11 with a stronger team, finishing second in Division Two of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy with 4 wins, 1 loss and 4 draws from 9 matches.[5] Promoted to Division One for the 2011-12 season, they finished fourth, with 5 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws.[6] In the President's Trophy in 2012-13 they finished ninth out of eleven teams, with 2 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, and in 2013-14 they finished tenth, with 2 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws.
References
- ↑ Muslim Commercial Bank v State Bank of Pakistan 1983-84
- ↑ Wisden 1985, p. 1127.
- ↑ State Bank of Pakistan v United Bank Limited 1983-84
- ↑ BCCP President's Cup matches 1986-87
- ↑ Wisden 2012, p. 1016.
- ↑ Wisden 2013, p. 1058.