Sui Southern Gas Company cricket team

Sui Southern Gas Company were a first-class cricket team, sponsored by Sui Southern Gas Company, who played in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in Pakistan from 2007-08 to 2009-10.

Playing record

After winning the non-first-class Grade II section of the Patron's Trophy in 2006-07^[1] they were promoted to first-class status.

They finished seventh out of 11 in Group A in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in 2007-08, eighth in 2008-09, and ninth in 2009-10. In all they played 29 first-class matches, with three wins, 11 losses and 15 draws.

When first-class cricket in Pakistan was restructured, Sui Southern Gas dropped out, but they continue to compete in Grade II of the Patron's Trophy against other departmental teams.^[2] They won the competition in 2013-14.^[3]

Notable players

Against Water and Power Development Authority in 2007-08, Sohail Khan took 16 wickets for 189,^[4] the first time a Pakistan bowler had taken 16 wickets in a match.^[5] In 2007-08 Khan was the leading wicket-taker in the competition, with 65 wickets at an average of 18.41.^[6] In Sui Southern Gas's first match, which was also his first-class debut, Khan took five wickets in each innings.^[7]

The team was captained throughout by Saeed Bin Nasir, who was also the highest run-scorer, with 1876 runs at an average of 43.62 with seven centuries.^[8]

References

External links

Lists of Matches played by Sui Southern Gas Corporation at CricketArchive

Pakistani first-class cricket teams

Departments:	Habib Bank Limited Khan Research Laboratories National Bank of Pakistan Pakistan International Airlines Pakistan Television Port Qasim Authority State Bank of Pakistan Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited Sui Southern Gas Company United Bank Limited Water and Power Development Authority Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited

Regional:	Abbottabad Bahawalpur Baluchistan Faisalabad Federally Administered Tribal Areas Hyderabad Islamabad Karachi Blues Karachi Whites Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Lahore Blues Lahore Whites Multan Peshawar Punjab Quetta Rawalpindi Sialkot Sindh

Allied Bank Limited, Attock Group, Combined Services, Defence Housing Authority, House Building Finance Corporation, Income Tax Department, Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan, Karachi Port Trust, Karachi University, Muslim Commercial Bank, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Automobiles Corporation, Pakistan Customs, Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited, Pakistan Universities, Public Works Department, Punjab University, Redco Pakistan Limited, Service Industries, Dadu, Dera Ismail Khan, East Pakistan, Federal Areas, Gujranwala, Hazara, Kalat, Khairpur, Sargodha, Sheikhupura and Sukkur have also competed in Pakistan’s first-class domestic competitions.

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