First-Class Matches Pakistan 1975/76 to 1979/80

Azmat Rana enjoyed an outstanding season and headed the batting aggregates with 1504 runs at an imposing 88.47; he was closely followed by Arshad Pervez with 1418 at 78.77 and Javed Miandad, still only 20 years of age, with 1369 at 72.05. The only other batman to pass the thousand mark was another Test player, Mudassar Nazar with 1065 at 52.35. Abdur Raqib (slow left-arm) contributed as much as anyone to the triumphs of Habib Bank and he emerged as the season’s leading wicket-taker with no fewer than 90 victims at an average of only 13.23. Three other bowlers also exceeded fifty, all of them current Test players: Iqbal Qasim (73 at 18.23), Abdul Qadir (72 at 17.75) and Liaqat Ali (52 at 17.98). Note that 8-ball overs were in use in Pakistan this season. BCCP Invitation Tournament 1977/78: Final tables Group A P W L D BatBP BowlBP Pts 10 0 0 1 Pakistan International Airlines 3 2 0 1 14 14 48 2 United Bank Limited 3 2 0 1 14 13 47 3 Sind 3 1 2 0 6 14 30 4 Punjab 3 0 3 0 6 14 20 Group B P W L D BatBP BowlBP Pts 10 0 0 1 Habib Bank Limited 3 3 0 0 18 15 63 2 National Bank of Pakistan 3 2 1 0 16 13 49 3 Railways 3 1 2 0 7 11 28 4 Pakistan Universities 3 0 3 0 4 14 18 Abandoned matches: Baluchistan v Sind B, Racecourse Ground, Quetta, 20, 21, 22, 23 September 1977. Baluchistan walkover. Habib Bank Limited v England XI, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, 26, 27, 28 December 1977. Rain. Lahore B v Railways, Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, 7, 8, 9, 10 February 1978. Lahore B walkover. WAPDA v Quetta, National Stadium, Karachi, 7, 8, 9, 10 February 1978. WAPDA walkover. WAPDA v Karachi B, Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, 13, 14, 15, 16 February 1978. WAPDA walkover. 134 Pakistan in 1977/78