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Pakistani cricket team in England in 1974
International cricket tour
The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1974 season to play a three-match Test series against England. The first Test of the series was England's 500th Test match.[1][2] The series was tied 0-0 with all three matches drawn. The team completed their 22-match itinerary undefeated, the first touring team to do so in England since 1948.[3]
The manager was Omar Kureishi.[3]
First Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 28 July was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the final day.
- Shafiq Ahmed (PAK) made his Test debut.
Second Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 11 August was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the final day.
Third Test
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 25 August was taken as a rest day.
1st ODI
31 August 1974 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 7 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: WL Budd (ENG) and DJ Constant (ENG) Player of the match: Majid Khan (PAK) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced before play started from 55 to 50 overs per side.
- Imran Khan and Zaheer Abbas (both PAK) made their ODI debuts.
2nd ODI
2, 3 September 1974 Scorecard |
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Pakistan won by 8 wickets Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: HD Bird (ENG) and CS Elliott (ENG) Player of the match: Asif Masood (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Reserve day used. No play first day.
- The match was reduced before play started from 55 to 35 overs per side.
- "Test cricket turns 2000". ESPN Cricinfo. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
- Booth, Lawrence (12 April 2018). The Shorter Wisden 2018: The Best Writing from Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2018. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781472953582. Retrieved 29 April 2018 – via Google Books.
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
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