# 1953–54 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy

The 1953–54 season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy was the first edition of the tournament, and the inaugural first-class cricket competition played in Pakistan following its independence in 1947. One of the tournament's purposes was to help determine the Pakistan national side's squad for its tour of England in 1954.
The tournament was played as a knockout competition between seven teams representing both regions and government departments. Punjab received a bye through to the semi-finals to compensate for the odd number of teams. The final, played in Karachi, was contested between Punjab and Bahawalpur, with Bahawalpur winning by eight wickets. Two Bahawalpur players, Hanif Mohammad and Fazal Mahmood (both future Pakistan captains), led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively.

## Teams

Five teams (Bahawalpur, Combined Services, Karachi, North-West Frontier Province, and Railways) made their first-class debuts in the tournament.
| Team | Captain(s) | Most runs | Most wickets |
| Bahawalpur | Khan Mohammad | Hanif Mohammad (339) | Zulfiqar Ahmed (16) |
| Combined Services | Abdul Kardar | Ebbu Ghazali (257) | Ebbu Ghazali (7) |
| Karachi | Asghar Ali | Behram Irani (56) | Badaruddin Malik (6) |
| North-West Frontier Province | Jaseem Khan | Aminuddin (60) | Jaseem Khan (5) |
| Punjab | Mohammad Saeed | Shakoor Ahmed (190) | Fazal Mahmood (14) |
| Railways | Masood Salahuddin (1 match) Mohammad Nissar (1 match) | Aslam Khokhar (138) | Mohammad Amin (13) |
| Sind | Pir Pagaro | Ikram Elahi (76) | Anwar Elahi (4) |

## Results

| Preliminary Round | Preliminary Round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 4–6 December 1953; Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi | 4–6 December 1953; Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi | | | |
| Karachi | 191 & 71/5 | | | |
| Karachi | 191 & 71/5 | 11–13 December 1953; Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi | 11–13 December 1953; Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi | | |
| Combined Services | 407 & 249/3d | 11–13 December 1953; Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi | 11–13 December 1953; Aga Khan Gymkhana Ground, Karachi | |
| Combined Services | 407 & 249/3d | Combined Services | 405 | |
| 20–22 November 1953; Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur | 20–22 November 1953; Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur | | Combined Services | 405 | |
| 20–22 November 1953; Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur | 20–22 November 1953; Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur | Bahawalpur | 424/7 | |
| Bahawalpur | 252 & 69/1 | Bahawalpur | 424/7 | |
| Bahawalpur | 252 & 69/1 | | | | 23–25 January 1954; Karachi Goan Association Ground, Karachi | 23–25 January 1954; Karachi Goan Association Ground, Karachi |
| Sind | 144 & 176 | | | | 23–25 January 1954; Karachi Goan Association Ground, Karachi | 23–25 January 1954; Karachi Goan Association Ground, Karachi |
| Sind | 144 & 176 | | | | Bahawalpur | 244 & 156/2 |
| | | | | | Punjab | 249 & 147 |
| | | 14–16 December 1953; Aitchison College Ground, Lahore | 14–16 December 1953; Aitchison College Ground, Lahore | | | |
| | | Punjab | 197 & 277 | | | |
| 20–22 November 1953; Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar | 20–22 November 1953; Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar | | Punjab | 197 & 277 | | |
| 20–22 November 1953; Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar | 20–22 November 1953; Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar | Railways | 169 & 160 | |
| North-West Frontier Province | 90 & 271 | Railways | 169 & 160 | |
| Railways | 185 & 178/4 | | | |
Source:

### Final

* 23–25 January 1954 Scorecard
* Bahawalpur won by 8 wickets Goan Association Ground, Karachi Umpires: Naoomal Jeoomal & Qamaruddin Butt
* Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics
### Most runs

The top five runscorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Hanif Mohammad | Bahawalpur | 339 | 5 | 113.00 | 147* | 2 | 0 |
| Ebbu Ghazali | Combined Services | 257 | 3 | 85.66 | 160 | 1 | 1 |
| Abdur Rehman | Combined Services | 213 | 3 | 71.00 | 89 | 0 | 2 |
| Shakoor Ahmed | Punjab | 190 | 4 | 47.50 | 102 | 1 | 0 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | Bahawalpur | 153 | 2 | 76.50 | 89 | 0 | 2 |

### Most wickets

The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | 5/i | 10/m | BBI |
| Zulfiqar Ahmed | Bahawalpur | 94.5 | 16 | 15.56 | 1 | 0 | 5/54 |
| Fazal Mahmood | Punjab | 88.0 | 14 | 15.35 | 1 | 0 | 5/73 |
| Mohammad Amin | Railways | 88.4 | 13 | 18.15 | 1 | 0 | 5/57 |
| Asghar Ali | Railways | 74.1 | 12 | 14.25 | 1 | 0 | 5/61 |
| Khan Mohammad | Bahawalpur | 75.0 | 11 | 16.20 | 0 | 0 | 4/64 |