Hyderabad was a first-class cricket team based in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Their home ground was the Niaz Stadium. In first-class cricket they participate in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy. For Twenty20 and List A cricket tournaments in the National T20 Cup and National One-day Championship they are known as the Hyderabad Hawks.
Playing record
editHyderabad made their first-class debut in 1958-59 and played in most seasons until 2015–16. At the end of the 2013–14 season they had played 177 matches, with 24 wins, 90 losses and 63 draws.[1] They have usually been one of the weaker Pakistan teams. They reached the quarter-finals of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in 1968–69, the quarter-finals of the BCCP Trophy in 1971–72, and the final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Silver League in 2005–06.[2]
Their highest individual score is 208, by Bashir Shana against Public Works Department in 1973–74.[3] Their best bowling figures are 7 for 50 by Maqsood Hussain against Hyderabad Education Board in 1964–65.[4] Hussain took 13 for 91 in the same match, Hyderabad's best match figures.[5]
Other teams
editIn 1969-70 Hyderabad fielded two teams, Hyderabad Whites and Hyderabad Blues. Each side played two matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. Hyderabad Whites lost both their matches,[6] and Hyderabad Blues lost one and drew one.[7]