1957-02-01 to 1957-02-06 · Karachi Gymkhana Ground, Karachi
Karachi Blues v Karachi Whites
- Karachi Blues
- 314 & 316
Karachi Whites won by an innings and 132 runs
Pakistan · First Class · Domestic
Karachi Blues 1956/57 cricket statistics and records
Karachi Blues in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1956/57; Tests are excluded.
W Mathias leads the displayed batting table with 196 runs. Ikram Elahi leads the bowling table with 17 wickets.
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Showing 1956/57 · Quaid-e-Azam Trophy · Karachi Blues
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 3
- Recorded players
- 14
- Wins
- 2
- Recorded venues
- 2
Selected season match starts: 1957-01-04 to 1957-02-01. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy standings
League table for 1956/57. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
League standings are not available in Redball’s recorded data for this competition and season.
Season leaders · Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1956/57
Figures earned for Karachi Blues only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| W Mathias | 3 | 196 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | 3 | 161 |
| Abdur Rasheed | 3 | 157 |
| Ismail Ibrahim | 3 | 137 |
| Raees Mohammad | 3 | 121 |
Recorded innings through 1957-02-01. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Ikram Elahi | 3 | 17 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | 3 | 12 |
| Abdul Wahab | 2 | 8 |
| Taufiq Ghaznavi | 3 | 7 |
| Nasim-ul-Ghani | 1 | 3 |
Recorded innings through 1957-02-01. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1956/57
All recorded players for Karachi Blues in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 14 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Mathias | Karachi Blues | 3 | 6 | 1 | 196 | 53 | 39.20 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | Karachi Blues | 3 | 6 | 0 | 161 | 90 | 26.83 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdur Rasheed | Karachi Blues | 3 | 6 | 0 | 157 | 95 | 26.17 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ismail Ibrahim | Karachi Blues | 3 | 6 | 1 | 137 | 59 | 27.40 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raees Mohammad | Karachi Blues | 3 | 6 | 1 | 121 | 84 | 24.20 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shahid Mahmood | Karachi Blues | 2 | 4 | 1 | 109 | 51* | 36.33 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aftab Saeed | Karachi Blues | 3 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 36 | 19.80 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikram Elahi | Karachi Blues | 3 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 33 | 12.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ahmed Mustafa | Karachi Blues | 2 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 51 | 16.25 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasim-ul-Ghani | Karachi Blues | 1 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 40 | 26.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdul Wahab | Karachi Blues | 2 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 9.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafat Wahidi | Karachi Blues | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 18* | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taufiq Ghaznavi | Karachi Blues | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1.60 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A D'Souza | Karachi Blues | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 10 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikram Elahi | Karachi Blues | 3 | 5 | 900 | 27 | 379 | 17 | 22.29 | 52.94 | 2.53 | 2 | 6/70 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | Karachi Blues | 3 | 5 | 954 | 36 | 356 | 12 | 29.67 | 79.50 | 2.24 | 1 | 5/54 |
| Abdul Wahab | Karachi Blues | 2 | 4 | 270 | 19 | 94 | 8 | 11.75 | 33.75 | 2.09 | 1 | 5/15 |
| Taufiq Ghaznavi | Karachi Blues | 3 | 4 | 418 | 13 | 183 | 7 | 26.14 | 59.71 | 2.63 | 0 | 3/41 |
| Nasim-ul-Ghani | Karachi Blues | 1 | 1 | 474 | 19 | 184 | 3 | 61.33 | 158.00 | 2.33 | 0 | 3/184 |
| Ismail Ibrahim | Karachi Blues | 2 | 2 | 198 | 9 | 58 | 1 | 58.00 | 198.00 | 1.76 | 0 | 1/20 |
| Raees Mohammad | Karachi Blues | 2 | 2 | 145 | 5 | 70 | 1 | 70.00 | 145.00 | 2.90 | 0 | 1/62 |
| W Mathias | Karachi Blues | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 3.17 | 0 | 0/19 |
| A D'Souza | Karachi Blues | 1 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 27 | 0 | — | — | 3.00 | 0 | 0/3 |
| Aftab Saeed | Karachi Blues | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0.00 | 0 | 0/0 |
Statistics definitions and missing data
Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.
Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.
— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology
Team season summary
Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1956/57. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karachi Blues | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,305 | 44 | 29.66 | 316 | 1,429 | 50 | 28.58 |
Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.
Recent recorded matches · 1956/57
Latest 3 of 3 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1957-01-25 to 1957-01-27 · Karachi Gymkhana Ground, Karachi
Karachi Blues v Railways
- Karachi Blues
- 230 & 107/1
- Railways
- 140 & 195
Karachi Blues won by 9 wickets
1957-01-04 to 1957-01-06 · Iqbal Parks Ground, Lahore
Punjab A v Karachi Blues
- Punjab A
- 56 & 276
- Karachi Blues
- 265 & 73/3
Karachi Blues won by 7 wickets
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Karachi Gymkhana Ground, Karachi | 2 |
| Iqbal Parks Ground, Lahore | 1 |
Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.
Season innings records
Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1956/57 for Karachi Blues, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdur Rasheed | 95 | Punjab A | 1957-01-04 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | 90 | Karachi Whites | 1957-02-01 |
| Raees Mohammad | 84 | Karachi Whites | 1957-02-01 |
| Ismail Ibrahim | 59 | Karachi Whites | 1957-02-01 |
| Ismail Ibrahim | 56* | Railways | 1957-01-25 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikram Elahi | 6/70 | Railways | 1957-01-25 |
| Abdul Wahab | 5/15 | Punjab A | 1957-01-04 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | 5/54 | Railways | 1957-01-25 |
| Ikram Elahi | 5/71 | Punjab A | 1957-01-04 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | 3/15 | Punjab A | 1957-01-04 |
* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.
Competitions and other teams
Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.
- Quaid-e-Azam Trophy · 1957-01-04 to 2025-12-01
- Abbottabad
- Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
- Allied Bank Limited
- Attock Group
- Bahawalpur
- Baluchistan
- Central Punjab
- Combined Services
- Dacca
- Dacca University
- Dacca University and Education Board
- Dadu
- Defence Housing Authority
- East Pakistan
- East Pakistan A
- East Pakistan B
- East Pakistan Greens
- East Pakistan Whites
- Faisalabad
- Federally Administered Tribal Areas
- Gujranwala
- Habib Bank Limited
- House Building Finance Corporation
- Hyderabad
- Hyderabad Blues
- Hyderabad Whites
- Hyderabad, Khairpur and Quetta
- Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan
- Islamabad
- Kalat
- Karachi
- Karachi A
- Karachi B
- Karachi C
- Karachi Greens
- Karachi Port Trust
- Karachi Whites
- Khairpur
- Khan Research Laboratories
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Lahore
- Lahore A
- Lahore B
- Lahore Blues
- Lahore City
- Lahore City A
- Lahore Division
- Lahore Greens
- Lahore Ravi
- Lahore Reds
- Lahore Shalimar
- Lahore Whites
- Multan
- Muslim Commercial Bank
- National Bank of Pakistan
- North-West Frontier Province
- Northern
- Pakistan Air Force
- Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
- Pakistan Customs
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Pakistan International Airlines A
- Pakistan International Airlines B
- Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
- Pakistan Reserves
- Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited
- Pakistan Television
- Pakistan Universities
- Peshawar
- Peshawar University and Education Board
- Port Qasim Authority
- Public Works Department
- Punjab
- Punjab A
- Punjab B
- Punjab Greens
- Punjab University and Lahore Education Board
- Punjab University, Lahore
- Punjab Whites
- Quetta
- Railways
- Railways A
- Railways B
- Rawalpindi
- Rawalpindi A
- Rawalpindi and Peshawar
- Rawalpindi B
- Rawalpindi Greens
- Rawalpindi Yellows
- REDCO Pakistan Limited
- Rest of Baluchistan
- Rest of North West Frontier Province
- Rest of Punjab
- Rest of Sind
- Sargodha
- Sargodha, Multan and Bahawalpur
- Service Industries
- Sheikhupura
- Sialkot
- Sind
- Sind A
- Sind B
- Sindh
- Southern Punjab
- State Bank of Pakistan
- Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited
- Sui Southern Gas Corporation
- United Bank Limited
- Water and Power Development Authority
- Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
- Zone A
- Zone B
- Zone C
- Zone D
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Karachi Blues in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.
Recorded match dates: 1957-01-04 to 2025-12-01. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.
Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.
Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.