Pakistan Cricket Writers' XI in East Africa 1956
East Africa v Pakistan Cricket Writers' XI: East Africa vs Pakistan Cricket Writers' XI | Pakistan Cricket Writers' XI won by 8 wickets
| Toss | East Africa, who chose to bat | Series | Pakistan Cricket Writers' XI In East Africa 1956 | 
| Umpires | and | Match Date | 08, 09, 10 Sep 1956 | 
| Match Referee | Ground | Sikh Union Club Ground, Nairobi, Nairobi | |
| Player of Match | 
| East Africa 1st Innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghafoor Ahmed | c Ikram Elahi b Zulfiqar Ahmed | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Mehboob Ali | lbw Zulfiqar Ahmed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | John Fawkes | c Wallis Mathias b Zulfiqar Ahmed | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Gursharan Singh | c Alimuddin b Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ramanbhai Patel | lbw Zulfiqar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Denis Dawson * | not out | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MK Giles | lbw Mahmood Hussain | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Salaudin Khan | c Imtiaz Ahmed b Ikram Elahi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Blaise D\'Cunha | run out | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | GB Jhalla | c Anwar Hussain b Mahmood Hussain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | JR Jabbar | b Mahmood Hussain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extra | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 90.0 overs; | 130 | 1.63 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-17 ; 2-18 ; 3-70 ; 4-80 ; 5-92 ; 6-120 ; 7-135 ; 8-147 ; 9-147 ; 10-147
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmood Hussain | 15.0 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| Ikram Elahi | 14.0 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Zulfiqar Ahmed | 40.0 | 16 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 
| Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 21.0 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| Pakistan Cricket Writers' XI 1st Innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanif Mohammad | b GB Jhalla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Alimuddin | lbw GB Jhalla | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Waqar Hasan | b GB Jhalla | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Imtiaz Ahmed | not out | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Wallis Mathias | run out | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | b GB Jhalla | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ikram Elahi | c & b GB Jhalla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Anwar Hussain | c John Fawkes b GB Jhalla | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Masood Salahuddin | c Blaise D\'Cunha b GB Jhalla | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Mahmood Hussain | not out | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Zulfiqar Ahmed | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extra | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 8 wickets; 77.1 overs; | 245 | 3.2 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-0 ; 2-4 ; 3-111 ; 4-129 ; 5-140 ; 6-0 ; 7-154 ; 8-216
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB Jhalla | 29.0 | 2 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 
| JR Jabbar | 22.0 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Blaise D\'Cunha | 21.1 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Denis Dawson * | 5.0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| East Africa 2nd Innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghafoor Ahmed | b Ikram Elahi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Mehboob Ali | b Mahmood Hussain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | John Fawkes | b Mahmood Hussain | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Gursharan Singh | c Anwar Hussain b Mahmood Hussain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Ramanbhai Patel | b Zulfiqar Ahmed | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Denis Dawson * | not out | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MK Giles | b Ikram Elahi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Salaudin Khan | c Wallis Mathias b Zulfiqar Ahmed | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Blaise D\'Cunha | c Imtiaz Ahmed b Zulfiqar Ahmed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | GB Jhalla | c Ikram Elahi b Zulfiqar Ahmed | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | JR Jabbar | c Mahmood Hussain b Ikram Elahi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extra | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 10 wickets; 87.3 overs; | 152 | 1.76 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-8 ; 2-8 ; 3-15 ; 4-86 ; 5-93 ; 6-103 ; 7-120 ; 8-128 ; 9-138 ; 10-154
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahmood Hussain | 23.0 | 7 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| Ikram Elahi | 18.3 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 
| Zulfiqar Ahmed | 37.0 | 19 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 
| Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 9.0 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Pakistan Cricket Writers' XI 2nd Innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alimuddin | c GB Jhalla b Gursharan Singh | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Waqar Hasan | not out | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Imtiaz Ahmed | not out | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Hanif Mohammad | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Wallis Mathias | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ikram Elahi | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Anwar Hussain | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Masood Salahuddin | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Mahmood Hussain | Did not bat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Zulfiqar Ahmed | Did not bat | ||||||
| Extra | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 2 wickets; 14.2 overs; | 28 | 3.84 runs per over | |||||
Fall of wickets 1-33 ; 2-42
| Bowling | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Wides | No balls | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB Jhalla | 5.0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 
| JR Jabbar | 3.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Mehboob Ali | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Gursharan Singh | 2.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 



 
  
 