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Pakistan Board President's XI v New Zealanders - 3 day match - at Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad - 1980/1 - Match Summary

Pitch: (pre 1988) - 15 (2,3,8A,8) - A straw coloured track, baked hard by the sun. Should produce plenty of runs until it begins to break up.
Weather: 6,2,2
Toss: Pakistan Board President's XI
Match Drawn
Man of the Match: J.F.Reid

Pakistan Board President's XI 277/7 declared (Shoaib Mohammad 66, Rizwan-uz-Zaman 83, Atif Rauf 51*)
New Zealanders 402/5 declared (J.G.Wright 45, J.F.Reid 161, J.M.Parker 68, J.F.M.Morrison 53*, I.D.S.Smith 34*)
Pakistan Board President's XI 114/8 (S.L.Boock 4-39, J.G.Bracewell 3-28)


John Parker made a half century for the New Zealanders

 

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Young Pakistan v New Zealanders - 4 day match - at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - 1980/1 - Match Preview

The New Zealanders face a Young Pakistan side full of future Test stars in what is expected to be an entertaining 4 day game at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad
The New Zealanders start as favourites due to the presence of Richard Hadlee in their XI and the inexperience of their opposition.

Pitch: (pre 1988) - 15 - An even paced batsman's paradise. Bowlers beware!
Day 1 Starting Pitch: 1 - Very Good Batting Wicket
Day 1 Weather: 7 - Heavy Cloud

Young Pakistan: Shoaib Mohammad, Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Qasim Umar, Saleem Malik (c), Rameez Raja, Aamer Malik, Naved Anjum, Anil Dalpat (wk), Tahir Naqqash, Abdul Qadir, Tauseef Ahmed

New Zealanders: G.M.Turner, B.A.Edgar, G.P.Howarth (c),J.F.M.Morrison, G.N.Edwards, J.V.Coney, W.K.Lees (wk), R.J.Hadlee, J.G.Bracewell, B.L.Cairns, E.J.Chatfield


Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, hosts a 4 day game between Young Pakistan and the New Zealanders

 

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Young Pakistan v New Zealanders - 4 day match - at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - 1980/1 - New Zealanders 1st Innings

After winning the Toss and batting first on a Very Good Batting wicket the New Zealanders posted a strong 1st innings total of 407/6 declared.
A century to opener Bruce Edgar was the highlight, and there were also half centuries to Geoff Howarth, John Morrison, and Jack Edwards in a strong batting effort.
Legspinner Abdul Qadir kept going through 50 overs for the home side to take 4 wickets, while part time fast medium bowler Aamer Malik grabbed a couple.

Young Pakistan Vs New Zealanders
New Zealanders 1st Innings 407/6 Declared (Overs 140)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
GM Turner	lbw	b Abdul Qadir	31	83	55	3	0
BA Edgar	c Naved Anjum	b Aamer Malik	125	319	288	12	0
GP Howarth*		b Abdul Qadir	74	144	129	6	1
JFM Morrison	c Qasim Umar	b Abdul Qadir	56	203	166	2	0
GN Edwards		b Aamer Malik	66	116	108	5	4
JV Coney	c Naved Anjum	b Abdul Qadir	0	9	5	0	0
WK Lees+	not out		28	57	44	2	0
RJ Hadlee	not out		18	51	50	0	0
JG Bracewell	dnb
BL Cairns	dnb
EJ Chatfield	dnb
extras		(b4 lb0 w3 nb2)	9
TOTAL		6 wickets for	407

FOW
1-60(GM Turner) 2-210(GP Howarth) 3-255(BA Edgar) 4-359(JFM Morrison)
5-361(GN Edwards) 6-361(JV Coney)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
Tahir Naqqash	28	3	87	0
Naved Anjum	22	4	67	0
Aamer Malik	14	2	38	2
Abdul Qadir	50	13	141	4
Tauseef Ahmed	22	8	51	0
Saleem Malik	4	0	19	0

Bruce Edgar scored a century for the visitors

 

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Young Pakistan v New Zealanders - 4 day match - at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - 1980/1 - Young Pakistan 1st Innings


A hundred to opener Shoaib Mohammad and 73 to captain Saleem Malik allowed Young Pakistan to declare 107 runs behind in the hope of being set a 4th innings run chase.
Opening bowlers Richard Hadlee and Ewan Chatfield shared 4 wickets for the New Zealanders in what was a poor bowling performance.

Young Pakistan 1st Innings 300/5 Declared (Overs 108)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
Shoaib Mohammad	lbw	b EJ Chatfield	131	357	287	8	1
Rizwan-uz-Zaman	c WK Lees	b EJ Chatfield	3	6	2	0	0
Qasim Umar		b JG Bracewell	20	133	88	1	0
Saleem Malik*	c GP Howarth	b RJ Hadlee	73	191	133	4	0
Rameez Raja	lbw	b RJ Hadlee	31	98	71	3	0
Aamer Malik	not out		17	94	61	0	0
Naved Anjum	not out		7	20	17	1	0
Anil Dalpat+	dnb
Tahir Naqqash	dnb
Abdul Qadir	dnb
Tauseef Ahmed	dnb
extras		(b7 lb0 w4 nb7)	18
TOTAL		5 wickets for	300

FOW
1-6(Rizwan-uz-Zaman) 2-62(Qasim Umar) 3-233(Saleem Malik) 4-237(Shoaib Mohammad)
5-284(Rameez Raja)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
RJ Hadlee	31	4	88	2
EJ Chatfield	28	7	48	2
BL Cairns	15	3	48	0
JV Coney	13	7	20	0
JG Bracewell	17	1	70	1
JFM Morrison	4	0	19	0

Young Pakistan opener Shoaib Mohammad scored a hundred

 

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Young Pakistan v New Zealanders - 4 day match - at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - 1980/1 - New Zealanders 2nd Innings

An unbeaten half century to Geoff Howarth allowed the New Zealanders to set Young Pakistan a victory target of 249 off a minimum of 50 overs.
Abdul Qadir finished the match with 6 wickets, showing his experience to be by far the home side's best bowler in the game.

New Zealanders 2nd Innings 141/4 Declared (Overs 47)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
GM Turner		b Tahir Naqqash	6	11	13	0	0
BA Edgar	c Saleem Malik	b Aamer Malik	17	42	30	1	0
GP Howarth*	not out		65	159	109	6	0
JFM Morrison	c Saleem Malik	b Abdul Qadir	19	64	68	0	0
GN Edwards	lbw	b Abdul Qadir	13	25	27	1	1
JV Coney	not out		20	36	36	0	0
WK Lees+	dnb
RJ Hadlee	dnb
JG Bracewell	dnb
BL Cairns	dnb
EJ Chatfield	dnb
extras		(b0 lb0 w1 nb0)	1
TOTAL		4 wickets for	141

FOW
1-8(GM Turner) 2-38(BA Edgar) 3-81(JFM Morrison) 4-110(GN Edwards)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
Tahir Naqqash	10	1	27	1
Naved Anjum	6	0	21	0
Aamer Malik	6	0	21	1
Abdul Qadir	13	1	41	2
Tauseef Ahmed	8	0	20	0
Saleem Malik	4	1	11	0

Geoff Howarth made an unbeaten half century

 

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Young Pakistan v New Zealanders - 4 day match - at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - 1980/1 - Young Pakistan 2nd Innings

A slow start meant Young Pakistan never attempted a target of 249 off what became 53 overs and the match finished as a Draw.
Shoaib Mohammad added a half century to his first innings hundred and was named Man of the Match.

Young Pakistan 2nd Innings 141/3 Closed (Overs 53)

Batsman	Fieldsman	Bowler	Runs	Min	Bls	4s	6s
Shoaib Mohammad	c WK Lees	b RJ Hadlee	58	179	135	2	0
Rizwan-uz-Zaman		b EJ Chatfield	0	7	2	0	0
Qasim Umar	c GM Turner	b JG Bracewell	47	117	99	5	0
Saleem Malik*	not out		26	87	57	2	0
Rameez Raja	not out		4	33	28	0	0
Aamer Malik	dnb
Naved Anjum	dnb
Anil Dalpat+	dnb
Tahir Naqqash	dnb
Abdul Qadir	dnb
Tauseef Ahmed	dnb
extras		(b3 lb0 w1 nb2)	6
TOTAL		3 wickets for	141

FOW
1-2(Rizwan-uz-Zaman) 2-95(Qasim Umar) 3-125(Shoaib Mohammad)

Bowler	Overs	Maid	Runs	Wkts
RJ Hadlee	15	6	20	1
EJ Chatfield	7	3	13	1
BL Cairns	6	1	24	0
JV Coney	5	0	11	0
JG Bracewell	15	2	55	1
JFM Morrison	5	0	15	0

Shoaib Mohammad added a half century to his 1st innings 131

 

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Young Pakistan v New Zealanders - 4 day match - at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad - 1980/1 - Match Summary


Pitch: (pre 1988) - 15 (1,2) - Even-paced batsman's paradise. Bowler's beware!
Weather: 7,8,4,2
Toss: New Zealanders
Match Drawn
Man of the Match: Shoaib Mohammad

New Zealanders 407/6 declared (G.M.Turner 31, B.A.Edgar 125, G.P.Howarth 74, J.F.M.Morrison 56, G.N.Edwards 66; Abdul Qadir 4-141)
Young Pakistan 300/5 declared (Shoaib Mohammad 131, Saleem Malik 73, Rameez Raja 31)
New Zealanders 141/5 declared (G.P.Howarth 65*)
Young Pakistan 141/3 (Shoaib Mohammad 58, Qasim Umar 47)


Shoaib Mohammad was named Man of the Match