English cricket team in Pakistan in 1972–73

The England national cricket team toured Pakistan in March 1973 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistan national cricket team which was drawn 0–0. England were captained by Tony Lewis and Pakistan by Majid Khan.[1]

Test series summary

First Test

2–7 March 1973
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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355 (143.3 overs)
DL Amiss 112
Mushtaq Mohammad 3/21 (8.3 overs)
422 (158.2 overs)
Sadiq Mohammad 119
AW Greig 4/86 (29.2 overs)
306/7d (119 overs)
AR Lewis 74
Intikhab Alam 4/80 (35 overs)
124/3 (38 overs)
Talat Ali 57
AW Greig 2/28 (6 overs)
Match drawn
Lahore Stadium, Lahore
Umpires: Daud Khan and Shujauddin
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 5 March was taken as a rest day.

Second Test

16–21 March 1973
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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487 (200.2 overs)
DL Amiss 158
Mushtaq Mohammad 4/93 (35 overs)
569/9d (192 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad 157
PI Pocock 5/169 (52 overs)
218/6 (85 overs)
AW Greig 64
Intikhab Alam 3/44 (19 overs)
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 19 March was taken as a rest day.

Third Test

24–29 March 1973
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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445/6d (154 overs)
Majid Khan 99
Mushtaq Mohammad 99
PI Pocock 2/93 (38 overs)
386 (156.3 overs)
DL Amiss 99
Intikhab Alam 4/105 (39 overs)
199 (72.3 overs)
Wasim Bari 41
N Gifford 5/55 (29 overs)
30/1 (10 overs)
DL Amiss 21*
Saleem Altaf 1/16 (5 overs)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 26 March was taken as a rest day.

References

  1. ^ "England in Pakistan 1973". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 July 2014.


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