Northern cricket team

Northern cricket team
Personnel
OwnerNorthern Cricket Association
Team information
Colors  Blue   Red
Founded2019
Dissolved2023
Home groundRawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi
Secondary home ground(s)House of Northern Cricket Ground, Islamabad
History
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy wins1 (2022/23)
Pakistan Cup wins0
National T20 Cup wins1 (2019/20)

First-class

List A / T20

Northern cricket team was a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing Rawalpindi Division, Islamabad Capital Territory, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. It competed in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket competitions, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and National T20 Cup. The team was operated by the Northern Cricket Association.

History

The team was introduced as a part of the new domestic structure announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on 31 August 2019.[1] On 3 September 2019, PCB confirmed the first squad of the team.[2]

2019/20 season

Northern were runners-up in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, and won the National T20 Cup, defeating Balochistan by 52 runs in the final.[3] The Pakistan Cup was cancelled this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020/21 season

Northern finished in fifth place in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, and were losing semi-finalists in both the Pakistan Cup and the National T20 Cup.

Structure

Northern Cricket Association comprises Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Azad Kashmir[4]

As of 2019, domestic cricket in Pakistan was reorganised into six regional teams (on provincial lines).

A three tier bottom-up system[5] is in operation with the Tier 1 teams participating in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (First Class), Pakistan Cup (List A) and National T20 Cup (Regional T20). The Tier 2 teams participate in the City Cricket Association Tournament whilst the Tier 3 teams participate in various local tournaments as both tiers feed players to the Tier 1 team.

  • Tier 1: Northern
  • Tier 2: Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Islamabad, Mirpur, Gilgit-Baltistan, Poonch & Bagh.
  • Tier 3: Various Clubs & Schools.

See also

References

  1. ^ "PCB unveils new domestic set-up with 'stay at the top' mantra". ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019–20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. 10 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Northern beat Balochistan Northern won by 52 runs - Northern vs Balochistan, National T20 Cup, Final Match Summary, Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ambitious and competitive 2019-20 domestic cricket season unveiled". Pcb.com.pk. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. ^ "City Cricket Association tournament schedule announced". Pcb.com.pk. 10 January 2014.