Northern cricket team

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Northern cricket team
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Personnel
OwnerNorthern Cricket Association
Team information
Colors  Blue   Red
Founded2019
Dissolved2023
Home ground Rawalpindi 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)
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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.

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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

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Northern Cricket Association comprises Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Azad Kashmir

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.

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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.
  3. "Northern beat Balochistan Northern won by 52 runs - Northern vs Balochistan, National T20 Cup, Final Match Summary, Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  4. "Ambitious and competitive 2019-20 domestic cricket season unveiled". Pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  5. "City Cricket Association tournament schedule announced". Pcb.com.pk.