Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1976–77

Last updated

Pakistani cricket team in Australia in 1976-77
  Flag of Australia.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg
  Australia Pakistan
Dates 24 December 1976 – 18 January 1977
Captains Greg Chappell Mushtaq Mohammad
Test series
Result 3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Greg Chappell (343)
Ian Davis (294)
Zaheer Abbas (343)
Asif Iqbal (313)
Most wickets Dennis Lillee (21) Imran Khan (18)
Player of the series Greg Chappell

The Pakistani cricket team toured Australia in December 1976 to play three Test matches. The series was drawn 1-1. Pakistan won the final match of the series, which was their first Test victory in Australia. [1]

Contents

During the first test of the series at Adelaide, Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson collided with Alan Turner which resulted in a dislocated shoulder for Thommo. According to Several Cricket historians and cricketers from that era Thomson lost his lethal pace after the collision. Although he was still very quick but his Venomous speed was never the same after the incident. [2] During the third test at the SCG, Imran Khan took Six-wicket haul in both innings of the test match resulting in victory for Pakistan. Khan's 12-Wicket haul in the match are best ever bowling figures by an Asian bowler on Australian soil till date. [3]

Pakistan's win at Sydney is considered as a landmark event in their sporting history. The rise of Pakistan cricket in modern era is largely attributed to this victory. [4]

Test series summary

First Test

24–29 December 1976
Scorecard
v
272 (70.7 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 85 (121)
KJ O'Keeffe 3/42 (19 overs)
454 (119.4 overs)
KD Walters 107 (244)
Mushtaq Mohammad 4/58 (19.4 overs)
466 (132.7 overs)
Asif Iqbal 152* (291)
DK Lillee 5/163 (47.7 overs)
261/6 (73 overs)
GS Chappell 70 (118)
Iqbal Qasim 4/84 (30 overs)
Match drawn
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
Umpires: RC Bailhache and MG O'Connell
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 25 December was taken as a rest day.
  • Iqbal Qasim and Mudassar Nazar (both PAK) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

1–6 January 1977
Scorecard
v
517/8d (92.6 overs)
GJ Cosier 168 (206)
Iqbal Qasim 4/111 (21 overs)
333 (84.1 overs)
Sadiq Mohammad 105 (262)
DK Lillee 6/82 (23 overs)
315/8d (61.5 overs)
RB McCosker 105 (178)
Imran Khan 5/122 (25.5 overs)
151 (44.1 overs)
Zaheer Abbas 58 (74)
KJ O'Keeffe 4/38 (18.1 overs)
Australia won by 348 runs
Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne
Umpires: TF Brooks and MG O'Connell
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 4 January was taken as a rest day.
  • A batsmen from each side scored a century and a duck - Rick McCosker (0 & 105) and Sadiq Mohammad (105 & 0).

Third Test

14–18 January 1977
Scorecard
v
211 (64.2 overs)
GJ Cosier 50 (73)
Imran Khan 6/102 (26 overs)
360 (82.3 overs)
Asif Iqbal 120 (213)
MHN Walker 4/112 (29 overs)
180 (41.7 overs)
RW Marsh 41 (80)
Imran Khan 6/63 (19.7 overs)
32/2 (7.2 overs)
Majid Khan 26* (27)
DK Lillee 2/24 (4 overs)
Pakistan won by 8 wickets
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
Umpires: TF Brooks and RR Ledwidge
  • Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 17 January was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • Haroon Rasheed made his Test debut.

Annual reviews

Further reading

Related Research Articles

An England team toured Australia between November 1920 and March 1921. The tour was organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club and matches outside the Tests were played under the MCC name. The tour itinerary consisted of 13 first-class matches, including a series of 5 Test matches against Australia in which The Ashes were at stake.

The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1985 season to play a six-match Test series against England. England won the series 3–1 with two matches drawn. England therefore regained The Ashes.

The New Zealand national cricket team toured South Africa from November 1994 to January 1995 and played a three-match Test series against the South Africa national cricket team. The tour was the third time that New Zealand had visited South Africa and their first tour to the country since the end of the apartheid regime which had led to a sporting boycott of South Africa. South Africa won the Test series 2–1, despite New Zealand having won the first match of the series - the first time that a side had lost a three-match series after having led since 1888 when Australia had lost against England. New Zealand also competed in the Mandela Trophy with South Africa, Sri Lanka and Pakistan but were eliminated in the group stage, not winning any of their matches.

The Australian cricket team toured Pakistan in 1994–95. The teams played three 5-day tests and took part in a triangular ODI series. Pakistan won the test series 1 - 0. Shane Warne was declared Man of the Series. Australia won the Wills Triangular Series, beating Pakistan in the final.

The Pakistani cricket team toured England in the 1954 season. The team played four Test matches against England, winning one, losing one and drawing two. These were the first Test matches played between the two sides. In winning the fourth and final Test, Pakistan became the first side to win a Test on its inaugural tour of England.

The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1971 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 1-0 with 2 matches drawn.

The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1974 season to play a three-match Test series against England. The first Test of the series was England's 500th Test match. The series was tied 0-0 with all three matches drawn. The team completed their 22-match itinerary undefeated, the first touring team to do so in England since 1948.

The Australian cricket team toured Pakistan in the 1988–89 season. The teams played three 5-day Tests and 3 ODI's. Pakistan won both series 1 - 0. Javed Miandad and Bruce Reid were declared Man of the Series.

The Australia national cricket team toured South Africa from November 1935 to March 1936 and played a five-match Test series against South Africa. Australia won the Test series 4–0. Australia were captained by Vic Richardson; South Africa by Herby Wade.

The New Zealand national cricket team toured South Africa from October 1961 to February 1962 and played a five-match Test series against the South Africa national cricket team. The series was drawn 2–2, with New Zealand's victory in the third Test the team's first Test match win outside their home country. New Zealand captain John Reid scored a total of 1,915 runs during the tour, setting a record for the most runs scored in South Africa by a touring batsman. The tour was the second to South Africa by a team from New Zealand, the previous tour having taken place in 1953–54.

The Pakistan national cricket team toured New Zealand in the 1988–89 season, following its unsuccessful participation in the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup in Australia.

The Pakistan national cricket team toured India in the 1986-87 season to play five Test matches and six One Day International matches. They also played three first-class matches.

The Pakistan national cricket team toured Australia in the 1972–73 season and played three Test matches against the Australian national cricket team. After an inadequate preparation against weak teams, Pakistan lost by an innings in the first Test in Adelaide. While Australia won the series 3–0, the last two tests were competitive, with Pakistan seeming the likely winner on the second last days. The 2nd test in Melbourne was attended by 115,721. Pakistan also visited Sri Lanka and played a match against the Sri Lankan national cricket team and followed the tour with a series against New Zealand, where both teams played their first ODI.

The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in the 1975–76 season and played six Test matches and 1 ODI against Australia.

The English cricket team in Australia in 1907–08 lost the Test series, and with it the Ashes, 4–1. They were handicapped by Arthur Jones, their captain, having to miss the first three Tests through illness. Frederick Fane led the side during Jones' absence.

The Australian cricket team toured Pakistan from September to October 1982 to play three Test and two match One day series against Pakistan. Pakistan won the test series 3–0, and one day series 2–0. Australia failed to win a single game on the entire tour.

The Australian national cricket team visited Pakistan in November and December 1959 and played a three-match Test series against the Pakistani national cricket team. Australia won the Test series 2–0. Australia were captained by Richie Benaud and Pakistan by Fazal Mahmood.

The Pakistan national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to April 1988 and played a three-match Test series and five-match ODI series against the West Indies cricket team which was drawn 1–1.

The Pakistan national cricket team toured the West Indies from March to May 1993 and played a three-match Test series against the West Indies cricket team which the West Indies won 2–0. Pakistan were captained by Wasim Akram; West Indies by Richie Richardson. In addition, the teams played a five-match One Day International (ODI) series which was drawn 2–2 with the final game ending in a tie.

References

  1. "AB Goes Mental". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. "Five nasty on-field collisions in cricket history". Cricket Country. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Imran hits half century". 25 November 2002. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. "It began in Sydney". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

External sources