Pakistani cricket team in England in 1967

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The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1967 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 2-0 with 1 match drawn.

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Test series summary

First Test

27 July–1 August 1967
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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369 (138.3 overs)
KF Barrington 148 (310)
Mushtaq Mohammad 3/23 (11.3 overs)
354 (182.1 overs)
Hanif Mohammad 187* (556)
K Higgs 3/81 (39 overs)
241/9d (90.3 overs)
BL D'Oliveira 81* (176)
Nasim-ul-Ghani 3/32 (13 overs)
88/3 (62 overs)
Khalid Ibadulla 32 (155)
KF Barrington 2/23 (13 overs)
Match drawn
Lord's, London
Umpires: CS Elliott and A Jepson
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 30 July was taken as a rest day.
  • Saleem Altaf and Wasim Bari (both PAK) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

10–15 August 1967
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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140 (69 overs)
Saeed Ahmed 44 (73)
K Higgs 4/35 (19 overs)
252/8d (134.3 overs)
KF Barrington 109* (366)
Asif Iqbal 2/72 (39 overs)
Niaz Ahmed 2/72 (37 overs)
114 (64 overs)
Saeed Ahmed 68 (153)
DL Underwood 5/52 (26 overs)
3/0 (2.1 overs)
MC Cowdrey 2* (2)
England won by 10 wickets
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: JS Buller and WFF Price
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 13 August was taken as a rest day.
  • There was no play on the fourth day.
  • GG Arnold and APE Knott (both ENG), and Niaz Ahmed (PAK) made their Test debuts.

Third Test

24–28 August 1967
(5-day match)
Scorecard
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216 (102 overs)
Mushtaq Mohammad 66 (200)
GG Arnold 5/58 (29 overs)
440 (167.4 overs)
KF Barrington 142 (289)
Mushtaq Mohammad 4/80 (26.4 overs)
255 (101.1 overs)
Asif Iqbal 146 (244)
K Higgs 5/58 (20 overs)
34/2 (8.2 overs)
KF Barrington 13* (14)
Asif Iqbal 2/14 (4 overs)
England won by 8 wickets
The Oval, London
Umpires: WFF Price and H Yarnold
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • 27 August was taken as a rest day.
  • The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
  • Ghulam Abbas (PAK) made his Test debut.

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