Quaid-i-Azam Trophy draws announced
LCCA Blues will defend its title in the Quaid-i-Azam cricket trophy Grade-I tournament starting throughout the country from Jan 2
01-Dec-2001
LCCA Blues will defend its title in the Quaid-i-Azam cricket
trophy Grade-I tournament starting throughout the country
from Jan 2.
According to the draws announced by the PCB Friday, LCCA
Blues who recorded sensational one wicket win over KCCA
Whites in the final at Karachi to win the country most
prestigious cricket tournament last year, were placed in
Group-II. In all, 18 teams will vie for the main trophy. The
teams have been divided into two groups I and II.
Top teams of each group will play the final to be held from
March 1 to 5. The winning team will get Rs 1,00,000 while
the runners-up Rs 50,000. Besides it, cash prizes of Rs
10,000 will be given each to best batsman, bowler, fielders
and wicket-keeper of the tournament.
Teams from all the four provinces are also taking part. The
another significant feature of the tournament is the that
the first class matches will be held at Gymkhana Cricket
Ground, Okara, and the Country Club, Muridke, for the first
time.
One bottom team from each group, except of the provincial
teams will be relegated to Grade-II for the next season
(2002- 2003).
The group position is as under:
Group-I: KCCA Whites, KCCA Blues, Hyderabad,
Bahawalpur, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Rest of Baluchistan and
Rest of Sindh, Gujranwala. Group-II: LCCA Whites, LCCA
Blues, Sheikhupura, Peshawar, Sialkot, Islamabad,
Rawalpindi, Rest of Punjab, Rest of NWFP.
Following are the draws (details as: date, teams, venue):
Jan 2 to 5, 2002: KCCA-W vs KCCA-B, KCCA Stadium,
Karachi; Hyderabad v Bahawalpur, Niaz Stadium; Sargodha v
Faisalabad, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad; Rest of Baluchistan v
Rest of Sindh, National Stadium, Karachi, (Group-I)
LCCA-W v LCCA-B, LCCA ground; Sheikhupura v Sialkot, Country
Club, Muridke; Islamabad v Rawalpindi, KRL Stadium; Rest of
Punjab vs Rest of NWFP, Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar (Group-
II).
Jan 8 to 11: KCCA-W v Rest of Sindh, National
Stadium, Karachi; KCCA-B v Rest of Baluchistan, KCCA
Stadium,Karachi; Hyderabad v Faisalabad; Iqbal Stadium
Faisalabad; Sargodha v Gujranwala, Jinnah Stadium,
Gujranwala; (Group-I).
LCCA-W v Sheikhupura, Sheikhupura Stadium; LCCA-B v Sialkot,
LCCA ground; Peshawar vs Rest of NWFP, Arbab Niaz Stadium,
Peshawar; Rawalpindi v Rest of Punjab, Gaddafi Stadium
(Group-II)
Jan 14 to 17: KCCA-W v Rest of Baluchistan, National
Stadium; KCCA-B v Rest of Sindh, KCCA Stadium; Hyderabadv
Sargodha, Sports Stadium, Sargodha; Bahawalpur v Gujranwala,
Bahawalpur Stadium; (Group-I)
LCCA-W v Sialkot, Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot; Rawalpindi v
Peshawar, Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi; LCCA-B v Rest of
Punjab, Gaddafi Stadium; Islamabad v Rest of NWFP, KRL
Stadium, Rawalpindi; (Group-II)
Jan 20 to 23: KCCA-W v Gujranwala, National Stadium,
Karachi; KCCA-B v Faisalabad, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad;
Hyderabad v Rest of Baluchistan, Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad;
Rest of Sindh v Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur Stadium, (Group-I)
LCCA-W v Pehsawar, LCCA ground; LCCA B v Islamabad, KRL
Stadium, Rawalpindi; Islam Khan- Rawalpindi v Rest of NWFP,
Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi; Sheikhupura v Rest of Punjab,
Gaddafi Stadium (Group-II).
Jan 26 to 29: Gujranwala v Hyderabad, Niaz Stadium,
Hyderabad; KCCA-B v Sargodha, Sports Stadium, Sargodha;
Faisalabad v Rest of Sindh, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad,
Bahawalpur v Rest of Baluchistan, Bahawalpur Stadium;
(Group-I).
LCCA-W v Rest of Punjab, Gaddafi Stadium; Sialkot v
Rawalpindi, Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot; Islamabad v Peshawar,
Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar; Sheikhupura v Rest of NWFP,
Sheikhupura Stadium (Group-II).
Feb 1 to 4: KCCA-B v Gujranwala, Jinnah Stadium,
Gujranwala; Bahawalpur v KCCA-W, Bahawalpur Stadium;
Faisalabad v Rest of Baluchistan, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad;
Sargodha v Rest of Sindh, Sports Stadium, Sargodha (Group
I).
LCCA-B v Sheikhupura, Sheikhupura Stadium; LCCA-W v
Islamabad, LCCA ground, Peshawar v Rest of Punjab, Gaddafi
Stadium; Sialkot v Rest of NWFP, Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot
(Group-II).
Feb 7 to 10: KCCA-W v Hyderabad, Niaz Stadium;
Bahawalpur v Faisalabad, Bahawalpur Stadium; Gujranwala v
Rest of Sindh, Country Club, Muridke; Sargodha v Rest of
Baluchistan, Sports Stadium, Sargodha (Group-I).
LCCA B v Rest of NWFP, LCCA ground; Sheikhupura v
Rawalpindi, Sheikhupura Stadium; Sialkot v Peshawar, Jinnah
Stadium, Sialkot; Rest of Punjab v Islamabad, Gym. Cricket
Ground Okara (Group-II).
Feb 13 to 16: KCCA-W v Faisalabad, National Stadium,
Karachi; Bahawalpur v Sargodha, Sports Stadium, Sargodha;
KCCA-B v Hyderabad, KCCA Stadium; Gujranwala v Rest of
Baluchistan, Country Club, Muridke (Group-I).
LCCA-B v Peshawar, Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar; LCCA-W v
Rawalpindi, Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi; Sheikhupura v
Islamabad, Sheikhupura Stadium; Sialkot v Rest of Punjab,
Gym Cricket Ground, Okara (Group-II).
Feb 19 to 22: KCCA-W v Sargodha, KCCA Stadium,
Karachi; KCCA-B v Bahawalpur, National Stadium, Karachi;
Gujranwala v Faisalabad, Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala;
Hyderabad v Rest of Sindh, Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad (Group-
I).
LCCA-W v Rest of NWFP, LCCA ground; LCCA B v Rawalpindi,
Gaddafi Stadium;, Sheikhupura v Peshawar, Arbab Niaz
stadium; Sialkot v Islamabad, KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi Final:
March 1 to 5. (Venue will be announced later).