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Pakistan v England 1st Test

England tour of Pakistan - 1969 (1968/69) · Lahore Stadium, Lahore · 21 February 1969

Match drawn

Match drawn. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 100 for England. Bob Cottam took 4/50.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of Pakistan - 1969 (1968/69)
Ground
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (then Lahore Stadium)
Dates
21 February 1969 to 24 February 1969
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Colin Cowdrey (England), Saeed Ahmed (Pakistan)
Debuts
Bob Cottam (England), Aftab Gul (Pakistan), Asif Masood (Pakistan)
Umpires
Munawar Hussain and Shujauddin

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Bob Cottam, Aftab Gul and Asif Masood played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 306 all out. Colin Cowdrey top-scored with 100, and John Edrich made 54. Saeed Ahmed took 4 for 64 for Pakistan.

Pakistan replied with 209 all out. Asif Iqbal top-scored with 70. Bob Cottam took 4 for 50 for England. England led by 97 on first innings.

England made 225 for 9 in their second innings. Keith Fletcher top-scored with 83, and David Brown made 44. Asif Masood took 3 for 68 for Pakistan.

Set 323 to win, Pakistan made 203 for 5. Majid Khan top-scored with 68.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 306 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
John Edrichc Asif Masood54
Roger Prideauxc Shafqat Rana9
Colin Cowdreyc Wasim Bari100
Tom Graveneyc Asif Iqbal13
Keith Fletcherc Intikhab Alam20
Basil D'Oliveirac Mohammad Ilyas26
Alan Knottlbw52
Derek Underwoodc Intikhab Alam0
David Brownbowled7
Pat Pocockbowled12
Bob Cottamnot out4

Extras 9 · Total 306 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Asif Masood215591
Asif Iqbal42110
Majid Khan188251
Intikhab Alam40.181174
Saeed Ahmed205644
Mushtaq Mohammad146150
Shafqat Rana2060

FALL OF WICKETS

1-41 (Roger Prideaux), 2-92 (John Edrich), 3-113 (Tom Graveney), 4-182 (Keith Fletcher), 5-219 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-246 (Basil D'Oliveira), 7-257 (Derek Underwood), 8-287 (David Brown), 9-294 (Alan Knott), 10-306 (Pat Pocock)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Roger Prideaux41
secondColin Cowdrey and John Edrich51
thirdTom Graveney and Colin Cowdrey21
fourthColin Cowdrey and Keith Fletcher69
fifthColin Cowdrey and Basil D'Oliveira37
sixthBasil D'Oliveira and Alan Knott27
seventhDerek Underwood and Alan Knott11
eighthDavid Brown and Alan Knott30
ninthAlan Knott and Pat Pocock7
tenthPat Pocock and Bob Cottam12
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 209 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Mohammad Ilyaslbw0
Aftab Gulc Basil D'Oliveira12
Saeed Ahmedc Alan Knott18
Asif Iqbalc Basil D'Oliveira70
Mushtaq Mohammadc Keith Fletcher4
Hanif Mohammadbowled7
Majid Khanc Pat Pocock18
Shafqat Ranac Alan Knott30
Intikhab Alamc Basil D'Oliveira12
Wasim Barinot out14
Asif Masoodbowled11

Extras 13 · Total 209 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
David Brown140433
Bob Cottam22.25504
Basil D'Oliveira82281
Derek Underwood164361
Pat Pocock103391

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Mohammad Ilyas), 2-32 (Saeed Ahmed), 3-32 (Aftab Gul), 4-52 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 5-72 (Hanif Mohammad), 6-119 (Majid Khan), 7-145 (Asif Iqbal), 8-176 (Intikhab Alam), 9-187 (Shafqat Rana), 10-209 (Asif Masood)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMohammad Ilyas and Aftab Gul0
secondSaeed Ahmed and Aftab Gul32
thirdAsif Iqbal and Aftab Gul0
fourthMushtaq Mohammad and Asif Iqbal20
fifthHanif Mohammad and Asif Iqbal20
sixthAsif Iqbal and Majid Khan47
seventhAsif Iqbal and Shafqat Rana26
eighthIntikhab Alam and Shafqat Rana31
ninthShafqat Rana and Wasim Bari11
tenthWasim Bari and Asif Masood22
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 225 FOR 9
BatterHow outR
John Edrichc Majid Khan8
Roger Prideauxbowled5
Colin Cowdreyc Wasim Bari12
Tom Graveneyrun out12
Keith Fletcherbowled83
Basil D'Oliveirac Mushtaq Mohammad5
Alan Knottbowled30
Derek Underwoodc Aftab Gul6
David Brownnot out44
Pat Pocockbowled1

Did not bat: Bob Cottam

Extras 19 · Total 225 for 9

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Asif Masood254683
Majid Khan205412
Intikhab Alam155290
Saeed Ahmed15.53442
Mushtaq Mohammad91241

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Roger Prideaux), 2-25 (John Edrich), 3-41 (Colin Cowdrey), 4-46 (Tom Graveney), 5-68 (Basil D'Oliveira), 6-136 (Alan Knott), 7-151 (Derek Underwood), 8-201 (Keith Fletcher), 9-225 (Pat Pocock)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJohn Edrich and Roger Prideaux8
secondColin Cowdrey and John Edrich17
thirdTom Graveney and Colin Cowdrey16
fourthTom Graveney and Keith Fletcher5
fifthBasil D'Oliveira and Keith Fletcher22
sixthAlan Knott and Keith Fletcher68
seventhDerek Underwood and Keith Fletcher15
eighthDavid Brown and Keith Fletcher50
ninthDavid Brown and Pat Pocock24
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 203 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Mohammad Ilyasc Keith Fletcher1
Aftab Gulc Pat Pocock29
Saeed Ahmedbowled39
Asif Iqbalc Bob Cottam0
Mushtaq Mohammadnot out34
Majid Khanc Pat Pocock68
Hanif Mohammadnot out23

Did not bat: Shafqat Rana, Intikhab Alam, Wasim Bari, Asif Masood

Extras 9 · Total 203 for 5

Bowler (England)OMRW
David Brown154472
Bob Cottam131352
Derek Underwood198291
Pat Pocock164410
Keith Fletcher82310
Tom Graveney60110
Roger Prideaux2200

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Mohammad Ilyas), 2-71 (Saeed Ahmed), 3-71 (Asif Iqbal), 4-71 (Aftab Gul), 5-156 (Majid Khan)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMohammad Ilyas and Aftab Gul6
secondSaeed Ahmed and Aftab Gul65
thirdAsif Iqbal and Aftab Gul0
fourthMushtaq Mohammad and Aftab Gul0
fifthMushtaq Mohammad and Majid Khan85
sixthHanif Mohammad and Mushtaq Mohammad47
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