England v Pakistan 1st Test
Pakistan tour of England - 1971 (1971) · Edgbaston, Birmingham · 3 June 1971
Match drawn
Match drawn. Zaheer Abbas top-scored with 274 for Pakistan. Asif Masood took 5/111.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- Pakistan tour of England - 1971 (1971)
- Ground
- Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Dates
- 3 June 1971 to 8 June 1971
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Intikhab Alam (Pakistan), Ray Illingworth (England)
- Debut
- Imran Khan (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- CS Elliott and TW Spencer
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Imran Khan's first Test.
Pakistan batted first and made 608 for 7. Zaheer Abbas top-scored with 274 off 467 balls, and Asif Iqbal made 104. Ray Illingworth took 3 for 72 for England. The innings was built on a 291-run stand for the third wicket between Mushtaq Mohammad and Zaheer Abbas, 48% of the total. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Edgbaston, 376 across 6 Tests.
England replied with 353 all out. Alan Knott top-scored with 116 off 175 balls, and Basil D'Oliveira made 73. Asif Masood took 5 for 111 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 159-run stand for the seventh wicket between Alan Knott and Peter Lever, 45% of the total. Pakistan led by 255 on first innings. England followed on.
England made 229 for 5 in their second innings. Brian Luckhurst top-scored with 108 not out off 279 balls. Asif Masood took 4 for 49 for Pakistan.
Match drawn.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 608 FOR 7
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aftab Gul | bowled | 28 | 85 |
| Sadiq Mohammad | c Peter Lever | 17 | 59 |
| Zaheer Abbas | c Brian Luckhurst | 274 | 467 |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | c Colin Cowdrey | 100 | 283 |
| Majid Khan | c Peter Lever | 35 | 84 |
| Asif Iqbal | not out | 104 | 169 |
| Intikhab Alam | c Derek Underwood | 9 | 23 |
| Imran Khan | run out | 5 | 5 |
| Wasim Bari | not out | 4 | 12 |
Did not bat: Asif Masood, Pervez Sajjad
Extras 32 · Total 608 for 7
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ward | 29 | 3 | 115 | 0 |
| Peter Lever | 38 | 7 | 126 | 1 |
| Ken Shuttleworth | 23 | 2 | 83 | 0 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | 38 | 17 | 78 | 2 |
| Derek Underwood | 41 | 13 | 102 | 0 |
| Ray Illingworth | 26 | 5 | 72 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
0-1 (Aftab Gul), 1-68 (Sadiq Mohammad), 2-359 (Mushtaq Mohammad), 3-441 (Majid Khan), 4-456 (Zaheer Abbas), 5-469 (Intikhab Alam), 7-581 (Imran Khan)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Aftab Gul and Sadiq Mohammad | 1 |
| second | Sadiq Mohammad and Zaheer Abbas | 67 |
| third | Mushtaq Mohammad and Zaheer Abbas | 291 |
| fourth | Majid Khan and Zaheer Abbas | 82 |
| fifth | Asif Iqbal and Zaheer Abbas | 15 |
| sixth | Intikhab Alam and Asif Iqbal | 13 |
| seventh | Asif Iqbal and Aftab Gul | 98 |
| eighth | Asif Iqbal and Imran Khan | 14 |
| ninth | Asif Iqbal and Wasim Bari | 27 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 353 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | c Zaheer Abbas | 0 | 2 |
| Brian Luckhurst | c Sadiq Mohammad | 35 | 106 |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 16 | 36 |
| Dennis Amiss | bowled | 4 | 13 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | c Mushtaq Mohammad | 73 | 136 |
| Ray Illingworth | bowled | 1 | 22 |
| Alan Knott | bowled | 116 | 175 |
| Peter Lever | c Pervez Sajjad | 47 | 94 |
| Ken Shuttleworth | c Imran Khan | 21 | 84 |
| Derek Underwood | not out | 9 | 57 |
| Alan Ward | c Mushtaq Mohammad | 0 | 10 |
Extras 31 · Total 353 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asif Masood | 34 | 6 | 111 | 5 |
| Imran Khan | 23 | 9 | 36 | 0 |
| Majid Khan | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Intikhab Alam | 31 | 13 | 82 | 2 |
| Pervez Sajjad | 15.5 | 6 | 46 | 3 |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | 13 | 3 | 39 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (John Edrich), 2-29 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-46 (Dennis Amiss), 4-112 (Brian Luckhurst), 5-127 (Ray Illingworth), 6-148 (Basil D'Oliveira), 7-307 (Peter Lever), 8-324 (Alan Knott), 9-351 (Ken Shuttleworth), 10-353 (Alan Ward)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Edrich and Brian Luckhurst | 0 |
| second | Colin Cowdrey and Brian Luckhurst | 29 |
| third | Dennis Amiss and Brian Luckhurst | 17 |
| fourth | Basil D'Oliveira and Brian Luckhurst | 66 |
| fifth | Ray Illingworth and Basil D'Oliveira | 15 |
| sixth | Basil D'Oliveira and Alan Knott | 21 |
| seventh | Alan Knott and Peter Lever | 159 |
| eighth | Alan Knott and Ken Shuttleworth | 17 |
| ninth | Derek Underwood and Ken Shuttleworth | 27 |
| tenth | Derek Underwood and Alan Ward | 2 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 229 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Edrich | c Wasim Bari | 15 | 51 |
| Brian Luckhurst | not out | 108 | 279 |
| Colin Cowdrey | bowled | 34 | 105 |
| Dennis Amiss | c Pervez Sajjad | 22 | 54 |
| Basil D'Oliveira | c Mushtaq Mohammad | 22 | 54 |
| Ray Illingworth | c Wasim Bari | 1 | 9 |
| Alan Knott | not out | 4 | 4 |
Did not bat: Peter Lever, Ken Shuttleworth, Derek Underwood, Alan Ward
Extras 23 · Total 229 for 5
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asif Masood | 23.5 | 7 | 49 | 4 |
| Imran Khan | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Intikhab Alam | 20 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
| Pervez Sajjad | 14 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| Mushtaq Mohammad | 8 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Asif Iqbal | 20 | 6 | 36 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-34 (John Edrich), 2-114 (Colin Cowdrey), 3-169 (Dennis Amiss), 4-218 (Basil D'Oliveira), 5-221 (Ray Illingworth)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | John Edrich and Brian Luckhurst | 34 |
| second | Colin Cowdrey and Brian Luckhurst | 80 |
| third | Dennis Amiss and Brian Luckhurst | 55 |
| fourth | Basil D'Oliveira and Brian Luckhurst | 49 |
| fifth | Ray Illingworth and Brian Luckhurst | 3 |
| sixth | Alan Knott and Brian Luckhurst | 8 |
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