Pakistan v England 1st Test
England tour of Pakistan - 1977 (1977/78) · Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore · 14 December 1977
Match drawn
Match drawn. Haroon Rasheed top-scored with 122 for Pakistan. Sarfraz Nawaz took 4/68.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England tour of Pakistan - 1977 (1977/78)
- Ground
- Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Dates
- 14 December 1977 to 19 December 1977
- Toss
- Pakistan, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Wasim Bari (Pakistan), Mike Brearley (England)
- Debuts
- Abdul Qadir (Pakistan), Brian Rose (England), Geoff Cope (England)
- Umpires
- Amanullah Khan and Mohammad Aslam
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Abdul Qadir, Brian Rose and Geoff Cope played their first Tests.
Pakistan batted first and made 407 for 9. Haroon Rasheed top-scored with 122 off 244 balls, and Mudassar Nazar made 114. Geoff Miller took 3 for 102 for England. The innings was built on a 180-run stand for the third wicket between Mudassar Nazar and Haroon Rasheed, 44% of the total. That was well above the 1970s average first-innings total at Gaddafi Stadium, 315 across 5 Tests.
England replied with 288 all out. Geoff Miller top-scored with 98 not out off 322 balls, and Geoff Boycott made 63. Sarfraz Nawaz took 4 for 68 for Pakistan. Pakistan led by 119 on first innings.
Pakistan made 106 for 3 in their second innings. Haroon Rasheed top-scored with 45 not out off 72 balls.
Match drawn.
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 407 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Geoff Miller | 114 | 449 |
| Sadiq Mohammad | lbw | 18 | 67 |
| Shafiq Ahmed | c Brian Rose | 0 | 10 |
| Haroon Rasheed | c John Lever | 122 | 244 |
| Javed Miandad | c Bob Taylor | 71 | 166 |
| Wasim Raja | st Bob Taylor | 24 | 53 |
| Abdul Qadir | lbw | 11 | 20 |
| Wasim Bari | c Geoff Cope | 17 | 43 |
| Sarfraz Nawaz | bowled | 0 | 1 |
| Iqbal Qasim | not out | 8 | 21 |
| Liaqat Ali | not out | 0 | 13 |
Extras 22 · Total 407 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 17 | 3 | 67 | 0 |
| John Lever | 16 | 1 | 47 | 2 |
| Chris Old | 21 | 7 | 63 | 1 |
| Geoff Miller | 37 | 10 | 102 | 3 |
| Geoff Cope | 39 | 6 | 102 | 3 |
| Geoff Boycott | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Sadiq Mohammad), 2-49 (Shafiq Ahmed), 3-229 (Haroon Rasheed), 4-329 (Mudassar Nazar), 5-356 (Javed Miandad), 6-378 (Wasim Raja), 7-387 (Abdul Qadir), 8-387 (Sarfraz Nawaz), 9-403 (Wasim Bari)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sadiq Mohammad and Mudassar Nazar | 48 |
| second | Shafiq Ahmed and Mudassar Nazar | 1 |
| third | Mudassar Nazar and Haroon Rasheed | 180 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Mudassar Nazar | 100 |
| fifth | Wasim Raja and Javed Miandad | 27 |
| sixth | Wasim Raja and Abdul Qadir | 22 |
| seventh | Wasim Bari and Abdul Qadir | 9 |
| eighth | Wasim Bari and Sarfraz Nawaz | 0 |
| ninth | Wasim Bari and Iqbal Qasim | 16 |
| tenth | Liaqat Ali and Iqbal Qasim | 4 |
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 288 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Boycott | bowled | 63 | 267 |
| Mike Brearley | run out | 23 | 108 |
| Brian Rose | lbw | 1 | 11 |
| Derek Randall | c Iqbal Qasim | 19 | 70 |
| Graham Roope | bowled | 19 | 52 |
| Geoff Miller | not out | 98 | 322 |
| Chris Old | c Mudassar Nazar | 2 | 17 |
| Bob Taylor | bowled | 32 | 158 |
| Geoff Cope | lbw | 0 | 2 |
| John Lever | c Wasim Bari | 0 | 11 |
| Bob Willis | c Iqbal Qasim | 14 | 76 |
Extras 17 · Total 288 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarfraz Nawaz | 34 | 11 | 68 | 4 |
| Liaqat Ali | 27 | 11 | 43 | 1 |
| Abdul Qadir | 32.7 | 7 | 82 | 1 |
| Iqbal Qasim | 32 | 12 | 57 | 3 |
| Wasim Raja | 10 | 2 | 21 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-53 (Mike Brearley), 2-55 (Brian Rose), 3-96 (Derek Randall), 4-127 (Geoff Boycott), 5-148 (Graham Roope), 6-162 (Chris Old), 7-251 (Bob Taylor), 8-251 (Geoff Cope), 9-253 (John Lever), 10-288 (Bob Willis)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Geoff Boycott and Mike Brearley | 53 |
| second | Geoff Boycott and Brian Rose | 2 |
| third | Geoff Boycott and Derek Randall | 41 |
| fourth | Geoff Boycott and Graham Roope | 31 |
| fifth | Graham Roope and Geoff Miller | 21 |
| sixth | Chris Old and Geoff Miller | 14 |
| seventh | Bob Taylor and Geoff Miller | 89 |
| eighth | Geoff Miller and Geoff Cope | 0 |
| ninth | Geoff Miller and John Lever | 2 |
| tenth | Bob Willis and Geoff Miller | 35 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 106 FOR 3
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mudassar Nazar | c Bob Taylor | 26 | 39 |
| Sadiq Mohammad | bowled | 1 | 4 |
| Shafiq Ahmed | lbw | 7 | 41 |
| Haroon Rasheed | not out | 45 | 72 |
| Javed Miandad | not out | 19 | 75 |
Did not bat: Wasim Bari, Sarfraz Nawaz, Iqbal Qasim, Liaqat Ali, Wasim Raja, Abdul Qadir
Extras 8 · Total 106 for 3
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Willis | 7 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| John Lever | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Geoff Miller | 10 | 4 | 24 | 0 |
| Chris Old | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Geoff Cope | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Derek Randall | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-15 (Sadiq Mohammad), 2-40 (Mudassar Nazar), 3-45 (Shafiq Ahmed)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Sadiq Mohammad and Mudassar Nazar | 15 |
| second | Shafiq Ahmed and Mudassar Nazar | 25 |
| third | Shafiq Ahmed and Haroon Rasheed | 5 |
| fourth | Javed Miandad and Haroon Rasheed | 61 |
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