1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
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The 1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the third edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan.
Dates | 25 December 1956 (1956-12-25) – 8 March 1957 (1957-03-08) |
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Administrator(s) | Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan |
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | round-robin, semi-finals and final |
Champions | Punjab (1st title) |
Participants | 13 |
Matches | 18 |
Most runs | Hanif Mohammad (356) |
Most wickets | Fazal Mahmood (35) |
← 1954–55 1957–58 → |
In a change from the first two editions, the 1956–57 competition was contested in four round-robin groups, with the top teams in each playing semi-finals and a final to determine the winner. Matches were played from 25 December 1956 to 8 March 1957, with the group stage matches played over three days, the semi-finals over five days, and the final over six days.
In the final, Punjab defeated the Karachi Whites by 43 runs, claiming their first title. Hanif Mohammad was the leading run-scorer in the competition, and Fazal Mahmood was the leading wicket-taker.