English national cricket team in Pakistan in the 1968/69 season

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The tour of the English cricket team to Pakistan in the season 1968/69 took place from 21 February to 10 March 1969th The international cricket tour was part of the 1968/69 international cricket season and included three tests . The series ended in a 0–0 draw.

prehistory

It was the first tour of the season for both teams. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 1967 season .

Stages

Tour venues
English national cricket team in Pakistan in the 1968/69 season (Bangladesh)
Dhaka (BNS)
Dhaka (BNS)
Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion city capacity Games
Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka 36,000 2nd test
National Stadium Karachi 34,228 3rd test
Lahore Stadium Lahore 60,000 1st test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
Pakistan Pakistan England England
  • Aftab Gul
  • Asif Iqbal
  • Asif Masood
  • Hanif Mohammad
  • Intikhab Alam
  • Majid Khan
  • Mohammad Ilyas
  • Mushtaq Mohammad
  • Niaz Ahmed
  • Pervez Sajjad
  • Saeed Anwar
  • Salahuddin
  • Sarfraz Nawaz
  • Shafqat Rana
  • Wasim Bari
  • David Brown
  • Bob Cottam
  • Chris Cowdrey
  • Basil D'Oliveira
  • John Edrich
  • Keith Fletcher
  • Tom Graveney
  • Robin Hobbs
  • Alan Knott
  • Colin Milburn
  • Pat Pocock
  • Roger Prideaux
  • John Snow
  • Derek Underwood

Testing

First test in Lahore

February
21-24 scorecard
Lahore England England
306 (119.1) & 225-9d (84.5)
- Pakistan Pakistan
209 (70.2) & 203-5 (79)
draw

Second test in Dhaka

February 28 - March 3
scorecard
Dhaka Pakistan Pakistan
246 (110.1) & 195-5 (101)
- England England
274 (132.4) & 33-0 (20)
draw

Third test in Karachi

March
6-10 scorecard
Karachi England England
502-7 (175.1)
- Pakistan Pakistan
draw

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