Pakistani cricket team in England in 1978
International cricket tour
The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 1978 season to play a three-match Test series against England. England won the series 2–0 with 1 match drawn.
Test series summary
First Test
1–5 June 1978 Scorecard |
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164 (60.4 overs) Mohsin Khan 35 (100) CM Old 7/50 (22.4 overs) | 452/8d (144 overs) CT Radley 106 (234) Sikander Bakht 4/132 (45 overs) | |
231 (103.4 overs) Sadiq Mohammad 79 (123) PH Edmonds 4/44 (26 overs) |
England won by an innings and 57 runs Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: HD Bird and KE Palmer Player of the match: CM Old (ENG) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 4 June was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
- DI Gower (ENG) made his Test debut.
Second Test
15–19 June 1978 Scorecard |
England | v | |
364 (91.2 overs) IT Botham 108 (110) Liaqat Ali 3/80 (18 overs) | ||
England won by an innings and 120 runs Lord's, London Umpires: WL Budd and DJ Constant Player of the match: IT Botham (ENG) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 18 June was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the first day.
- The match was scheduled for five days but completed in four.
Third Test
29 June–4 July 1978 Scorecard |
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Match drawn Headingley, Leeds Umpires: HD Bird and KE Palmer Player of the match: Sadiq Mohammad (PAK) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 2 July was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the third day.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
England won the Prudential Trophy 2-0.
1st ODI
24, 25 May 1978 Scorecard |
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CT Radley 79 (129) Sikander Bakht 3/56 (11 overs) |
England won by 132 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: DJ Constant and KE Palmer Player of the match: RGD Willis (ENG) |
2nd ODI
26 May 1978 Scorecard |
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Mudassar Nazar 56 (136) B Wood 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Naeem Ahmed (PAK) made his ODI debut.
External sources
- CricketArchive – tour itineraries
Annual reviews
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