The 1957–58 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the fourth edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan.
Matches in the competition were played from 11 October 1957 to 16 March 1958, with the group stage matches played over three days, the semi-finals over four days, and the final over five days.
In the final, Bahawalpur defeated Karachi C by 211 runs, claiming their second title. Two Bahawalpur players, Iqbal Chaudhri and Israr Ali, led the competition in runs and wickets, respectively.
Group stage The winner of each zone, marked in bold, qualified for the semi-finals.
+Central ZoneTeam Bahawalpur3102007Karachi B3200106Punjab A3120003Quetta3020100
+North ZoneTeam Punjab3003006Railways3200106Peshawar3110103Punjab B3020104 – Punjab beat Railways on first innings in a playoff match to advance to the semi-final.
+East ZoneTeam Dacca University2200006East Pakistan A2110003East Pakistan B2020000
+South ZoneTeam Karachi C3201008Karachi A3200106Sindh A3020011Sindh B3020011
Finals Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Most runs The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.Batting and fielding in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1957/58 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
Player Team Runs Inns Avg Highest 100s 50s Iqbal Chaudhri Bahawalpur 392 9 56.00 70 0 4 Shakoor Ahmed Punjab 357 8 44.62 99 0 3 Alimuddin Karachi A 317 3 158.50 131* 2 1 Mohammad Ramzan Bahawalpur 297 8 42.42 91 0 3 Hanif Mohammad Karachi A 269 2 269.00 146* 2 0
Most wickets
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.Bowling in Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 1957/58 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
Player Team Overs Wkts Ave 5 10 BBI Israr Ali Bahawalpur 231.4 35 12.45 3 1 9/58 Haseeb Ahsan Peshawar 106.0 26 9.76 4 1 8/23 Sajid Ali Punjab 173.3 26 14.84 0 0 4/34 Mohammad Ramzan Bahawalpur 191.3 25 12.72 2 0 7/37 Ismail Gul East Pakistan A 112.3 23 5.86 3 2 7/29
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