Quetta cricket team

{{short description|Cricket team}} {{See also|Baluchistan cricket team}} '''Quetta''' is a [[first-class cricket]] team based in [[Quetta]], [[Balochistan, Pakistan|Balochistan]], Pakistan. Quetta has participated in the [[Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] irregularly since 1957–58. For Twenty20 and [[List A cricket|List A]] cricket they are sometimes known as the [[Quetta Bears]] and have participated in the [[Faysal Bank T20 Cup]] and [[National One-day Championship]].

Quetta played their first first-class matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1957–58.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Home of CricketArchive|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/290/First-Class_Matches.html|access-date=2021-05-25|website=cricketarchive.com}}</ref> They reached the quarter-finals in 1962–63 and 1963–64, and continued playing in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy until 1969–70. They also took part in first-class matches between 1962–63 and 1986–87 for the [[Ayub Trophy]], the [[Pakistan Cricket Board|BCCP]] Trophy, the BCCP Patron's Trophy, and the BCCP President's Cup.

Quetta played no first-class matches between January 1987 and February 2004, when they once again began to take part in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. After another hiatus they returned to first-class level in the [[2024–25 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]]. Their home ground is [[Bugti Stadium]] (formerly known as the Racecourse Ground) in Quetta, although for security reasons few first-class matches are played in Balochistan.

Quetta have usually been one of the weaker teams in Pakistan cricket. To the end of 2024 they have played 141 first-class matches for 22 wins, 81 losses and 38 draws.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quetta Playing Record (1957/58-2024/25) |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Quetta/Team_Records/Playing_Record.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref> Their highest individual score is 237 by [[Fasihuddin]] in 1962–63,<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Runs in an Innings for Quetta |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Quetta/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref> and the best bowling figures are 8 for 50 by [[Gohar Faiz]] in 2012–13.<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Wickets in an Innings for Quetta |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/Pakistan/Firstclass/Quetta/Bowling_Records/Best_Innings_Bowling_For.html|website=CricketArchive |access-date=31 December 2024}}</ref>

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==External links== * [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/290/290.html Quetta] at CricketArchive {{Pakistani first class cricket teams}}

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