Service Industries cricket team
Service Industries (known until 1999 as Servis Industries) were a first-class cricket team in Pakistan sponsored by Service Industries Limited (SIL). They played 19 matches between 1975 and 2005, winning five matches, losing seven and drawing seven.
As Servis Industries
[edit]Between 1975 and 1987 Servis Industries won five matches, lost two and drew three. In 1976–77, needing 398 to beat Lahore A in the Patron's Trophy, they scored the runs with one wicket to spare after being 258 for 8.[1]
Their highest score was 120 by Imran Bucha[2] on his first-class debut against Lahore B. He also took 1 for 19 and 5 for 40 in an innings victory.[3] The best bowling figures were 6 for 55 by Naeem Taj[4] against Hyderabad in 1986–87.[5]
As Service Industries
[edit]Between 2002 and 2005 Service Industries lost five matches and drew four. They played in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 2002–03, and in the Patron's Trophy in 2005–06.
The only century was by Afaq Raheem, who scored 102 in the final match against Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.[6] The best bowling figures were 6 for 37 by Asim Butt[7] in the same match.
List A matches
[edit]In 2002-03 and 2005-06 they also played nine List A matches, winning two and losing seven.[8]
Other matches
[edit]They played in various sub-first-class competitions as Servis Industries until the 1998–99 season,[9] then from the 1999–2000 season as Service Industries.[10] Victory in the finals of Grade II of the Patron's Trophy in 2001-02 and 2004-05 (each time over the Saga Sports team) led to their return to first-class competition in the subsequent season. They continue to play in Grade II of the Patron's Trophy.
Notable players
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Lahore A v Servis Industries 1976-77
- ^ Imran Bucha at CricketArchive
- ^ Lahore B v Servis Industries 1976-77
- ^ Naeem Taj at CricketArchive
- ^ Servis Industries v Hyderabad 1986-87
- ^ Service Industries v Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited 2005-06
- ^ Asim Butt at CricketArchive
- ^ List A matches played by Service Industries
- ^ "Other matches played by Servis Industries". Archived from the original on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "Other matches played by Service Industries". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2017.