President's Trophy (cricket)
Countries | Karachi (11 titles) |
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Website | Pakistan Cricket Board |
The President's Trophy (formerly Patron's Trophy) is a cricket competition that is held in Pakistan. It was previously held between 1960–61 and 2018–19 but was refounded from the 2023–24. It consists of teams representing the government and semi-government departments, corporations, commercial organisations, business houses, banks, airlines, and educational institutions.[1]
Matches in the competition were afforded first-class status in most seasons until 2006–07,[2] when the domestic first-class competition was reorganised and merged into the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). From then on, the Patron's Trophy was a Grade II competition until a major reorganisation of domestic cricket in 2019 brought an end to the competition.
For the 2012–13 domestic season a new first-class competition, called the President's Trophy Grade I, was created for departments. It was announced as a renaming of the Patron's Trophy,[3] and ran for just two seasons before the PCB merged the regions and departments back into a reorganised Quaid-i-Azam Trophy for the 2014–15 season.[4][5]
History
The competition was founded in 1960–61 as the Ayub Trophy, named after then
The President's Trophy has most often been contested by all departmental teams, but has been a mixed competition with regional associations and even all associations. Matches in the competition were afforded the first-class status until 2006–07 with the exception of between 1979 and 1983, and the 1999–2000 season. When it has not been a first-class competition, the Patron's Trophy has commonly acted as a qualifying competition for the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy by means of promotion and relegation.[2] The competition was refounded as the President's Trophy from the 2023/24 season after a revamp of the domestic structure.[8][9]
Winners
Season | Team |
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Ayub Trophy | |
1960–61 | Railways + Quetta |
1961–62 | Karachi
|
1962–63 | Karachi
|
1963–64 | No competition |
1964–65 | Karachi
|
1965–66 | Karachi Blues
|
1966–67 | No competition |
1967–68 | Karachi Blues
|
1968–69 | No competition |
1969–70 | Pakistan International Airlines |
BCCP Trophy | |
1970–71 | Pakistan International Airlines |
1971–72 | Pakistan International Airlines |
BCCP Patron's Trophy | |
1972–73 | Karachi Blues
|
1973–74 | Railways |
1974–75 | National Bank of Pakistan |
1975–76 | National Bank of Pakistan |
1976–77 | Habib Bank |
1977–78 | Habib Bank |
1978–79 | National Bank of Pakistan |
1979–80 | Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan |
1980–81 | Rawalpindi |
1981–82 | Allied Bank Limited |
1982–83 | Pakistan Automobiles Corporation |
1983–84 | Karachi Blues
|
1984–85 | Karachi Whites
|
1985–86 | Karachi Whites
|
1986–87 | National Bank of Pakistan |
1987–88 | Habib Bank |
1988–89 | Karachi
|
1989–90 | Karachi Whites
|
1990–91 | Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
|
1991–92 | Habib Bank |
1992–93 | Habib Bank |
1993–94 | Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
|
1994–95 | Allied Bank Limited |
PCB Patron's Trophy | |
1995–96 | Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
|
1996–97 | United Bank Limited |
1997–98 | Habib Bank |
1998–99 | Habib Bank |
1999–2000 | Lahore City Blues |
2000–01 | Pakistan Customs |
2001–02 | National Bank of Pakistan |
2002–03 | No competition |
2003–04 | Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
|
ABN-AMRO Patron's Trophy | |
2004–05 | Habib Bank + Pakistan International Airlines |
2005–06 | National Bank of Pakistan |
2006–07 | Habib Bank |
2007–08 to 2011–12 |
No competition |
President's Trophy | |
2012–13 | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines |
2013–14 | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines |
2023–24 | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines |
References
- ^ "National Bank start campaign to retain Patron's Trophy title". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ a b c Balachandran, Kanishkaa (5 October 2006). "A brief history... A brief history of the Patrons Trophy in Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "PCB unveils new look domestic structure". Pakistan Today. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Farooq, Umar (23 July 2014). "PCB revamps first-class structure again". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "PCB unveils revamped domestic cricket structure". Dawn. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Patron's Trophy". March 18, 2021 – via Wikipedia.
- ISBN 978-1849832489.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2023-08-12). "PCB finalises revamped domestic cricket structure". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "Second first-class competition added to Pakistan's domestic calendar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-08-30.