Pakistani cricket team in England in 2001

Pakistan in England in 2001
 
  England Pakistan
Dates 8 May – 4 June 2001
Captains Nasser Hussain Waqar Younis
Test series
Result 2-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Graham Thorpe (228) Inzamam-ul-Haq (232)
Most wickets Darren Gough (14) Waqar Younis (7)
Player of the series Graham Thorpe (Eng)
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)

The Pakistan cricket team toured England in the 2001 season to play a two-match Test series against England in late May. The tour included three First-class matches, one University match and one List A match.

The Test series was drawn 1-1. The test series was followed by the Tri-nation NatWest series including Australia as well.

Tour matches

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University match: British Universities vs Pakistanis

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8–10 May 2001
Scorecard
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74 (32.2 overs)
James Pyemont 18 (63)
Wasim Akram 4/18 (11 overs)
316 (85.5 overs)
Saeed Anwar 89 (115)
Tim Murtagh 6/86 (22.5 overs)
155 (58 overs)
Will Jefferson 40 (43)
Mushtaq Ahmed 8/49 (24 overs)
Pakistanis won by an innings and 87 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: Jeff Evans (Eng) and Vanburn Holder (Win)
  • British Universities won the toss and elected to bat.

First-class: Derbyshire vs Pakistanis

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8–10 May 2001
Scorecard
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166 (59.1 overs)
Mathew Dowman 36 (79)
Saqlain Mushtaq 6/34 (21.1 overs)
262 (78.3 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 80 (102)
Nathan Dumelow 4/81 (22 overs)
247/5d (72.2 overs)
Mathew Dowman 145* (203)
Waqar Younis 2/22 (12 overs)
63/1 (20 overs)
Abdul Razzaq 34* (53)
Trevor Smith 1/14 (5 overs)
Match drawn
County Ground, Derbyshire
Umpires: Tony Clarkson (Eng) and Peter Willey (Eng)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat.

First-class: Kent vs Pakistanis

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12–14 May 2001
Scorecard
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313/5d (85 overs)
Rob Key 119 (194)
Saqlain Mushtaq 2/68 (21 overs)
307/1d (70.2 overs)
Saeed Anwar 201 (230)
Amjad Khan 1/46 (8.2 overs)
84/3 (35.4 overs)
David Fulton 40 (80)
Saqlain Mushtaq 1/6 (3.4 overs)
Match drawn
St Lawrence Ground, Cantebury
Umpires: Roy Palmer (Eng) and David Shepherd (Eng)
  • Pakistanis won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on Day 3 due to heavy rain.

List A: Leicestershire vs Pakistanis

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23 May 2001
Scorecard
Leicestershire
225/7 (50 overs)
v
Pakistanis 
228/3 (42.4 overs)
Ben Smith 105 (116)
Shoaib Akhtar 4/37 (10 overs)
Saleem Elahi 108* (114)
Jonathan Dakin 1/27 (6 overs)
Pakistanis won by 7 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Mervyn Kitchen (Eng) and Alan Whitehead
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.

First-class: Leicestershire vs Pakistanis

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24–25 May 2001
Scorecard
v
96 (32.3 overs)
Iain Sutcliffe 55 (97)
Waqar Younis 5/23 (9 overs)
294 (99.3 overs)
Faisal Iqbal 83 (186)
Scott Boswell 3/87 (26.3 overs)
172 (55.3 overs)
Iain Sutcliffe 38 (102)
Saqlain Mushtaq 4/37 (18.3 overs)
Pakistanis won by an innings and 26 runs
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Pasty Harris (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Waqar Younis (Pak) took a hat-trick.

Test series

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1st Test

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17–20 May 2001
Scorecard
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203 (57 overs)
Younis Khan 58 (99)
Darren Gough 5/61 (16 overs)
391 (130 overs)
Graham Thorpe 80 (145)
Azhar Mahmood 4/50 (26 overs)
179 (59.3 overs)
Abdul Razzaq 53 (123)
Andy Caddick 4/54 (18 overs)
England won by an innings and 9 runs
Lord's, London
Umpires: Darrell Hair (Aus) and Peter Willey (Eng)
Player of the match: Andy Caddick (Eng)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on Day 1 due to rain.
  • Ryan Sidebottom and Ian Ward (both Eng) made their Test debut.

2nd Test

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31 May–4 June 2001
Scorecard
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403 (96.4 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 114 (153)
Matthew Hoggard 3/79 (19 overs)
357 (111.2 overs)
Graham Thorpe 138 (269)
Abdul Razzaq 3/61 (19 overs)
323 (98.6 overs)
Inzamam-ul-Haq 85 (186)
Darren Gough 3/85 (22.5 overs)
261 (105.1 overs)
Marcus Trescothick 117 (272)
Saqlain Mushtaq 4/74 (47 overs)
Pakistan won by 108 runs
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: Eddie Nicholls (Win) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak)
  • Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Start of play in Day 1 was delayed 32 minutes due to wet field.
  • No play was possible on Day 2 after tea due to heavy rain.
  • Bad light stopped play in last hour on Day 3.
  • Mike Atherton (Eng) passed 7,500 test runs.

External sources

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References

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  • Playfair Cricket Annual 2002
  • Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2002


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