President's Trophy (cricket)

The President'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 as Hanif Mohammad Trophy. It consists of teams representing the government and semi-government departments, corporations, commercial organisations, business houses, banks, airlines, and educational institutions.[1]

President's Trophy
CountriesPakistan Pakistan
AdministratorPCB
FormatFirst-class
First edition1960–61
Latest edition2018–19
Tournament formatRound-robin and knockout
Number of teams8
Current championSui Northern Gas Pipelines (Grade I, 2013–14)
State Bank of Pakistan (Grade II, 2018–19)
Most successfulKarachi (11 titles)
WebsitePakistan Cricket Board

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 President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan. In 1970–71 the competition was renamed the BCCP Trophy, and two years later it received the title BCCP Patron's Trophy, recognising its purpose as a competition for departmental teams, as opposed to the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, which was primarily contested by teams from regional associations.[6][2] A year later, in 1973–74, the Pentangular Trophy was introduced, contested by the leading teams from both competitions.[7]

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
SeasonTeam
Ayub Trophy
1960–61Railways + Quetta
1961–62Karachi
1962–63Karachi
1963–64No competition
1964–65Karachi
1965–66Karachi Blues
1966–67No competition
1967–68Karachi Blues
1968–69No competition
1969–70Pakistan International Airlines
BCCP Trophy
1970–71Pakistan International Airlines
1971–72Pakistan International Airlines
BCCP Patron's Trophy
1972–73Karachi Blues
1973–74Railways
1974–75National Bank of Pakistan
1975–76National Bank of Pakistan
1976–77Habib Bank
1977–78Habib Bank
1978–79National Bank of Pakistan
1979–80Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan
1980–81Rawalpindi
1981–82Allied Bank Limited
1982–83Pakistan Automobiles Corporation
1983–84Karachi Blues
1984–85Karachi Whites
1985–86Karachi Whites
1986–87National Bank of Pakistan
1987–88Habib Bank
1988–89Karachi
1989–90Karachi Whites
1990–91Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
1991–92Habib Bank
1992–93Habib Bank
1993–94Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
1994–95Allied Bank Limited
PCB Patron's Trophy
1995–96Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
1996–97United Bank Limited
1997–98Habib Bank
1998–99Habib Bank
1999–2000Lahore City Blues
2000–01Pakistan Customs
2001–02National Bank of Pakistan
2002–03No competition
2003–04Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
ABN-AMRO Patron's Trophy
2004–05Habib Bank + Pakistan International Airlines
2005–06National Bank of Pakistan
2006–07Habib Bank
2007–08 to
2011–12		No competition
President's Trophy
2012–13Sui Northern Gas Pipelines
2013–14Sui Northern Gas Pipelines

References
  1. "National Bank start campaign to retain Patron's Trophy title". www.thenews.com.pk.
  2. Balachandran, Kanishkaa (5 October 2006). "A brief history... A brief history of the Patrons Trophy in Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. "PCB unveils new look domestic structure". Pakistan Today. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. Farooq, Umar (23 July 2014). "PCB revamps first-class structure again". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. "PCB unveils revamped domestic cricket structure". Dawn. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. "Patron's Trophy". March 18, 2021 – via Wikipedia.
  7. Oborne, Peter (9 April 2015). Wounded Tiger: A History of Cricket in Pakistan. Simon & Schuster UK. ISBN 978-1849832489.
  8. Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2023-08-12). "PCB finalises revamped domestic cricket structure". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  9. "Second first-class competition added to Pakistan's domestic calendar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-08-30.


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