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International cricket tour
The
England national cricket team toured
Pakistan from November 1977 to January 1978 and played a three-match
Test series against the
Pakistan national cricket team. The Test series was drawn 0β0. England were captained by
Mike Brearley and Pakistan by
Wasim Bari.
Geoffrey Boycott captained England in the third test after Brearley returned home with a broken arm. In addition, the teams played a three-match
Limited Overs International (LOI) series which England won 2β1.
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Test series summary
First Test
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 17 December was taken as a rest day.
-
GA Cope and
BC Rose (both ENG), and
Abdul Qadir (PAK) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- 5 January was taken as a rest day.
Third Test
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 21 January was taken as a rest day.
-
MW Gatting (ENG) and
Mohsin Khan (PAK) made their Test debuts.
One Day Internationals (ODIs)
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
- England won the toss and elected to field.
-
Arshad Pervez (PAK) made his ODI debut.
References
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International cricket tours of Pakistan |
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Test and LOI tours |
Australia | |
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Bangladesh | |
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England | |
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India | |
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New Zealand | |
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South Africa | |
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Sri Lanka | |
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West Indies | |
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Zimbabwe | |
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Tournaments hosted |
Multiple teams | |
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Other tours |
Afghan | |
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Bangladeshi | |
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Ceylonese/Sri Lankan | |
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English | |
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Multi-national | |
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Tours in italics have been played in the United Arab Emirates or other neutral venues, since 2009 |