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.
Pakistan in England in 2001 | |||
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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 Test series was drawn 1-1. The test series was followed by the Tri-nation NatWest series including Australia as well.
Tour matches
editUniversity match: British Universities vs Pakistanis
editFirst-class: Derbyshire vs Pakistanis
editFirst-class: Kent vs Pakistanis
edit12–14 May 2001
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- Pakistanis won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on Day 3 due to heavy rain.
List A: Leicestershire vs Pakistanis
edit 23 May 2001
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Leicestershire
225/7 (50 overs) |
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- Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
First-class: Leicestershire vs Pakistanis
edit24–25 May 2001
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- Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.
- Waqar Younis (Pak) took a hat-trick.
Test series
edit1st Test
edit17–20 May 2001
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- 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
edit31 May–4 June 2001
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- 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
editReferences
edit- Playfair Cricket Annual 2002
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2002