Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade-I 2001-2002 Cricket Tournament will start on January 2, 2002, heralding the commencement of First Class in full swing.

Altogether eighteen teams are participating in this premier cricket tournament of Pakistan, which consists of 14 Association teams (both Lahore and Karachi fielding two teams each) and 4 Rest Elevens from each of the provinces. There are two groups in the competition and the final will be played from March 1 - 5.

There are a total of 17 venues for these first class matches, with Lahore Country Club and Gymkhana Club, Okara, being the two new first class grounds being introduced by PCB this year.

The venues are Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot, Lahore Country Club Murdike, LCCA Ground, Lahore, Gaddafi Stadium Lahore, KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi Stadium, Arbab Niaz Stadium Peshawar, KCCA Stadium, Karachi, National Stadium Karachi, Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur Stadium Bahawalpur, Academy Cricket Ground Gujranwala, Jinnah Stadium Gujranwala, Jinnah Stadium Sialkot, Sports Stadium Sargodha, Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura and Gymkhana Ground Okara.
The schedule of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Grade-I 2001-2002 matches is enclosed.

Khalid Butt
Media Manager
January 1, 2002

Group-I

Date	Teams	Venue	Officials
02-05 Jan	KCCA(W) v KCCA(B)	KCCA Stadium Karachi	Umpires: Sadiq Mohammad-Afzal Ahmed Rereree: Naeem Ahmed Scorer: Mohammad Ahsan
	Hyderabad v Bahawalpur	Bahawalpur Stadium	Umpires: Saleem Badar-Islam Khan Rereree: Raees Ahmed Scorer: Shahid Gillani
	Sargodha v Faisalabad	Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad	Umpires: Iftikhar Malik-Asad Rauf Rereree: Iqbal Sheikh Scorer: Tahir Suhaib
	Rest of Baluchistan v Rest of Sindh	National Stadium Karachi	Umpires: Shakeel Khan-Masroor Ali Rereree: Mohinder Kumar Scorer: Salman Hussain
08-11 Jan	KCCA(W) v Rest of Sindh	National Stadium Karachi	Umpires: Nazir Jr-Akbar Khan Rereree: Taslim Arif Scorer: Adeel Hussain
	KCCA(B) v Rest of Baluchistan	KCCA Stadium Karachi	Umpires: Athar Zaidi-Asad Rauf Rereree: Mohinder Kumar Scorer: Mohammad Ahsan
	Hyderabad v Faisalabad	Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad	Umpires: Nadeem Ghouri-Islam Khan Rereree: Fahimuddin Alvi Scorer: Tahir Suhaib
	Sargodha v Gujranwala	Academy Ground Gujranwala	Umpires: Aleem Dar-Z.I.Pasha Rereree: Shafiq Ahmed Scorer: Sohail Zaidi
14-17 Jan	KCCA(W) v Rest of Baluchistan	National Stadium Karachi	Umpires: Athar Zaidi-Nazir Jr Rereree: Fahimuddin Alvi Scorer: Salman Hussain
	KCCA(B) v Rest of Sindh	KCCA Stadium Karachi	Umpires: Asad Rauf-Akbar Khan Rereree: Munawar Agha Scorer: Adeel Hussain
	Hyderabad v Sargodha	Sports Stadium Sargodha	Umpires: Iqbal Butt-Zamir Haider Rereree: Azhar Hussain Scorer: Nasir Khan
	Bahawalpur v Gujranwala	Bahawalpur Stadium	Umpires: Shakeel Khan-Riazuddin Rereree: Taslim Arif Scorer: Shahid Gillani
20-23 Jan	KCCA(W) v Gujranwala	National Stadium Karachi	Umpires: Nadeem Ghouri-Akbar Khan Rereree: Raees Ahmed Scorer: Mohammad Ahsan
	KCCA(B) v Faisalabad	Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad	Umpires: Nazir Jr-Iftikhar Malik Rereree: Taslim Arif Scorer: Tahir Suhaib
	Hyderabad v Rest of Baluchistan	Niaz Stadium Hyderabad	Umpires: Athar Zaidi-Afzaal Ahmed Rereree: Munawar Agha Scorer: Arif Majeed Arif
	Rest of Sindh v Bahwalpur	Bahwalpur Stadium	Umpires: Shakeel Khan-Riazuddin Rereree: Fahimuddin Alvi Scorer: Shahid Gilani
26-29 Jan	Gujranwala v Hyderabad	Niaz Stadium Hyderabad	Umpires: Athar Zaidi-Nadeem Ghouri Rereree: Naeem Ahmed Scorer: Arif Majeed Arif
	KCCA(B) v Sargodha	Sports Stadium Sargodha	Umpires: Nazir Jr-Iqbal Butt Rereree: Khalid Niazi Scorer: Nasir Khan
	Faisalabad v Rest of Sindh	Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad	Umpires: Riazuddin-Siddiq Khan Rereree: Musaddaq Rasool Scorer: Tahir Suhaib
	Bahawalpur v Rest of Baluchistan	Bahwalpur Stadium	Umpires:Sadiq Mohammad-Ijaz Ahmed Rereree: Fahimuddin Alvi Scorer: Shahid Gilani
01-04 Feb	KCCA(B) v Gujranwala	Jinnah Stadium Gujranwala	Umpires: Siddiq Khan-Z.I.Pasha Rereree: Sultan Rana Scorer: Sohail Zaidi
	Bahawalpur v KCCA(W)	Bahwalpur Stadium	Umpires: Athar Zaidi-Nadeem Ghouri Rereree: Raees Ahmed Scorer: Shahid Gilani
	Faisalabad v Rest of Baluchistan	Iqbal Stadium Faisalabad	Umpires: Mian Aslam-Iqbal Butt Rereree: Musaddaq Rasool Scorer: Tahir Suhaib
	Sargodha v Rest of Sindh	Sports Stadium Sargodha	Umpires: Iftikhar Malik-Nazir Jr Rereree: Abdul Sami Khan Scorer: Nasir Khan
07-10 Feb	KCCA(W) v Hyderabad	Niaz Staduim Hyderabad	Umpires: Athar Zaidi-Aleem Dar Rereree: Taslim Arif Scorer: Arif Majeed Arif
	Bahawalpur v Faisalabad	Bahwalpur Stadium	Umpires: Z.I.Pasha-Ijaz Ahmed Rereree: Naeem Ahmed Scorer: Shahid Gilani
	Gujranwala v Rest of Sindh	Country Club Muridke	Umpires: Feroz Butt-Ehtshamul Haq Rereree: Azhar Khan Scorer: Najamus Saeed
	Sargodha v Rest of Baluchistan	Sports Stadium Sargodha	Umpires: Nazir Jr-Iqbal Butt Rereree: Rab Nawaz Scorer: Nasir Khan
13-16 Feb	KCCA(W) v Faisalabad	National Stadium Karachi	Umpires: Siddiq Khan-Iqbal Butt Rereree: Abdul Sami Khan Scorer: Salman Hussain
	Bahawalpur v Sargodha	Sports Stadium Sargodha	Umpires: Feroz Butt-Rasheed Bhatti Rereree: Azhar Khan Scorer: Nasir Khan
	KCCA(B) v Hyderabad	KCCA Stadium Karachi	Umpires: Iftikhar Malik-Aleem Dar Rereree: Taslim Arif Scorer: Adeel Hussain
	Gujranwala v Rest of Baluchistan	Country Club Muridke	Umpires: Nazir Jr-Ehtshamul Haq Rereree: Sultan Rana Scorer: Sohail Zaidi
19-22 Feb	KCCA(W) v Sargodha	KCCA Stadium Karachi	Umpires: Iftikhar Malik-Zamir Haider Rereree: Fahimuddin Alvi Scorer: Mohammad Ahsan
	KCCA(B) v Bahawalpur	National Staduim Karachi	Umpires: Waqar Mughal-Iqbal Butt Rereree: Naeem Ahmed Scorer: Ahsan Qayyum
	Gujranwala v Faisalabad	Jinnah Stadium Gujranwala	Umpires: Athar Zaidi-Siddiq Khan Rereree: Sultan Rana Scorer: Sohail Zaidi
	Hyderabad v Rest of Sindh	Niaz Staduim Hyderabad	Umpires: Saleem Badar-Afzal Ahmed Rereree: Taslim Arif Scorer: Arif Majeed Arif

Group-II

Date	Teams	Venue	Officials
02-05 Jan	LCCA(W) v LCCA(B)	LCCA Ground Lahore	Umpires: Mian Aslam-Nadeem Ghouri Rereree: Azhar Hassan Scorer: Mohammad Akbar
	Sheikhupura v Sialkot	Country Club Muridke	Umpires: Feroz Butt-Siddiq Khan Rereree: Ali Zia Scorer: Sohail Ziadi
	Islamabad v Rawalpindi	KRL Stadium Rawalpindi	Umpires: Iftikhar Malik-Rasheed Bhatti Rereree: Khateeb Rizwan Scorer: Adnan Farooq
	Rest of Punjab v Rest of NWFP	Arbab Niaz Std. Peshawar	Umpires: Z.I.Pasha-Iqbal Butt Rereree: Ishtiaq Ahmed Scorer: Nadeem Akhtar
08-11 Jan	LCCA(W) v Sheikhupura	Sheikhpura Stadium	Umpires: Saleem Badar-Masroor Ali Rereree: Ehtishamuddin Scorer: Abdul Hameed
	LCCA(B) v Sialkot	LCCA Ground Lahore	Umpires: Feroz Butt-Iqbal Butt Rereree: Abdul Sami Khan Scorer: Masood Ahmed
	Peshawar v Rest of NWFP	Arbab Niaz Std. Peshawar	Umpires: Iftikhar Malik-Zamir Haider Rereree: Ishtiaq Ahmed Scorer: Jaffer Hussain
	Rawalpindi v Rest of Punjab	Gaddafi Stadium Lahore	Umpires: Sajjad Asghar-Waqar Mughal Rereree: Sultan Rana Scorer: Azhar Hussain
14-17 Jan	LCCA(W) v Sialkot	Jinnah Stadium Sialkot	Umpires: Feroz Butt-Islam Khan Rereree: Abdul Sami Khan Scorer: Masood Ahmed
	Rawalpindi v Peshawar	Pindi Stadium Rawalpindi	Umpires: Siddiq Khan-Aleem Dar Rereree: Tahir Hussain Scorer: Asghar Awan
	LCCA(B) v Rest of Punjab	Gaddafi Stadium Lahore	Umpires: Saleem Badar-Z.I.Pasha Rereree: Khalid Niazi Scorer: Azhar Hussain
	Islamabad v Rest of NWFP	KRL Stadium Rawalpindi	Umpires: Iftikhar Malik-Nadeem Ghouri Rereree: Khateeb Rizwan Scorer: Shakeel Ahmed
20-23 Jan	LCCA(W) v Peshawar	LCCA Ground Lahore	Umpires: Saleem Badar-Feroz Butt Rereree: Ali Zia Scorer: Najamus Saeed
	LCCA(B) v Islamabad	KRL Stadium Rawalpindi	Umpires: Islam Khan-Sadiq Mohammad Rereree: Khateeb Rizwan Scorer: Adnan Farooq
	Rawalpindi v Rest of NWFP	Pindi Stadium Rawalpindi	Umpires: Siddiq Khan-Asad Rauf Rereree: Javed Akhtar Scorer: Shakeel Ahmed
	Sheikhupura v Rest of Punjab	Gaddafi Stadium Lahore	Umpires: Aleem Dar-Sajjad Asghar Rereree: Tahir Hussain Scorer: Mohammad Akbar
26-29 Jan	LCCA(W) v Rest of Punjab	Gaddafi Stadium Lahore	Umpires: Shakeel Khan-Saleem Badar Rereree: Shafiq Ahmed Scorer: Masood Ahmed
	Sialkot v Rawalpindi	Jinnah Stadium Sialkot	Umpires: Mian Aslam-Afzal Ahmed Rereree: Azhar Khan Scorer: Azhar Hussain
	Islamabad v Peshawar	Arbab Niaz Std.Peshawar	Umpires: Islam Khan-Iftikhar Malik Rereree: Tahir Hussain Scorer: Nadeem Akhtar
	Sheikhupura v Rest of NWFP	Sheikhupura Stadium	Umpires: Feroz Butt-Z.I.Pasha Rereree: Azmat Rana Scorer: Abdul Hameed
01-04 Feb	LCCA(B) v Sheikhupura	Sheikhupura Stadium	Umpires: Shakeel Khan-Saleem Badar Rereree: Azhar Khan Scorer: Azhar Hussain
	LCCA(W) v Islamabad	LCCA Ground Lahore	Umpires: Riazuddin-Feroz Butt Rereree: Azmat Rana Scorer: Riaz Ahmed
	Peshawar v Rest of Punjab	Gaddafi Stadium Lahore	Umpires: Afzal Ahmed-Islam Khan Rereree: Rab Nawaz Scorer: Abdul Hameed
	Sialkot v Rest of NWFP	Jinnah Stadium Sialkot	Umpires: Asad Rauf-Aleem Dar Rereree: Ali Zia Scorer: Masood Ahmed
07-10 Feb	LCCA(B) v Rest of NWFP	LCCA Ground Lahore	Umpires: Riazuddin-Afzal Ahmed Rereree: Shafiq Ahmed Scorer: Abdul Hameed
	Sheikhupura v Rawalpindi	Sheikhupura Stadium	Umpires: Shakeel Khan-Asad Rauf Rereree: Sultan Rana Scorer: Mohammad Akbar
	Sialkot v Peshawar	Jinnah Stadium Sialkot	Umpires: Saleem Badar-Islam Khan Rereree: Azmat Rana Scorer: Riaz Ahmed
	Rest of Punjab v Islamabad	Gym. Cricket Ground Okara	Umpires: Siddiq Khan-Nadeem Ghauri Rereree: Abdul Sami Khan Scorer: Shahid Farooq
13-16 Feb	LCCA(B) v Peshawar	Arbab Niaz Std. Peshawar	Umpires: Shakeel Khan-Masroor Ali Rereree: Azmat Rana Scorer: Jaffer Hussain
	LCCA(W) v Rawalpindi	Pindi Stadium Rawalpindi	Umpires: Riazuddin-Afzal Ahmed Rereree: Khateeb Rizwan Scorer: Asghar Awan
	Sheikhupura v Islamabad	Sheikhupura Stadium	Umpires: Asad Rauf-Z.I.Pasha Rereree: Shafiq Ahmed Scorer: Najamus Saeed
	Sialkot v Rest of Punjab	Gym. Cricet Ground Okara	Umpires: Athar Zaidi-Islam Khan Rereree: Ali Zia Scorer: Shahid Farooq
19-22 Feb	LCCA(W) v Rest of NWFP	LCCA Ground Lahore	Umpires: Shakeel Khan-Ehtishamul Haq Rereree: Azhar Khan Scorer: Riaz Ahmed
	LCCA(B) v Rawalpindi	Gaddafi Stadium Lahore	Umpires: Riazuddin-Z.I.Pasha Rereree: Shafiq Ahmed Scorer: Najamus Saeed
	Sheikhupura v Peshawar	Arbab Niaz Std. Peshawar	Umpires: Nazir Jr-Asad Rauf Rereree: Ali Zia Scorer: Nadeem Akhtar
	Sialkot v Islamabad	KRL Stadium Rawalpindi	Umpires: Aleem Dar-Nadeem Ghouri Rereree: Javed Akhtar Scorer: Shakeel Ahmed
01-05 Mar	FINAL

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