Muslim Commercial Bank were aPakistanifirst-class cricket team sponsored by theMuslim Commercial Bank. They played in theQuaid-e-Azam Trophy and thePatron's Trophy between 1976–77 and 1988–89.
They played 95 first-class matches, with 25 wins, 40 losses, 29 draws and one tie. Their most successful seasons were 1977-78 and 1978–79, when they reached the final of the Patron's Trophy.
In 1977-78 they had a strong team, captained byIjaz Faqih. In their first match they dismissedSukkur for 32 and 52 and won by an innings and 322 runs,[1] and in their third match they beatWater and Power Development Authority by 609 runs,[2] the fourth-largest victory margin in terms of runs in thehistory of first-class cricket. In the final, however,Habib Bank Limited beat them by an innings. In the six matchesAzmat Rana scored 721 runs at an average of 144.20,[3] and Ijaz Faqih took 29 wickets at 19.62,[4] as well as making 410 runs at 51.25.
In 1978–79, again captained by Faqih, they beat Habib Bank Limited in the semi-final,[5] but lost on the first innings toNational Bank of Pakistan in the final.[6] Faqih again led the bowling, with 28 wickets at 23.85.[7]
The highest score for Muslim Commercial Bank was 210 not out byQasim Umar in 1982–83. He also hit the second-highest score, 203 not out, in the same season,[8] when in seven matches for Muslim Commercial Bank in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy he scored 1078 runs at 107.80 with five centuries.[9]
The best innings bowling figures were 9 for 45 byTahir Naqqash againstKarachi in 1980–81.[10] The best match bowling figures were 13 for 88 (6 for 41 and 7 for 47) by Ijaz Faqih againstPeshawar in 1986–87.[11] In 69 matches for Muslim Commercial Bank, Faqih scored 3391 runs at 33.24,[12] and took 313 wickets at 24.52.[13]