Kalat was a

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team from the Pakistani city of

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in the north of

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province, about 150 kilometres south of

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. They had one season of first-class cricket in 1969–70, playing two matches in the

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First-class matches

The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was expanded from a 12-team tournament in 1968–69 to a 20-team tournament in 1969–70, and Kalat were one of the new teams. Their two matches took place in the space of 11 days in August 1969. Both were played at the Racecourse Ground in Quetta, and Kalat lost both by an innings. In the first match Kalat made 127 and 87 against

, who declared at 402 for 8. In the second match

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declared at 524 for 4, and dismissed Kalat for 126 and 102. Nineteen players appeared for Kalat in the two matches, and there were two captains. No batsman totalled 100 runs, and no bowler took five wickets. The highest score was 52 by Abdul Jabbar in the match against Quetta. When the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was reduced to an 18-team tournament for 1970–71, Kalat dropped out.

Players

Players who appeared for Kalat in the 1969–70 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy first-class matches are listed below:

Current status

Kalat currently compete in the annual sub-first-class Inter-District Senior Tournament against other teams from Baluchistan province.Other matches played by Kalat
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References

Other sources

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