LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has unveiled the summary of a busy club cricket season of 2021-22, here on Monday.

According to the PCB, there were 3,822 club sides across the country that played 7,009 matches, giving club cricketers ample opportunities to play competitive cricket.

During the 2021-22 season, the PCB gave direction and assistance to six Cricket Associations for the growth and promotion of cricket as part of the PCB’s attempts to democratise the sport.

Between October 2021 and February 2022, the six CAs held cricket leagues in their different jurisdictions, offering a pathway for aspiring cricketers to ascend to the top domestic level and assisting in the discovery of cricket talent in both urban and rural areas.

 

As per the details, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which dominated the major domestic events, saw 44 clubs play 1,530 matches from 13 November 2021 to 20 January 2022. Central Punjab and Sindh came in second and third, with 788 and 670 clubs playing 1,482 and 1,172 matches, respectively.

517 clubs competed in 1,100 games in Southern Punjab, while 512 clubs contested in Balochistan and 491 in Northern Punjab in 700 and 1,025 games, respectively.

Between the 7th of October and the 8th of November last year, 300 school teams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa played 565 matches.

Southern Punjab’s school league saw 184 schools compete in 295 matches from 15 November 2021 till 5 January 2022, while 162 schools in Central Punjab have played 458 matches to date with the two-day league presently ongoing.

READ: Interviews for PCB Coach Evaluation Program to kick off today