Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Quaid-e-Azam Trophy The Quaid-e-Azam Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in Pakistan between teams representing regional cricket associations and corporations. Named after Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, who was known as "Quaid-i-Azam" (Great Leader), the trophy was introduced in the 1953-54 season to help the selectors pick the squad for Pakistan's Test tour of England in 1954. Five regional and two departmental teams competed in the first competition: Bahawalpur, Punjab, Karachi, North-West Frontier Province, Sindh, Combined Services and Pakistan Railways. The competition's format has seldom remained unchanged from one season to the next. It has been
Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration Jack Flea's Birthday Celebration is a television play written by Ian McEwan and directed by Mike Newell, part of the "Second City Firsts" series recorded by the BBC at Pebble Mill and broadcast on 10 April 1976. McEwan wrote the play in 1974, just after completing his first book, "First Love, Last Rites", a collection of short stories and he regards it as belonging to that collection. David lives with Ruth, a woman nearly twice his age. It is his birthday and he invites his parents to dinner to meet Ruth for the first time. After