[1] Batting for Punjab University, Maqsood Ahmed scored the third century in Pakistan first-class cricket.
Among the many Test players who played for the Punjab Governor's XI in this period was Abdul Hafeez Kardar, who captained the side in 1965–66 in his final first-class match.
They reached the semi-finals of several tournaments, progressing to the final of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy in 1970–71, which they lost on the first innings to Karachi Blues,[5] and defeating Rawalpindi to win the Punjab Governor's Gold Cup Tournament in 1971–72.
Overall between 1948 and 1972 Punjab University played 44 first-class matches, winning 8, losing 10 and drawing 26.
Many Pakistan Test players spent part of their early careers playing for Punjab University, including Shujauddin Butt, Khan Mohammad, Imtiaz Ahmed and Waqar Hasan in the early matches, and Sarfraz Nawaz, Wasim Raja, Asif Masood, Shafiq Ahmed and Talat Ali in the 1960s and 1970s.