1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
The 1956–57 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was the third edition of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, the domestic first-class cricket competition in Pakistan. All matches at the tournament, played from 25 December 1956 to 8 March 1957, were accorded first-class status, with the group stage matches played over three days, the semi-finals over five days, and the final over six days. In the final, the Punjab defeated the Karachi Whites by 43 runs, claiming their first title. Hanif Mohammad was the leading run-scorer and Fazal Mahmood was the leading wicket-taker.Teams
The winner of each zone, marked in bold, qualified for the semi-finals.
;Central Zone
;North Zone
;East Zone
;South Zone
Semi-finals
----Final
Statistics
Most runs
The top five run-scorers are included in this table, listed by runs scored and then by batting average.
| Player | Team | Runs | Inns | Avg | Highest | 100s | 50s |
| Hanif Mohammad | Karachi Whites | 356 | 4 | 89.00 | 228 | 1 | 1 |
| Alimuddin | Karachi Whites | 302 | 5 | 75.50 | 105 | 1 | 1 |
| Gul Mohammad | Punjab | 257 | 7 | 36.71 | 175 | 1 | 0 |
| Fazal Mahmood | Punjab | 252 | 5 | 50.40 | 91 | 0 | 2 |
| Ijaz Butt | Punjab | 225 | 4 | 56.25 | 147 | 1 | 0 |
The top five wicket-takers are listed in this table, listed by wickets taken and then by bowling average.
| Player | Team | Overs | Wkts | Ave | 5 | 10 | BBI |
| Fazal Mahmood | Punjab | 151.2 | 35 | 5.14 | 4 | 1 | 9/43 |
| Khalid Qureshi | Punjab | 238.2 | 28 | 12.78 | 3 | 1 | 6/18 |
| Mahmood Hussain | Karachi Whites | 195.5 | 28 | 19.39 | 3 | 1 | 8/95 |
| Haseeb Ahsan | Peshawar | 89.5 | 19 | 12.68 | 2 | 1 | 8/76 |
| Mohammad Munaf | Karachi Whites | 133.4 | 18 | 19.66 | 1 | 0 | 6/67 |
