Career
He toured India in 1952-1953 with the Pakistan team but did not play Test cricket. A left-arm spinner, Qureshi made his first-class debut in two matches for Pakistan in 1949-1950, against Commonwealth XI and Ceylon. He toured India with Pakistan"s first touring team in 1952-1953 and played in six of the first-class matches, taking 17 wickets at an average of 28.23.
He played as a professional for Lowerhouse in the Lancashire League in 1954 and 1955, taking in all 100 wickets at 13.25.
In the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1956-1957 he took 6 for 18 and 6 for 61 to give Punjab an innings victory over Bahawalpur. In 1959-1960, opening the bowling for Lahore and bowling 24 overs unchanged, he took 8 for 24 against Railways.
The next season, captaining Lahore in the Ayub Trophy, he took 9 for 28 in the first innings against Lahore Education Board. These were record bowling figures for Pakistan cricket until Ahad Khan took 9 for 7 in 1964-1965.
