The 1955–56 international cricket season was from September 1955 to April 1956.[1][2]
Season overview
edit| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 13 October 1955 |  Pakistan
|
 New Zealand
|
2–0 [3] | — | — | — |
| 21 October 1955 |  India
|
 Ceylon
|
— | — | 0–1 [1] | — |
| 19 November 1955 | India
|
New Zealand
|
2–0 [5] | — | — | — |
| 20 January 1956 | Pakistan
|
Marylebone | — | — | 2–1 [4] | — |
| 3 February 1955 | New Zealand
|
 West Indies
|
3–1 [4] | — | — | — |
October
editNew Zealand in Pakistan
edit| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 413 | 13–17 October | Abdul Kardar | Harry Cave | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by an innings and 1 runs
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| Test 414 | 26–31 October | Abdul Kardar | Harry Cave | Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium, Lahore | West Indies by 4 wickets
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| Test 415 | 7–12 November | Abdul Kardar | Harry Cave | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Match drawn | |||
Ceylon in India
edit| MJ Gopalan Trophy | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| FC Match | 21–23 October | Coimbatarao Gopinath | Vernon Prins | Corporation Stadium, Madras | Ceylon by an innings and 14 runs
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| 3-day Match | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| FC Match | 29–31 October | Edulji Aibara | Vernon Prins | Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad | Match drawn | |||
November
editNew Zealand in India
edit| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 416 | 19–24 November | Ghulam Ahmed | Harry Cave | Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad | Match drawn | |||
| Test 417 | 2–7 December | Polly Umrigar | Harry Cave | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | India by an innings and 27 runs
| |||
| Test 418 | 16–21 December | Polly Umrigar | Harry Cave | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | Match drawn | |||
| Test 419 | 28 Dec–2 January | Polly Umrigar | Harry Cave | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Match drawn | |||
| Test 420 | 6–11 January | Polly Umrigar | Harry Cave | Corporation Stadium, Madras | India by an innings and 109 runs
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January
editMCC in Pakistan
edit| First-class series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| FC 1 | 20–25 January | Abdul Kardar | Donald Carr | Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore | Match drawn | |||
| FC 2 | 3–8 February | Abdul Kardar | Donald Carr | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan by an innings and 10 runs
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| FC 3 | 24–29 February | Abdul Kardar | Donald Carr | Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar | Pakistan by 7 wickets
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| FC 4 | 9–14 March | Abdul Kardar | Donald Carr | National Stadium, Karachi | Marylebone by 2 wickets | |||
February
editWest Indies in New Zealand
edit| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 421 | 3–6 February | Harry Cave | Denis Atkinson | Carisbrook, Dunedin | West Indies by an innings and 71 runs
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| Test 422 | 18–21 February | John Reid | Denis Atkinson | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | West Indies by an innings and 64 runs
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| Test 423 | 3–7 March | John Reid | Denis Atkinson | Basin Reserve, Wellington | West Indies by 9 wickets
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| Test 424 | 9–13 March | John Reid | Denis Atkinson | Eden Park, Auckland | New Zealand by 190 runs
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References
edit- ^ "Season 1955–56". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Season 1955–56 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
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