West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1955–56
International cricket tour
The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand between January and March 1956 and played a four-match Test series against the New Zealand national cricket team. West Indies won the series 3–1.
West Indies team
- Denis Atkinson (captain)
- John Goddard (player-manager)
- Alfie Binns
- Clairmonte Depeiaza
- Tom Dewdney
- Wilfred Edun
- Hammond Furlonge
- Frank King
- Bruce Pairaudeau
- Sonny Ramadhin
- Alphonso Roberts
- Collie Smith
- Gary Sobers
- Alf Valentine
- Everton Weekes
Test series summary
First Test
3, 4, 6 February 1956 (4-day match) Scorecard |
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74 (62.2 overs) JW Guy 23 S Ramadhin 6/23 (21.2 overs) | ||
- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 5 February was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
- AF Lissette (NZ) made his Test debut.
Second Test
18, 20, 21 February 1956 (4-day match) Scorecard |
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West Indies won by an innings and 64 runs Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: J Cowie and WJC Gwynne |
- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 19 February was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
- IM Sinclair (NZ) made his Test debut.
- SC Guillen made his Test debut for New Zealand, having appeared in five Tests for West Indies.
Third Test
3, 5, 6, 7 March 1956 (4-day match) Scorecard |
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- West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
- 4 March was taken as a rest day.
- RT Barber (NZ) made his Test debut.
Fourth Test
9, 10, 12, 13 March 1956 (4-day match) Scorecard |
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- New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
- 11 March was taken as a rest day.
- AT Roberts (WIN) made his Test debut.
- This was New Zealand’s first Test victory after 26 years as a Test-playing nation.
References
External links
- West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1955-56 at ESPNcricinfo
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