International cricket |
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in 1953 | in 1954 |
The 1953β54 international cricket season was from September 1953 to April 1954. [1] [2]
International tours | ||||||
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Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
19 November 1953 | India | Commonwealth | β | β | 2β2 [5] | β |
11 December 1953 | South Africa | New Zealand | 4β0 [5] | β | β | β |
31 December 1953 | Ceylon | Pakistan | β | β | 0β1 [1] | β |
15 January 1954 | West Indies | England | 2β2 [5] | β | β | β |
30 January 1954 | Ceylon | India | β | β | 1β0 [1] | β |
12 February 1954 | New Zealand | Fiji | β | β | 1β0 [1] | β |
5 March 1954 | Australia | New Zealand | β | β | 0β2 [3] | β |
Unofficial Test series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Match 1 | 19β23 November | Polly Umrigar | Ben Barnett | New Delhi | India by an innings and 15 runs | |||
Match 2 | 3β7 December | Polly Umrigar | Ben Barnett | Bombay | Match drawn | |||
Match 3 | 31 Decβ3 January | Polly Umrigar | Ben Barnett | Calcutta | Commonwealth XI by 6 wickets | |||
Match 4 | 13β17 January | Polly Umrigar | Ben Barnett | Madras | India by an innings and 50 runs | |||
Match 5 | 31 Janβ4 February | Polly Umrigar | Ben Barnett | Lucknow | Match drawn |
Test series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 377 | 11β15 December | Jack Cheetham | Geoff Rabone | Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa by an innings and 58 runs | |||
Test 378 | 24β29 December | Jack Cheetham | Geoff Rabone | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 132 runs | |||
Test 379 | 1β5 January | Jack Cheetham | Geoff Rabone | Newlands, Cape Town | Match drawn | |||
Test 381 | 29 Janβ2 February | Jack Cheetham | Bert Sutcliffe | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 9 wickets | |||
Test 382 | 5β9 February | Jack Cheetham | Bert Sutcliffe | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 5 wickets |
First-class Match | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
FC Match | 31 Decβ3 January | Fredrick de Saram | Abdul Kardar | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Pakistan Services by 4 wickets |
Test Series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 380 | 15β21 January | Jeffrey Stollmeyer | Leonard Hutton | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 140 runs | |||
Test 383 | 6β12 February | Jeffrey Stollmeyer | Leonard Hutton | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 181 runs | |||
Test 384 | 24 Febβ2 March | Jeffrey Stollmeyer | Leonard Hutton | Bourda, Georgetown | England by 9 wickets | |||
Test 385 | 17β23 March | Jeffrey Stollmeyer | Leonard Hutton | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Match drawn | |||
Test 386 | 30 Marβ3 April | Jeffrey Stollmeyer | Leonard Hutton | Sabina Park, Kingston | England by 9 wickets |
MJ Gopalan Trophy | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
FC Match | 30 Janβ1 February | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | Ceylon by an innings and 108 runs |
First-class match | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
FC Match | 12β15 January | Lankford Smith | Patrick Raddock | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Otago by 2 wickets |
First-class series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
FC 1 | 5β9 March | Keith Carmody | Bert Sutcliffe | WACA Ground, Perth | New Zealand by 184 runs | |||
FC 2 | 12β16 March | Phil Ridings | Bert Sutcliffe | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | New Zealand by 8 wickets | |||
FC 3 | 19β23 March | Ian Johnson | Bert Sutcliffe | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match drawn |