International cricket |
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in 1956 | in 1957 |
The 1956β57 international cricket season was from September 1956 to April 1957. [1] [2]
International tours | ||||||
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Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
11 October 1956 | Pakistan | Australia | 1β0 [1] | β | β | β |
19 October 1956 | India | Australia | 0β2 [3] | β | β | β |
10 November 1956 | Ceylon | India | β | β | 0β0 [2] | β |
24 December 1956 | South Africa | England | 2β2 [5] | β | β | β |
30 December 1956 | India | England | β | β | 0β2 [2] | β |
2 March 1957 | Jamaica | England | β | β | 0β2 [3] | β |
13 April 1957 | Ceylon | India | β | β | 1β0 [1] | β |
One-off Test match | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 430 | 11β17 February | Abdul Kardar | Ian Johnson | National Stadium, Karachi | Pakistan by 9 wickets |
Test series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 431 | 19β23 October | Polly Umrigar | Ian Johnson | Corporation Stadium, Madras | Australia by an innings and 5 runs | |||
Test 432 | 26β31 October | Polly Umrigar | Ray Lindwall | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | Match drawn | |||
Test 433 | 2β6 November | Polly Umrigar | Ian Johnson | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | Australia by 94 runs |
Two-day Match series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
FC Match | 10β12 November | Vernon Prins | Polly Umrigar | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Match drawn | |||
FC Match | 17β19 November | Gamini Goonesena | Polly Umrigar | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Match drawn |
Test series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 434 | 24β29 December | Clive van Ryneveld | Peter May | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | England by 131 runs | |||
Test 435 | 1β5 January | Jackie McGlew | Peter May | Newlands, Cape Town | England by 312 runs | |||
Test 436 | 25β30 January | Clive van Ryneveld | Peter May | Kingsmead, Durban | Match drawn | |||
Test 437 | 15β20 February | Clive van Ryneveld | Peter May | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 17 runs | |||
Test 438 | 1β5 March | Clive van Ryneveld | Peter May | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 58 runs |
First-class series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home team | Away team | Venue | Result | |||
Match 1 | 30 Decβ1 January | Dr Roy's XI | C. G. Howard's XI | Eden Gardens, Calcutta | C. G. Howard's XI by 142 runs | |||
Match 2 | 5β8 January | President's XI | C. G. Howard's XI | Brabourne Stadium, Bombay | C. G. Howard's XI by 152 runs |
First-class series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Match 1 | 2β5 March | Allan Rae | Desmond Eagar | Sabina Park, Kingston | Match drawn | |||
Match 2 | 15β19 March | Allan Rae | Desmond Eagar | Sabina Park, Kingston | Duke of Norfolk's XI by 3 wickets | |||
Match 3 | 21β26 March | Allan Rae | Desmond Eagar | Sabina Park, Kingston | Duke of Norfolk's XI by 7 wickets |
MJ Gopalan Trophy | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
FC Match | 13β15 April | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Ceylon by 5 wickets |