West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1955–56

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

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Test series summary

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First Test

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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)
353 (112.5 overs)
ED Weekes 123
RW Blair 4/90 (22.5 overs)
208 (110.2 overs)
JEF Beck 66
OG Smith 3/42 (18 overs)
West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Umpires: LG Clark and AE Jelley
  • 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

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18, 20, 21 February 1956
(4-day match)
Scorecard
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386 (136.5 overs)
ED Weekes 103
JR Reid 3/68 (24 overs)
158 (75.5 overs)
AR MacGibbon 31*
S Ramadhin 5/46 (26 overs)
164 (f/o) (60.4 overs)
JR Reid 40
AL Valentine 5/32 (22.4 overs)
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

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3, 5, 6, 7 March 1956
(4-day match)
Scorecard
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404 (135.5 overs)
ED Weekes 156
JR Reid 3/85 (32.5 overs)
208 (140 overs)
JEF Beck 55
DS Atkinson 2/20 (12.2 overs)
13/1 (5.2 overs)
BH Pairaudeau 8
AR MacGibbon 1/6 (3 overs)
208 (f/o) (106.5 overs)
DD Taylor 77
DS Atkinson 5/66 (31 overs)
West Indies won by 9 wickets
Basin Reserve, Wellington
Umpires: LG Clark and WJC Gwynne
  • 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

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9, 10, 12, 13 March 1956
(4-day match)
Scorecard
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255 (166.5 overs)
JR Reid 84
DT Dewdney 5/21 (19.5 overs)
145 (78.3 overs)
HA Furlonge 64
HB Cave 4/22 (27.3 overs)
157/9d (80 overs)
SC Guillen 41
DS Atkinson 7/53 (40 overs)
77 (45.1 overs)
ED Weekes 31
HB Cave 4/21 (13.1 overs)
New Zealand won by 190 runs
Eden Park, Auckland
Umpires: JC Harris and TM Pearce
  • 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

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