International cricket in 1953–54
Appearance
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in 1953 | in 1954 |
The 1953–54 international cricket season was from September 1953 to April 1954.[1][2]
Season overview
[edit]International tours | ||||||
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Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
19 November 1953 | India | Commonwealth | — | — | 2–2 [5] | — |
11 December 1953 | South Africa | New Zealand | 4–0 [5] | — | — | — |
31 December 1953 | Ceylon | Pakistan | — | — | 0–1 [1] | — |
15 January 1954 | West Indies | England | 2–2 [5] | — | — | — |
30 January 1954 | Ceylon | India | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — |
12 February 1954 | New Zealand | Fiji | — | — | 1–0 [1] | — |
5 March 1954 | Australia | New Zealand | — | — | 0–2 [3] | — |
November
[edit]Commonwealth in India
[edit]Unofficial Test series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Match 1 | 19–23 November | Polly Umrigar | Ben Barnett | New Delhi | India by an innings and 15 runs | |||
Match 2 | 3–7 December | Polly Umrigar | Ben Barnett | Bombay | Match drawn | |||
Match 3 | 31 Dec–3 January | Polly Umrigar | Ben Barnett | Calcutta | Commonwealth XI by 6 wickets | |||
Match 4 | 13–17 January | Polly Umrigar | Ben Barnett | Madras | India by an innings and 50 runs | |||
Match 5 | 31 Jan–4 February | Polly Umrigar | Ben Barnett | Lucknow | Match drawn |
December
[edit]New Zealand in South Africa
[edit]Test series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 377 | 11–15 December | Jack Cheetham | Geoff Rabone | Kingsmead, Durban | South Africa by an innings and 58 runs | |||
Test 378 | 24–29 December | Jack Cheetham | Geoff Rabone | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 132 runs | |||
Test 379 | 1–5 January | Jack Cheetham | Geoff Rabone | Newlands, Cape Town | Match drawn | |||
Test 381 | 29 Jan–2 February | Jack Cheetham | Bert Sutcliffe | Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg | South Africa by 9 wickets | |||
Test 382 | 5–9 February | Jack Cheetham | Bert Sutcliffe | Crusaders Ground, Port Elizabeth | South Africa by 5 wickets |
Pakistan in Ceylon
[edit]First-class Match | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
FC Match | 31 Dec–3 January | Fredrick de Saram | Abdul Kardar | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Pakistan Services by 4 wickets |
January
[edit]England in the West Indies
[edit]Test Series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
Test 380 | 15–21 January | Jeffrey Stollmeyer | Leonard Hutton | Sabina Park, Kingston | West Indies by 140 runs | |||
Test 383 | 6–12 February | Jeffrey Stollmeyer | Leonard Hutton | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | West Indies by 181 runs | |||
Test 384 | 24 Feb–2 March | Jeffrey Stollmeyer | Leonard Hutton | Bourda, Georgetown | England by 9 wickets | |||
Test 385 | 17–23 March | Jeffrey Stollmeyer | Leonard Hutton | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Match drawn | |||
Test 386 | 30 Mar–3 April | Jeffrey Stollmeyer | Leonard Hutton | Sabina Park, Kingston | England by 9 wickets |
India in Ceylon
[edit]MJ Gopalan Trophy | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
FC Match | 30 Jan–1 February | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground, Colombo | Ceylon by an innings and 108 runs |
February
[edit]Fiji in New Zealand
[edit]First-class match | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
FC Match | 12–15 January | Lankford Smith | Patrick Raddock | Carisbrook, Dunedin | Otago by 2 wickets |
March
[edit]New Zealand in Australia
[edit]First-class series | ||||||||
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No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
FC 1 | 5–9 March | Keith Carmody | Bert Sutcliffe | WACA Ground, Perth | New Zealand by 184 runs | |||
FC 2 | 12–16 March | Phil Ridings | Bert Sutcliffe | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | New Zealand by 8 wickets | |||
FC 3 | 19–23 March | Ian Johnson | Bert Sutcliffe | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | Match drawn |
References
[edit]- ^ "Season 1953–54". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Season 1953–54 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2020.