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International cricket in 1953–54

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The 1953–54 international cricket season was from September 1953 to April 1954.[1][2]

Season overview

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International tours
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

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Commonwealth in India

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Unofficial Test series
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

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New Zealand in South Africa

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Test series
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

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First-class Match
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

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England in the West Indies

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Test Series
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

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MJ Gopalan Trophy
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

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Fiji in New Zealand

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First-class match
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
FC Match 12–15 January Otago Lankford Smith Patrick Raddock Carisbrook, Dunedin Otago by 2 wickets

March

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New Zealand in Australia

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First-class series
No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
FC 1 5–9 March Western Australia Keith Carmody Bert Sutcliffe WACA Ground, Perth  New Zealand by 184 runs
FC 2 12–16 March South Australia Phil Ridings Bert Sutcliffe Adelaide Oval, Adelaide  New Zealand by 8 wickets
FC 3 19–23 March Victoria (state) Ian Johnson Bert Sutcliffe Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Match drawn

References

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  1. ^ "Season 1953–54". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Season 1953–54 archive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2020.