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

Test series summary

First Test

3, 4, 6 February 1956
(4-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	West Indies
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

18, 20, 21 February 1956
(4-day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	New Zealand
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

3, 5, 6, 7 March 1956
(4-day match)
Scorecard

West Indies	v	New Zealand
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

9, 10, 12, 13 March 1956
(4-day match)
Scorecard

New Zealand	v	West Indies
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

External links

West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1955-56 at ESPNcricinfo

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