Australian cricket team in Pakistan in 1956–57
International cricket tour
The Australian national cricket team visited Pakistan in October 1956 and played a single Test match against the Pakistani national cricket team. Pakistan won the Test series 1–0. Australia were captained by Ian Johnson and Pakistan by Abdul Hafeez Kardar.[1] The Test match was the first between the two teams.[2] The opening day's play was the slowest in the history of Test cricket, with just 95 runs scored.[2]
Test series
Only Test
11, 12, 13, 15, 17 October 1956 (5-day match) Scorecard |
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80 (53.1 overs) KR Miller 21 Fazal Mahmood 6/34 (27 overs) | 199 (91.3 overs) AH Kardar 69 IWG Johnson 4/50 (20.3 overs) | |
187 (109.5 overs) R Benaud 56 Fazal Mahmood 7/80 (48 overs) | 69/1 (48.4 overs) Alimuddin 34* AK Davidson 1/9 (9 overs) |
Pakistan won by 9 wickets National Stadium, Karachi Umpires: Daud Khan and Idrees Baig |
- Australia won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 and 16 October were taken as rest days.
References
- ^ "Australia in Pakistan 1956". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ a b "An insomniac's dream". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
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International cricket tours of Pakistan
Test and LOI tours
Tournaments hosted
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- 1985–86
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