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1st Test-West Indies in New Zealand Test Series 1956

TESTCarisbrook, DunedinFri, 03 Feb - Mon, 06 Feb 1956 - 03:30

New Zealand

74/10 (62.2) & 208/10 (110.2)

West Indies

353/10 (112.5)

West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs

WIWest Indies innings

353/10 (112.5)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Gordon Leggat c Sobers b Atkinson	3	0	7	0	0	0.00	In 1956	20	0	0	Career	351	9	0
Bert Sutcliffe b Valentine	9	0	83	0	0	0.00	In 1956	57	6	1	Career	2104	144	15
John Guy c Goddard b Ramadhin	23	0	72	0	0	0.00	In 1956	23	0	0	Career	355	26	0
John Reid b Ramadhin	10	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	33	0	0	Career	1299	120	8
Noel McGregor run out	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	11	0	0	Career	337	15	0
John Beck b Valentine	7	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	73	11	1	Career	276	27	2
Bob Blair c (wk)Binns b Ramadhin	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	49	0	1
Alex Moir not out	15	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	35	0	1	Career	242	14	2
Harry Cave(c) b Ramadhin	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	196	5	0
Trevor McMahon(WK) c (wk)Binns b Ramadhin	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	2	0	0	Career	7	0	0
Allen Lissette lbw b Ramadhin	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	1	0	0	Career	1	0	0
Extras (b 5, lb 2)	7
Total 74 62.2 Ov (RR: 1.18)	74

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Frank King	8.00	2	11	0	1.37	In 1956	0	5/74	Career	28
Denis Atkinson	7.00	5	2	1	0.28	In 1956	2	5/108	Career	30
Clairmonte Depeiaza	2.00	0	3	0	1.50	In 1956	0	0/3	Career	0
Alf Valentine	24.00	13	28	2	1.16	In 1956	4	8/104	Career	99
Sonny Ramadhin	21.20	13	23	6	1.07	In 1956	9	6/113	Career	98

NZNew Zealand innings

74/10 (62.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Bruce Pairaudeau c Lissette b Blair	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	333	0	0
Alfie Binns(WK) b Lissette	10	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	10	0	0	Career	12	0	0
Garry Sobers run out	27	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	27	0	0	Career	298	10	0
Everton Weekes c (wk)McMahon b Cave	123	0	0	17	0	0.00	In 1956	123	17	0	Career	3510	260	2
Collie Smith b Blair	64	0	112	9	1	0.00	In 1956	64	9	1	Career	270	28	2
Denis Atkinson(c) c (wk)McMahon b Cave	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	680	33	4
Clairmonte Depeiaza b Lissette	14	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	14	0	0	Career	183	16	0
John Goddard not out	48	0	129	7	0	0.00	In 1956	48	7	0	Career	648	28	1
Sonny Ramadhin b Blair	44	0	72	8	0	0.00	In 1956	44	8	0	Career	184	12	0
Alf Valentine lbw b Blair	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	2	0	0	Career	85	2	3
Frank King absent hurt	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	103	0	1
Extras (b 9, lb 10, nb 2)	21
Total 353 112.5 Ov (RR: 3.12)	353

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	W	Best	Career	W
Bob Blair	22.50	5	90	4	3.94	In 1956	4	4/90	Career	20
Harry Cave	26.00	12	47	2	1.80	In 1956	2	3/45	Career	22
John Reid	17.00	3	43	0	2.52	In 1956	0	4/36	Career	31
Allen Lissette	28.00	11	73	2	2.60	In 1956	2	2/73	Career	2
Alex Moir	19.00	3	79	0	4.15	In 1956	0	6/155	Career	21

WIWest Indies innings

208/10 (110.2)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	R	4s	6s	Career	R	4s	6s
Gordon Leggat lbw b Ramadhin	17	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	20	0	0	Career	351	9	0
Bert Sutcliffe c (wk)Binns b Valentine	48	0	95	6	1	0.00	In 1956	57	6	1	Career	2104	144	15
John Guy st (wk)Binns b Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	23	0	0	Career	355	26	0
John Reid run out	23	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	33	0	0	Career	1299	120	8
Noel McGregor b Smith	11	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	11	0	0	Career	337	15	0
John Beck lbw b Atkinson	66	0	81	11	1	0.00	In 1956	73	11	1	Career	276	27	2
Bob Blair c Depeiaza b Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	49	0	1
Alex Moir c (wk)Binns b Ramadhin	20	0	91	0	1	0.00	In 1956	35	0	1	Career	242	14	2
Harry Cave(c) c Pairaudeau b Valentine	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	0	0	0	Career	196	5	0
Trevor McMahon(WK) b Ramadhin	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	2	0	0	Career	7	0	0
Allen Lissette not out	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	In 1956	1	0	0	Career	1	0	0
Extras (b 19, lb 1)	20
Total 208 110.2 Ov (RR: 1.88)	208