Fri, 03 Feb - Mon, 06 Feb 1956 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Carisbrook, Dunedin
West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs
New ZealandNew Zealand
537/10 (20.00) & 208/10 (110.2)
West IndiesWest Indies
531/7 (20.00)

NZ vs WI - 1st Test info

Match No
1st Test
Match Date
Fri 02 1956
Teams
New Zealand, West Indies
Series
West Indies in New Zealand Test Series
Ground
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Toss
New Zealand, elected to bat first
Umpires
Albert JelleyLeslie Clark
Match Result
West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs, West Indies
Type No
Test no. 421 Test, West Indies
Season
1955/56, West Indies
New Zealand innigs
537/10 (20.00)
West Indies innigs
531/7 (20.00)
TOTAL7480 (7480)
Everton Weekes 123 (123)
Collie Smith 64 (64)
New Zealand innigs
208/10 (110.2)
TOTAL4560 (4560)
John Beck 66 (66)
Bert Sutcliffe 48 (48)
West Indies innigs