New Zealand national cricket team in Pakistan in the 1955/56 season

The tour of the New Zealand national cricket team to Pakistan in the 1955/56 season took place from October 13 to November 12, 1955. The international cricket tour was part of the 1955/56 international cricket season and included three tests . Pakistan won the series 2–0.

prehistory

It was the first tour of the season for all teams. It was the first meeting of the two teams on a tour.

Stages

Karachi Lahore

Tour venues

Dhaka (BNS)

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Bangabandhu National Stadium	Dhaka	36,000	2nd test
National Stadium	Karachi	34,228	3rd test
Lahore Stadium	Lahore	60,000	1st test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
Pakistan	New Zealand
Abdul Kardar Agha Saadat Alimuddin Fazal Mahmood Hanif Mohammad Imtiaz Ahmed Khan Mohammad Mahmood Hussain Maqsood Ahmed Shujauddin Wallis Mathias Waqar Younis Wazir Mohammad Zulfiqar Ahmed	Jack Alabaster Harry Cave John Guy Noel Harford Chris Harris Roydon Hayes Gordon Leggat Tony MacGibbon Noel McGregor Trevor McMahon Alex Moir Richard Petrie Matt Poore Richard Reid Bert Sutcliffe

Testing

First test in Karachi

October 13th - 17th Scorecard	Karachi	New Zealand 164 (133.2) & 124 (108.3)	-	Pakistan 289 (130.1)
		Pakistan wins with one innings and one run

Second test in Lahore

October 26th - 31st scorecard	Lahore	New Zealand 348 (160.5) & 328 (158.2)	-	Pakistan 561 (185.3) & 117-6 (26.5)
		Pakistan wins with 4 wickets

Third test in Dhaka

November 7-12 Scorecard	Dhaka	New Zealand 70 (39.2) & 69-6 (90)	-	Pakistan 195-6d (76)
		draw

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo