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toured

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from December 1964 to February 1965 and played a three-match Test series against the

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. All three Tests were drawn. Pakistan also played

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against all six

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teams, two non-first-class matches against minor provincial teams, and a first-class match against a President's XI. Of these matches Pakistan won four and drew five, so they went through the tour undefeated. So, New Zealand also were undefeated.

Test series summary

First Test

Second Test

Third Test

Leading players

In the low-scoring series only one player, John Reid, reached 200 runs: he made 229 at an average of 38.16.

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was Pakistan's highest scorer, with 194 runs at 38.80, and he made the only century, 100

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in the Third Test. Six bowlers took 10 wickets or more, all of them at an average below 23. Asif Iqbal took the most, 18 at 13.77;

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with 15 at 17.66, in his first series, was New Zealand's most successful bowler.

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& Richard Payne, ''Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985'', Moa, Auckland, 1986, p. 338.

References

Bibliography

& Richard Payne, ''Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985'', Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 335–38 * R. T. Brittenden, "Pakistan in Australia and New Zealand, 1964-65", ''

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'' 1966, pp. 832–44

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