The

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toured

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in 1955–56 season. The teams played five

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. India won the series 2–0 with three Tests drawn. Before the series, the New Zealand team had played a three-Test series in Pakistan, losing that series 0–2.

Squads

Every player played at least one Test in the series. Cave, Reid, Guy, Hayes, MacGibbon and Sutcliffe played all five Tests. The team was managed by

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, who was at the time headmaster of

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, and had previously played three first-class matches for

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Tour matches

Three-day: West Zone v New Zealanders

Electing to bat upon winning the toss, the New Zealanders made 162 on a grassy wicket.

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and Alex Moir offered any resistance to West Zone's bowling. In reply, West Zone lost three early wickets

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and

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struck a 62-run partnership taking their team to 100/4 at close of play. The West Zone batsmen failed to keep up with the pace of

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and

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, and were dismissed for 179 the following afternoon. The New Zealanders began their second innings scoring at brisk pace making 215 runs in 208 minutes. Starting the final day at 215/6, the New Zealanders lost their tail the final morning, setting West Zone a target of 252 runs to be made in 225 minutes. Captain

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opening in West Zone's second innings made a fighting 103 in 210 minutes while striking partnerships with

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and

that yielded 105 and 116 runs respectively. West Zone reached the target with three minutes to spare and six wickets in hand.

Three-day: South Zone v New Zealanders

Test matches

1st Test

2nd Test

3rd Test

4th Test

5th Test

References

External links

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New Zealand to Pakistan & India 1955-56
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