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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 424 (424/6)
New Zealand v West Indies, 1955/56, 4th Test
Eden Park, Auckland
9,10,12,13 March 1956 (4-day match)

Result: New Zealand won by 190 runs
West Indies wins the 4-Test series 3-1

Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: JC Harris and TM Pearce
Test Debuts: AT Roberts (WI).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: New Zealand 203/6 (Reid 82*)
  • Day 2: New Zealand 255, West Indies 96/5 (Furlonge 48*, Roberts 1*)
  • Day 3: West Indies 145, New Zealand 61/2 (MacGibbon 30*)
    New Zealand 1st innings                                         R   M   4  6
    LSM Miller            c Weekes           b Valentine           47          0
    SN McGregor           c Smith            b Dewdney              2       0  0
    AR MacGibbon                             b Smith                9 100   2  0
    DD Taylor             lbw                b Valentine           11          0
    *JR Reid              hit wicket         b Dewdney             84 190  11  0
    JEF Beck              c Sobers           b Ramadhin            38 124   6  0
    +SC Guillen           run out                                   6          0
    ME Chapple            c Atkinson         b Dewdney              3       0  0
    DD Beard              c Binns            b Dewdney             31  94      1
    HB Cave               c Smith            b Dewdney             11          0
    JC Alabaster          not out                                   1       0  0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 5)                              12
    Total                 (all out, 166.5 overs)                  255
    
    FoW: 1-9 (McGregor), 2-45 (MacGibbon), 3-66 (Taylor),
         4-87 (Miller), 5-191 (Beck), 6-203 (Guillen), 7-205 (Reid),
         8-210 (Chapple), 9-250 (Cave), 10-255 (Beard).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Dewdney                     19.5   11     21      5
    Atkinson                    32     14     45      0
    Valentine                   41     20     46      2
    Ramadhin                    23      8     41      1
    Smith                       31     19     55      1
    Sobers                      20      7     35      0
    
    West Indies 1st innings                                         R   M   4  6
    HA Furlonge           c Guillen          b Cave                64 211   8  0
    BH Pairaudeau         c MacGibbon        b Cave                 9          0
    GS Sobers             c Guillen          b MacGibbon            1       0  0
    ED Weekes             c Guillen          b MacGibbon            5          0
    OG Smith                                 b Beard                2       0  0
    *DS Atkinson                             b Reid                28          1
    AT Roberts                               b MacGibbon           28          0
    +AP Binns             lbw                b MacGibbon            0       0  0
    S Ramadhin                               b Cave                 3       0  0
    AL Valentine          c Taylor           b Cave                 0       0  0
    DT Dewdney            not out                                   0       0  0
    Extras                (b 1, lb 3, nb 1)                         5
    Total                 (all out, 78.3 overs)                   145
    
    FoW: 1-25 (Pairaudeau), 2-32 (Sobers), 3-46 (Weekes),
         4-59 (Smith), 5-94 (Atkinson), 6-139 (Furlonge),
         7-140 (Binns), 8-145 (Ramadhin), 9-145 (Roberts),
         10-145 (Valentine).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    MacGibbon                   21      5     44      4
    Cave                        27.3   17     22      4
    Reid                        18      5     48      1
    Beard                        9      4     20      1
    Alabaster                    3      1      6      0
    
    New Zealand 2nd innings                                         R   M   4  6
    LSM Miller            c Weekes           b Atkinson            25 100      0
    SN McGregor           c Binns            b Atkinson             5          0
    AR MacGibbon          c Weekes           b Atkinson            35  75   5  0
    DD Taylor             c Valentine        b Atkinson            16          0
    *JR Reid              c Binns            b Atkinson            12          0
    JEF Beck              lbw                b Atkinson             2       0  0
    +SC Guillen           st Binns           b Valentine           41  40   3  2
    ME Chapple            lbw                b Ramadhin             1       0  0
    DD Beard              not out                                   6          0
    JC Alabaster                             b Atkinson             5          0
    HB Cave               not out                                   0       0  0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 5)                               9
    Total                 (9 wickets declared, 80 overs)          157
    
    FoW: 1-14 (McGregor), 2-61 (Miller), 3-66 (MacGibbon),
         4-91 (Taylor), 5-100 (Beck), 6-102 (Reid), 7-109 (Chapple),
         8-146 (Guillen), 9-155 (Alabaster).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Dewdney                     12      5     22      0
    Atkinson                    40     21     53      7
    Valentine                    6      0     29      1
    Ramadhin                    18      6     26      1
    Smith                        4      0     18      0
    
    West Indies 2nd innings (target: 268 runs)                      R   M   B  4 6
    HA Furlonge           c MacGibbon        b Beard                3          0 0
    BH Pairaudeau                            b Cave                 3          0 0
    *DS Atkinson          c Chapple          b Cave                10            0
    ED Weekes             c McGregor         b Alabaster           31  87      7 0
    OG Smith                                 b Cave                 0   2   2  0 0
    GS Sobers             run out                                   1          0 0
    AT Roberts                               b Beard                0          0 0
    +AP Binns                                b Alabaster           20  65        0
    S Ramadhin            c Miller           b Beard                0          0 0
    AL Valentine          st Guillen         b Cave                 5            0
    DT Dewdney            not out                                   4            0
    Extras                                                          0
    Total                 (all out, 45.1 overs)                    77
    
    FoW: 1-4 (Pairaudeau), 2-16 (Furlonge), 3-16 (Atkinson),
         4-16 (Smith), 5-18 (Sobers), 6-22 (Roberts), 7-68 (Weekes),
         8-68 (Ramadhin), 9-68 (Binns), 10-77 (Valentine).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    MacGibbon                    6      1     16      0
    Cave                        13.1    9     21      4
    Reid                         6      2     14      0
    Beard                       15      7     22      3
    Alabaster                    5      4      4      2
    

    • New Zealand's first ever test win in 45 matches and 26 years.




  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: New Zealand, West Indies.

    Ground Page: Eden Park, Auckland

    New Zealand Player Pages: LSM Miller, SN McGregor, AR MacGibbon, DD Taylor, JR Reid, JEF Beck, SC Guillen, ME Chapple, DD Beard, HB Cave, JC Alabaster.

    West Indies Player Pages: HA Furlonge, BH Pairaudeau, GS Sobers, ED Weekes, OG Smith, DS Atkinson, AT Roberts, AP Binns, S Ramadhin, AL Valentine, DT Dewdney.

    Match Officials' Pages: JC Harris, TM Pearce.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Geoff.Bethell (srg3lib@dbv2.grace.cri.nz)  
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