Pakistan v Australia Only Test

Australia tour of Pakistan - 1956 (1956/57) · National Stadium, Karachi · 11 October 1956

Pakistan won by 9 wickets

Pakistan won by 9 wickets. Abdul Kardar top-scored with 69 for Pakistan. Fazal Mahmood took 7/80.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: Australia tour of Pakistan - 1956 (1956/57)
Ground: National Stadium, Karachi
Dates: 11 October 1956 to 17 October 1956
Toss: Australia, chose to bat
Result: Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Captains: Ian Johnson (Australia), Abdul Kardar (Pakistan)
Umpires: Daud Khan and Idrees Baig

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to bat.

Australia batted first and made 80 all out. Keith Miller top-scored with 21. Fazal Mahmood took 6 for 34 for Pakistan. From 43 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 22 runs, to 65 for 8. That was well below the 1950s average first-innings total at National Stadium, 168 across 5 Tests.

Pakistan replied with 199 all out. Abdul Kardar top-scored with 69, and Wazir Mohammad made 67. Ian Johnson took 4 for 50 for Australia. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the sixth wicket between Abdul Kardar and Wazir Mohammad, 52% of the total. Pakistan led by 119 on first innings.

Australia made 187 all out in their second innings. Richie Benaud top-scored with 56. Fazal Mahmood took 7 for 80 for Pakistan.

Set 69 to win, Pakistan made 69 for 1. Alimuddin top-scored with 34 not out.

Pakistan won by 9 wickets. Australia's 80 all out is the lowest completed total at National Stadium.

AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 80 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Colin McDonald	c Imtiaz Ahmed	17
Jim Burke	c Wallis Mathias	4
Neil Harvey	lbw	2
Ian Craig	c Imtiaz Ahmed	0
Keith Miller	c Wazir Mohammad	21
Ron Archer	c Imtiaz Ahmed	10
Richie Benaud	c Waqar Hasan	4
Alan Davidson	c Abdul Kardar	3
Ray Lindwall	c Wallis Mathias	2
Ian Johnson	not out	13
Gil Langley	c Waqar Hasan	1

Extras 3 · Total 80 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Fazal Mahmood	27	11	34	6
Khan Mohammad	26.1	9	43	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Jim Burke), 2-23 (Neil Harvey), 3-24 (Colin McDonald), 4-43 (Ian Craig), 5-48 (Keith Miller), 6-52 (Richie Benaud), 7-56 (Alan Davidson), 8-65 (Ron Archer), 9-76 (Ray Lindwall), 10-80 (Gil Langley)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jim Burke and Colin McDonald	19
second	Neil Harvey and Colin McDonald	4
third	Colin McDonald and Ian Craig	1
fourth	Keith Miller and Ian Craig	19
fifth	Keith Miller and Ron Archer	5
sixth	Richie Benaud and Ron Archer	4
seventh	Ron Archer and Alan Davidson	4
eighth	Ray Lindwall and Ron Archer	9
ninth	Ian Johnson and Ray Lindwall	11
tenth	Ian Johnson and Gil Langley	4

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 199 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Hanif Mohammad	c Gil Langley	0
Alimuddin	c Ray Lindwall	10
Gul Mohammad	bowled	12
Imtiaz Ahmed	c Colin McDonald	15
Waqar Hasan	c Gil Langley	6
Wazir Mohammad	c Ian Johnson	67
Abdul Kardar	lbw	69
Wallis Mathias	bowled	0
Fazal Mahmood	not out	10
Zulfiqar Ahmed	c Gil Langley	0
Khan Mohammad	bowled	3

Extras 7 · Total 199 all out

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ray Lindwall	27	8	42	1
Keith Miller	17	5	40	2
Ron Archer	4	0	18	1
Alan Davidson	6	4	6	1
Richie Benaud	17	5	36	1
Ian Johnson	20.3	3	50	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Hanif Mohammad), 2-15 (Alimuddin), 3-25 (Gul Mohammad), 4-35 (Waqar Hasan), 5-70 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 6-174 (Abdul Kardar), 7-174 (Wallis Mathias), 8-189 (Wazir Mohammad), 9-190 (Zulfiqar Ahmed), 10-199 (Khan Mohammad)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Hanif Mohammad and Alimuddin	3
second	Gul Mohammad and Alimuddin	12
third	Gul Mohammad and Imtiaz Ahmed	10
fourth	Imtiaz Ahmed and Waqar Hasan	10
fifth	Imtiaz Ahmed and Wazir Mohammad	35
sixth	Abdul Kardar and Wazir Mohammad	104
seventh	Wazir Mohammad and Wallis Mathias	0
eighth	Fazal Mahmood and Wazir Mohammad	15
ninth	Fazal Mahmood and Zulfiqar Ahmed	1
tenth	Fazal Mahmood and Khan Mohammad	9

AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 187 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Colin McDonald	bowled	3
Jim Burke	c Wallis Mathias	10
Neil Harvey	bowled	4
Ian Craig	lbw	18
Keith Miller	bowled	11
Ron Archer	c Fazal Mahmood	27
Richie Benaud	bowled	56
Alan Davidson	c Imtiaz Ahmed	37
Ray Lindwall	lbw	0
Ian Johnson	bowled	0
Gil Langley	not out	13

Extras 8 · Total 187 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Fazal Mahmood	48	17	80	7
Khan Mohammad	40.5	13	69	3
Zulfiqar Ahmed	9	1	18	0
Abdul Kardar	12	5	12	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Colin McDonald), 2-10 (Neil Harvey), 3-23 (Jim Burke), 4-46 (Ian Craig), 5-47 (Keith Miller), 6-111 (Ron Archer), 7-141 (Richie Benaud), 8-141 (Ray Lindwall), 9-143 (Ian Johnson), 10-187 (Alan Davidson)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jim Burke and Colin McDonald	6
second	Neil Harvey and Jim Burke	4
third	Jim Burke and Ian Craig	13
fourth	Keith Miller and Ian Craig	23
fifth	Keith Miller and Ron Archer	1
sixth	Richie Benaud and Ron Archer	64
seventh	Richie Benaud and Alan Davidson	30
eighth	Ray Lindwall and Alan Davidson	0
ninth	Ian Johnson and Alan Davidson	2
tenth	Gil Langley and Alan Davidson	44

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 69 FOR 1

Batter	How out	R
Hanif Mohammad	c Neil Harvey	5
Alimuddin	not out	34
Gul Mohammad	not out	27

Did not bat: Imtiaz Ahmed, Waqar Hasan, Wazir Mohammad, Abdul Kardar, Wallis Mathias, Fazal Mahmood, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Khan Mohammad

Extras 3 · Total 69 for 1

Bowler (Australia)	O	M	R	W
Ray Lindwall	16	8	22	0
Keith Miller	12	4	18	0
Ron Archer	3.5	3	1	0
Alan Davidson	9	5	9	1
Ian Johnson	7.5	2	16	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Hanif Mohammad)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Hanif Mohammad and Alimuddin	7
second	Gul Mohammad and Alimuddin	62

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