Pakistan v New Zealand 1st Test
New Zealand tour of Pakistan - 1955 (1955/56) · National Stadium, Karachi · 13 October 1955
Pakistan won by an innings and 1 run
Pakistan won by an innings and 1 run. Imtiaz Ahmed top-scored with 64 for Pakistan. Zulfiqar Ahmed took 6/42.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of Pakistan - 1955 (1955/56)
- Ground
- National Stadium, Karachi
- Dates
- 13 October 1955 to 17 October 1955
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by an innings and 1 run
- Captains
- Harry Cave (New Zealand), Abdul Kardar (Pakistan)
- Debuts
- Zin Harris (New Zealand), Jack Alabaster (New Zealand), Trevor McMahon (New Zealand)
- Umpires
- Idrees Baig and Shujauddin
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. Zin Harris, Jack Alabaster and Trevor McMahon played their first Tests.
New Zealand batted first and made 164 all out. Matt Poore top-scored with 43. Zulfiqar Ahmed took 5 for 37 for Pakistan.
Pakistan replied with 289 all out. Imtiaz Ahmed top-scored with 64, and Shujauddin made 47. Tony MacGibbon took 4 for 98 for New Zealand. Pakistan led by 125 on first innings.
New Zealand made 124 all out in their second innings. Gordon Leggat top-scored with 39. Zulfiqar Ahmed took 6 for 42 for Pakistan.
Pakistan won by an innings and 1 run.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 164 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Leggat | c Imtiaz Ahmed | 16 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | c Abdul Kardar | 15 |
| Matt Poore | st Imtiaz Ahmed | 43 |
| John Reid | c Khan Mohammad | 10 |
| Zin Harris | c Wazir Mohammad | 7 |
| Noel McGregor | c Alimuddin | 10 |
| Harry Cave | bowled | 0 |
| Jack Alabaster | caught | 14 |
| Tony MacGibbon | bowled | 33 |
| Alex Moir | c Khan Mohammad | 10 |
| Trevor McMahon | not out | 0 |
Extras 6 · Total 164 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazal Mahmood | 31 | 12 | 46 | 1 |
| Khan Mohammad | 23 | 9 | 27 | 0 |
| Zulfiqar Ahmed | 37.2 | 19 | 37 | 5 |
| Abdul Kardar | 31 | 10 | 35 | 3 |
| Shujauddin | 11 | 7 | 13 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-18 (Bert Sutcliffe), 2-50 (Gordon Leggat), 3-71 (John Reid), 4-95 (Matt Poore), 5-95 (Zin Harris), 6-95 (Harry Cave), 7-114 (Jack Alabaster), 8-129 (Noel McGregor), 9-163 (Tony MacGibbon), 10-164 (Alex Moir)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bert Sutcliffe and Gordon Leggat | 18 |
| second | Gordon Leggat and Matt Poore | 32 |
| third | John Reid and Matt Poore | 21 |
| fourth | Matt Poore and Zin Harris | 24 |
| fifth | Noel McGregor and Zin Harris | 0 |
| sixth | Harry Cave and Noel McGregor | 0 |
| seventh | Noel McGregor and Jack Alabaster | 19 |
| eighth | Tony MacGibbon and Noel McGregor | 15 |
| ninth | Tony MacGibbon and Alex Moir | 34 |
| tenth | Alex Moir and Trevor McMahon | 1 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 289 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Hanif Mohammad | c Noel McGregor | 5 |
| Alimuddin | c Tony MacGibbon | 28 |
| Waqar Hasan | c Trevor McMahon | 17 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | bowled | 2 |
| Imtiaz Ahmed | c Trevor McMahon | 64 |
| Abdul Kardar | run out | 22 |
| Wazir Mohammad | c Harry Cave | 43 |
| Shujauddin | bowled | 47 |
| Zulfiqar Ahmed | bowled | 10 |
| Fazal Mahmood | not out | 34 |
| Khan Mohammad | run out | 5 |
Extras 12 · Total 289 all out
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony MacGibbon | 37.1 | 8 | 98 | 4 |
| Harry Cave | 24 | 6 | 56 | 3 |
| John Reid | 30 | 17 | 34 | 0 |
| Alex Moir | 37 | 9 | 87 | 1 |
| Matt Poore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Hanif Mohammad), 2-25 (Waqar Hasan), 3-34 (Maqsood Ahmed), 4-74 (Alimuddin), 5-140 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 6-144 (Abdul Kardar), 7-222 (Shujauddin), 8-240 (Wazir Mohammad), 9-251 (Zulfiqar Ahmed), 10-289 (Khan Mohammad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Hanif Mohammad and Alimuddin | 7 |
| second | Waqar Hasan and Alimuddin | 18 |
| third | Maqsood Ahmed and Alimuddin | 9 |
| fourth | Imtiaz Ahmed and Alimuddin | 40 |
| fifth | Abdul Kardar and Imtiaz Ahmed | 66 |
| sixth | Abdul Kardar and Wazir Mohammad | 4 |
| seventh | Wazir Mohammad and Shujauddin | 78 |
| eighth | Zulfiqar Ahmed and Wazir Mohammad | 18 |
| ninth | Fazal Mahmood and Zulfiqar Ahmed | 11 |
| tenth | Fazal Mahmood and Khan Mohammad | 38 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 124 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Zin Harris | run out | 21 |
| Gordon Leggat | lbw | 39 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | bowled | 17 |
| Matt Poore | bowled | 0 |
| Noel McGregor | lbw | 0 |
| John Reid | c Waqar Hasan | 11 |
| Harry Cave | caught | 21 |
| Jack Alabaster | bowled | 8 |
| Tony MacGibbon | c Hanif Mohammad | 0 |
| Alex Moir | c Alimuddin | 2 |
| Trevor McMahon | not out | 0 |
Extras 5 · Total 124 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khan Mohammad | 13 | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Zulfiqar Ahmed | 46.3 | 21 | 42 | 6 |
| Abdul Kardar | 27 | 15 | 22 | 0 |
| Shujauddin | 22 | 12 | 22 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-27 (Bert Sutcliffe), 2-27 (Matt Poore), 3-27 (Noel McGregor), 4-42 (John Reid), 5-79 (Gordon Leggat), 6-109 (Harry Cave), 7-118 (Zin Harris), 8-120 (Tony MacGibbon), 9-122 (Alex Moir), 10-124 (Jack Alabaster)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bert Sutcliffe and Gordon Leggat | 27 |
| second | Gordon Leggat and Matt Poore | 0 |
| third | Gordon Leggat and Noel McGregor | 0 |
| fourth | John Reid and Gordon Leggat | 15 |
| fifth | Gordon Leggat and Zin Harris | 37 |
| sixth | Harry Cave and Zin Harris | 30 |
| seventh | Jack Alabaster and Zin Harris | 9 |
| eighth | Tony MacGibbon and Jack Alabaster | 2 |
| ninth | Alex Moir and Jack Alabaster | 2 |
| tenth | Jack Alabaster and Trevor McMahon | 2 |
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