Pakistan v New Zealand 3rd Test
New Zealand tour of Pakistan - 1955 (1955/56) · Dacca Stadium, Dhaka · 7 November 1955
Match drawn
Match drawn. Hanif Mohammad top-scored with 103 for Pakistan. Khan Mohammad took 6/21.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- New Zealand tour of Pakistan - 1955 (1955/56)
- Ground
- Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka (then Dacca Stadium)
- Dates
- 7 November 1955 to 12 November 1955
- Toss
- New Zealand, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Harry Cave (New Zealand), Abdul Kardar (Pakistan)
- Debuts
- John Guy (New Zealand), Wallis Mathias (Pakistan), Agha Saadat Ali (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- Daud Khan and Idrees Baig
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. John Guy, Wallis Mathias and Agha Saadat Ali played their first Tests.
New Zealand batted first and made 70 all out. Tony MacGibbon top-scored with 29 not out. Khan Mohammad took 6 for 21 for Pakistan. From 0 for 0 they lost 6 wickets for 26 runs, to 26 for 6.
Pakistan replied with 195 for 6. Hanif Mohammad top-scored with 103, and Wallis Mathias made 41. Harry Cave took 3 for 45 for New Zealand. Pakistan led by 125 on first innings.
New Zealand made 69 for 6 in their second innings. Matt Poore top-scored with 18.
Match drawn. New Zealand's 70 all out is the lowest completed total at Bangabandhu National Stadium.
NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 70 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Leggat | bowled | 1 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | bowled | 3 |
| Matt Poore | bowled | 0 |
| Noel McGregor | bowled | 7 |
| John Reid | c Imtiaz Ahmed | 9 |
| Noel Harford | c Imtiaz Ahmed | 0 |
| John Guy | st Imtiaz Ahmed | 11 |
| Tony MacGibbon | not out | 29 |
| Eric Petrie | lbw | 6 |
| Harry Cave | c Agha Saadat Ali | 0 |
| Alex Moir | c Shujauddin | 0 |
Extras 4 · Total 70 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazal Mahmood | 20 | 7 | 34 | 3 |
| Khan Mohammad | 16.2 | 6 | 21 | 6 |
| Zulfiqar Ahmed | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Gordon Leggat), 2-4 (Matt Poore), 3-9 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-15 (Noel McGregor), 5-20 (Noel Harford), 6-26 (John Reid), 7-54 (John Guy), 8-64 (Eric Petrie), 9-68 (Harry Cave), 10-70 (Alex Moir)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bert Sutcliffe and Gordon Leggat | 1 |
| second | Bert Sutcliffe and Matt Poore | 3 |
| third | Bert Sutcliffe and Noel McGregor | 5 |
| fourth | John Reid and Noel McGregor | 6 |
| fifth | John Reid and Noel Harford | 5 |
| sixth | John Reid and John Guy | 6 |
| seventh | Tony MacGibbon and John Guy | 28 |
| eighth | Tony MacGibbon and Eric Petrie | 10 |
| ninth | Harry Cave and Tony MacGibbon | 4 |
| tenth | Tony MacGibbon and Alex Moir | 2 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 195 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Alimuddin | bowled | 5 |
| Hanif Mohammad | c John Reid | 103 |
| Waqar Hasan | lbw | 8 |
| Shujauddin | c John Guy | 3 |
| Imtiaz Ahmed | bowled | 11 |
| Abdul Kardar | bowled | 14 |
| Wallis Mathias | not out | 41 |
| Agha Saadat Ali | not out | 8 |
Did not bat: Fazal Mahmood, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Khan Mohammad
Extras 2 · Total 195 for 6
| Bowler (New Zealand) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony MacGibbon | 20 | 4 | 64 | 1 |
| Harry Cave | 20 | 4 | 45 | 3 |
| John Reid | 30 | 10 | 67 | 2 |
| Alex Moir | 6 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-22 (Alimuddin), 2-30 (Waqar Hasan), 3-37 (Shujauddin), 4-55 (Imtiaz Ahmed), 5-86 (Abdul Kardar), 6-182 (Hanif Mohammad)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Hanif Mohammad and Alimuddin | 22 |
| second | Hanif Mohammad and Waqar Hasan | 8 |
| third | Hanif Mohammad and Shujauddin | 7 |
| fourth | Hanif Mohammad and Imtiaz Ahmed | 18 |
| fifth | Abdul Kardar and Hanif Mohammad | 31 |
| sixth | Hanif Mohammad and Wallis Mathias | 96 |
| seventh | Agha Saadat Ali and Wallis Mathias | 13 |
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 69 FOR 6
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Leggat | c Agha Saadat Ali | 1 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | c Imtiaz Ahmed | 17 |
| Matt Poore | c Agha Saadat Ali | 18 |
| Noel McGregor | c Imtiaz Ahmed | 4 |
| John Reid | bowled | 12 |
| Noel Harford | c Hanif Mohammad | 1 |
| John Guy | not out | 8 |
| Tony MacGibbon | not out | 7 |
Did not bat: Eric Petrie, Harry Cave, Alex Moir
Extras 1 · Total 69 for 6
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fazal Mahmood | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Khan Mohammad | 30 | 19 | 20 | 2 |
| Zulfiqar Ahmed | 16 | 8 | 13 | 1 |
| Abdul Kardar | 28 | 17 | 21 | 2 |
| Shujauddin | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Hanif Mohammad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Gordon Leggat), 2-22 (Bert Sutcliffe), 3-32 (Noel McGregor), 4-51 (John Reid), 5-52 (Noel Harford), 6-56 (Matt Poore)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Bert Sutcliffe and Gordon Leggat | 12 |
| second | Bert Sutcliffe and Matt Poore | 10 |
| third | Matt Poore and Noel McGregor | 10 |
| fourth | John Reid and Matt Poore | 19 |
| fifth | Matt Poore and Noel Harford | 1 |
| sixth | Matt Poore and John Guy | 4 |
| seventh | Tony MacGibbon and John Guy | 13 |
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