New Zealand v West Indies 1st Test
West Indies tour of New Zealand - 1956 (1955/56) · Carisbrook, Dunedin · 3 February 1956 · New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat
West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs
West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs. Everton Weekes top-scored with 123 for West Indies.
New Zealand, 67 (10 wkts)
| Gordon Leggat | caught (Garry Sobers) | 3 | 0 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | bowled | 9 | 0 |
| John Guy | caught (John Goddard) | 23 | 0 |
| John Reid | bowled | 10 | 0 |
| Noel McGregor | run out | 0 | 0 |
| John Beck | bowled | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Blair | caught (Alfie Binns) | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Moir | not out | 15 | 0 |
| Harry Cave | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor McMahon | caught (Alfie Binns) | 0 | 0 |
| Allen Lissette | lbw | 0 | 0 |
Frank King 8.00-2-11-0Denis Atkinson 7.00-5-2-1Clairmonte Depeiaza 2.00-0-3-0Alf Valentine 24.00-13-28-2Sonny Ramadhin 21.20-13-23-6
West Indies, 332 (9 wkts)
| Bruce Pairaudeau | caught (Allen Lissette) | 0 | 0 |
| Alfie Binns | bowled | 10 | 0 |
| Garry Sobers | run out | 27 | 0 |
| Everton Weekes | caught (Trevor McMahon) | 123 | 0 |
| Collie Smith | bowled | 64 | 0 |
| Denis Atkinson | caught (Trevor McMahon) | 0 | 0 |
| Clairmonte Depeiaza | bowled | 14 | 0 |
| John Goddard | not out | 48 | 0 |
| Sonny Ramadhin | bowled | 44 | 0 |
| Alf Valentine | lbw | 2 | 0 |
| Frank King | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Bob Blair 22.50-5-90-4Harry Cave 26.00-12-47-2John Reid 17.00-3-43-0Allen Lissette 28.00-11-73-2Alex Moir 19.00-3-79-0
New Zealand, 188 (10 wkts)
| Gordon Leggat | lbw | 17 | 0 |
| Bert Sutcliffe | caught (Alfie Binns) | 48 | 0 |
| John Guy | stumping (Alfie Binns) | 0 | 0 |
| John Reid | run out | 23 | 0 |
| Noel McGregor | bowled | 11 | 0 |
| John Beck | lbw | 66 | 0 |
| Bob Blair | caught (Clairmonte Depeiaza) | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Moir | caught (Alfie Binns) | 20 | 0 |
| Harry Cave | caught (Bruce Pairaudeau) | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor McMahon | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Allen Lissette | not out | 1 | 0 |
Denis Atkinson 13.00-5-25-1Clairmonte Depeiaza 3.00-0-12-0Alf Valentine 36.00-17-51-2Sonny Ramadhin 36.20-17-58-3Collie Smith 18.00-7-42-3Garry Sobers 4.00-4-0-0
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