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1955/56 West Indies in New Zealand and Fiji

    Jan 20 - 23 1956

  • West Indians won by 8 wickets
    Eden Park, Auckland
    Auckland
    277 and 102
    Auckland
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    330 and 51/2 (target: 50)
    Match Centre

    • Jan 27 - 30 1956

  • Match drawn
    Lancaster Park, Christchurch
    Canterbury
    227 and 25/0
    Canterbury
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    357
    Match Centre

    • Feb 03 - 06 1956

  • 1st Test West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs
    Carisbrook, Dunedin
    New Zealand
    74 and 208
    New Zealand
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    353
    Match Centre

    • Feb 10 - 13 1956

  • West Indians won by an innings and 87 runs
    Basin Reserve, Wellington
    Wellington
    258 and 84 (f/o)
    Wellington
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    429/5d
    Match Centre

    • Feb 18 - 21 1956

  • 2nd Test West Indies won by an innings and 64 runs
    Lancaster Park, Christchurch
    New Zealand
    158 and 164 (f/o)
    New Zealand
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    386
    Match Centre

    • Feb 24 - 27 1956

  • West Indians won by 147 runs
    Cook's Gardens, Wanganui
    Central Districts
    162 and 226 (target: 374)
    Central Districts
    vs
    West Indians
    West Indians
    246 and 289
    Match Centre

    • Mar 03 - 07 1956

  • 3rd Test West Indies won by 9 wickets
    Basin Reserve, Wellington
    New Zealand
    208 and 208 (f/o)
    New Zealand
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    404 and 13/1 (target: 13)
    Match Centre

    • Mar 09 - 13 1956

  • 4th Test New Zealand won by 190 runs
    Eden Park, Auckland
    New Zealand
    255 and 157/9d
    New Zealand
    vs
    West Indies
    West Indies
    145 and 77 (target: 268)
    Match Centre

All

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 ED Weekes

WI

 940
2 BH Pairaudeau

WI

 287
3 LSM Miller

NZL/Well

 250
4 DD Taylor

Auck/NZL

 243
5 DS Atkinson

WI

 231

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 S Ramadhin

WI

 40
2 DS Atkinson

WI

 24
3 AL Valentine

WI

 23
4 DT Dewdney

WI

 20
5 OG Smith

WI

 15

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 OG Smith

WI

 0
2 SC Guillen

Cant/NZL

 2+
3 DS Atkinson

WI

 2+
4 DD Taylor

Auck/NZL

 1+
5 AR MacGibbon

Cant/NZL

 1+

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 ED Weekes

WI

 156
2 LSM Miller

NZL/Well

 114
3 BH Pairaudeau

WI

 104
4 DD Taylor

Auck/NZL

 95
5 DS Atkinson

WI

 85

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 DS Atkinson

WI

 7/53
2 S Ramadhin

WI

 6/23
3 DT Dewdney

WI

 5/21
4 AL Valentine

WI

 5/32
5 RW Blair

CDist/NZL

 5/82

First-class

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 ED Weekes WI

WI

 940
2 BH Pairaudeau WI

WI

 287
3 LSM Miller NZL/Well

NZL/Well

 250
4 DD Taylor Auck/NZL

Auck/NZL

 243
5 DS Atkinson WI

WI

 231

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 S Ramadhin WI

WI

 40
2 DS Atkinson WI

WI

 24
3 AL Valentine WI

WI

 23
4 DT Dewdney WI

WI

 20
5 OG Smith WI

WI

 15

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 OG Smith WI

WI

 0
2 SC Guillen Cant/NZL

Cant/NZL

 2+
3 DS Atkinson WI

WI

 2+
4 DD Taylor Auck/NZL

Auck/NZL

 1+
5 AR MacGibbon Cant/NZL

Cant/NZL

 1+

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 ED Weekes WI

WI

 156
2 LSM Miller NZL/Well

NZL/Well

 114
3 BH Pairaudeau WI

WI

 104
4 DD Taylor Auck/NZL

Auck/NZL

 95
5 DS Atkinson WI

WI

 85

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 DS Atkinson WI

WI

 7/53
2 S Ramadhin WI

WI

 6/23
3 DT Dewdney WI

WI

 5/21
4 AL Valentine WI

WI

 5/32
5 RW Blair CDist/NZL

CDist/NZL

 5/82

Tests

Most Runs

Rank Player Team Runs
1 ED Weekes WI

WI

 418
2 JR Reid NZL

NZL

 203
3 JEF Beck NZL

NZL

 191
4 DS Atkinson WI

WI

 183
5 AR MacGibbon NZL

NZL

 148

Most Wickets

Rank Player Team Wickets
1 S Ramadhin WI

WI

 20
2 DS Atkinson WI

WI

 16
3 AL Valentine WI

WI

 15
4 OG Smith WI

WI

 13
5 HB Cave NZL

NZL

 12

Most Sixes

Rank Player Team Sixes
1 OG Smith WI

WI

 2
2 DS Atkinson WI

WI

 2
3 SC Guillen NZL

NZL

 2+
4 B Sutcliffe NZL

NZL

 1+
5 JEF Beck NZL

NZL

 1+

Best Individual Scores

Rank Player Team High Score
1 ED Weekes WI

WI

 156
2 DS Atkinson WI

WI

 85
3 JR Reid NZL

NZL

 84
4 JDC Goddard WI

WI

 83*
5 DD Taylor NZL

NZL

 77

Best Bowling Figures (innings)

Rank Player Team BBI
1 DS Atkinson WI

WI

 7/53
2 S Ramadhin WI

WI

 6/23
3 DT Dewdney WI

WI

 5/21
4 AL Valentine WI

WI

 5/32
5 HB Cave NZL

NZL

 4/21
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