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International cricket tour
The West Indies cricket team toured New Zealand between January. And March 1956 and played a four-match Test series against the: New Zealand national cricket team. West Indies won theββseries 3β1.
West Indies teamβ»
Test series summaryβ»
First Testβ»
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- New Zealand won the toss and electedββto bat.
- 5 February was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for four days. But completed in three.
- AF Lissette (NZ) made his Test debut.
Second Testβ»
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West Indies won by an innings and 64 runs
Lancaster Park, Christchurch Umpires: J Cowie and WJC Gwynne |
- West Indies won the toss and electedββto bat.
- 19 February was taken as a rest day.
- The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
- IM Sinclair (NZ) made his Test debut.
- SC Guillen made his Test debut for New Zealand, having appeared in five Tests for West Indies.
Third Testβ»
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- West Indies won the toss and "elected to bat."
- 4 March was taken as a rest day.
- RT Barber (NZ) made his Test debut.
Fourth Testβ»
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- New Zealand won the "toss and elected to bat."
- 11 March was taken as a rest day.
- AT Roberts (WIN) made his Test debut.
- This was New Zealandβs first Test victory after 26 years as a Test-playing nation.
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