Australian cricket team in India in 1956–57

The Australia national cricket team toured India in the 1956–57 season.[1] Three Test matches were played, Australia winning the series 2–0 with one match drawn.

Australia cricket team in India in 1956–57
 
  Australia India
Dates 19 October – 6 November 1956
Captains Ian Johnson Polly Umrigar
Test series
Result Australia won the 3-match series 2–0
Most runs Neil Harvey (253) Vijay Manjrekar (197)
Most wickets Richie Benaud (23) Ghulam Ahmed (12)

Test matches

1st Test
19–23 October 1956
scorecard
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161 (99.3 overs)
Vijay Manjrekar 41
Richie Benaud 7/72 (29.3 overs)
319 (134.3 overs)
Ian Johnson 73
Vinoo Mankad 4/90 (45 overs)
153 (63.5 overs)
Gulabrai Ramchand 28
Ray Lindwall 7/43 (22.5 overs)
Australia won by an innings and 5 runs
Nehru Stadium, Madras
Umpires: Dinkar Desai (Ind) and Mysore Vijayasarathi (Ind)
  • India won the toss and decided to bat

2nd Test
26–31 October 1956
scorecard
v
251 (100.2 overs)
Gulabrai Ramchand 109
Ken Mackay 3/27 (14.2 overs)
523/7 d. (180 overs)
Jim Burke 161
Subhash Gupte 3/115 (38 overs)
250/5 (137 overs)
Pankaj Roy 79
Richie Benaud 2/98 (42 overs)
Match drawn
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: Bapu Joshi (Ind) and Balkrishna Mohoni (Ind)

3rd Test
2–6 November 1956
scorecard
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177 (86.3 overs)
Peter Burge 58
Ghulam Ahmed 7/49 (20.3 overs)
136 (78.2 overs)
Vijay Manjrekar 33
Richie Benaud 6/52 (29 overs)
189/9 d. (67.4 overs)
Neil Harvey 69
Vinoo Mankad 4/49 (9.4 overs)
136 (69.2 overs)
Polly Umrigar 28
Richie Benaud 5/53 (24.2 overs)
Australia won by 94 runs
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: George Ayling (Ind) and Balkrishna Mohoni (Ind)
  • India won the toss and decided to field

References
  1. "Australia in India and Pakistan 1956/57". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
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