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New Zealand v West Indies @ Carisbrook, Dunedin
3, 4, 6 February 1956 (four-day match)
Toss: New Zealand (bat)
Umpires: LG Clark, AE Jelley
Match Result: West Indies won by an innings and 71 runs
1st Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Leggat | c Garry Sobers b Denis Atkinson | 3 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 2. Bert Sutcliffe | b Alfred Valentine | 9 | 0 | 83 | - | - |
| 3. John Guy | c John Goddard b Sonny Ramadhin | 23 | - | 72 | - | - |
| 4. John Reid | b Sonny Ramadhin | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Noel McGregor | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. John Beck | b Alfred Valentine | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Bob Blair | c Alfred Binns b Sonny Ramadhin | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Alex Moir | not out | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| *9. Harry Cave | b Sonny Ramadhin | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Trevor McMahon | c Alfred Binns b Sonny Ramadhin | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Allen Lissette | lbw b Sonny Ramadhin | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Gordon Leggat), 2-36 (John Guy), 3-36 (Bert Sutcliffe), 4-43 (Noel McGregor), 5-54 (John Reid), 6-54 (Bob Blair), 7-54 (John Beck), 8-62 (Harry Cave), 9-70 (Trevor McMahon), 74 (Allen Lissette). |
| Extras | 5b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 62.2 ovs) 74 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Frank King | 8 | 2 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Atkinson | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clairmonte Depeiaza | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 24 | 13 | 28 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 21.2 | 13 | 23 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
West Indies
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Pairaudeau | c Allen Lissette b Bob Blair | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +2. Alfred Binns | b Allen Lissette | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Garry Sobers | run out ( > > ) | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Everton Weekes | c Trevor McMahon b Harry Cave | 123 | - | - | 17 | - |
| 5. Collie Smith | b Bob Blair | 64 | - | 112 | 9 | 1 |
| *6. Denis Atkinson | c Trevor McMahon b Harry Cave | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Clairmonte Depeiaza | b Allen Lissette | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. John Goddard | not out | 48 | - | 129 | 7 | - |
| 9. Sonny Ramadhin | b Bob Blair | 44 | - | 72 | 8 | - |
| 10. Alfred Valentine | lbw b Bob Blair | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Frank King | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Bruce Pairaudeau), 2-30 (Alfred Binns), 3-72 (Garry Sobers), 4-234 (Everton Weekes), 5-234 (Denis Atkinson), 6-236 (Collie Smith), 7-272 (Clairmonte Depeiaza), 8-347 (Sonny Ramadhin), 9-353 (Alfred Valentine). |
| Extras | 9b, 10lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 112.5 ovs) 353 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Blair | 22.5 | 5 | 90 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Harry Cave | 26 | 12 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Reid | 17 | 3 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allen Lissette | 28 | 11 | 73 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alex Moir | 19 | 3 | 79 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
New Zealand
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Gordon Leggat | lbw b Sonny Ramadhin | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bert Sutcliffe | c Alfred Binns b Alfred Valentine | 48 | 0 | 95 | 6 | 1 |
| 3. John Guy | st Alfred Binns b Collie Smith | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. John Reid | run out ( > > ) | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Noel McGregor | b Collie Smith | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. John Beck | lbw b Denis Atkinson | 66 | - | 81 | 11 | 1 |
| 7. Bob Blair | c Clairmonte Depeiaza b Collie Smith | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Alex Moir | c Alfred Binns b Sonny Ramadhin | 20 | - | 91 | - | 1 |
| *9. Harry Cave | c Bruce Pairaudeau b Alfred Valentine | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Trevor McMahon | b Sonny Ramadhin | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Allen Lissette | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-61 (Bert Sutcliffe), 2-65 (John Guy), 3-73 (Gordon Leggat), 4-108 (Noel McGregor), 5-108 (John Reid), 6-108 (Bob Blair), 7-198 (John Beck), 8-201 (Harry Cave), 9-207 (Alex Moir), 208 (Trevor McMahon). |
| Extras | 19b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110.2 ovs) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Denis Atkinson | 13 | 5 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clairmonte Depeiaza | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alfred Valentine | 36 | 17 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sonny Ramadhin | 36.2 | 17 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Collie Smith | 18 | 7 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Garry Sobers | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
New Zealand:
Gordon Leggat, Bert Sutcliffe, John Guy, John Reid, Noel McGregor, John Beck, Bob Blair, Alex Moir, Harry Cave, Trevor McMahon, Allen Lissette